Night train connects Rome and Marseille
The new Expresso Riviera night train will connect Rome and Marseille between July 4 and August 30.
Trains depart from Roma Termini station on Friday evening, arriving in Marseilles on Saturday morning, with stops along the way including Savona, Sanremo, Menton, Monaco-Monte Carlo, Nice and Cannes.
The new route is part of an Italian train tourism initiative, run by the FS Group Passenger Business Unit, known as Treni Turistici Italiani, which focuses on routes that highlight Italy’s history, culture, and cuisine.
High-speed trains to connect Italy, Germany, Austria
Italy, Germany and Austria will be connected by high-speed trains next year following an agreement between Trenitalia, Germany’s Deutsche Bahn and Austria’s ÖBB.
Services will begin with four connections on the Milan-Munich and Rome-Munich routes. The Milan-Munich route will stop in Brescia, Verona, Rovereto, Trento, Bolzano and Innsbruck, and will take six-and-a-half hours. The Rome-Munich route will take eight-and-a-half hours, with stops in Florence, Bologna, Verona, Rovereto, Trento, Bolzano and Innsbruck.
The route will be gradually extended to Berlin and Naples from 2028. This will consist of 10 connections that will cover the routes between Milan and Munich; Milan and Berlin; Rome and Munich; Naples and Munich; Naples and Berlin.
Lithuania launches pink train
Lithuania has launched a pink soup-inspired train between the capital city, Vilnius, and Riga in Latvia.
The décor is in honour of Lithuania’s pink Šaltibarščiai soup, made from beetroot, kefir, and cucumber, ahead of the Pink Soup Festival on May 31.
One of the train’s carriages is pink with pictures of the soup, the tables, and beetroot, cucumber and egg stickers on the windows. The train was launched in mid-May and will run until August 10, according to TVP World.
