Night trains, which carry passengers in beds while they travel, first appeared in Europe in the nineteenth century. At that time, they were a service for travelers, and some, such as the Orient , became around the world. By the middle of the twentieth century, however, night trains had become far more . Families used them to reach holiday areas, and businesspeople used them to arrive in cities in the morning without paying for a hotel. In the 1970s, hundreds of night trains crossed the continent every evening.
From the 1990s, the number of these trains fell quickly. One reason was the of low- airlines. A between two European cities often less than a bed on a and took only two hours. Another reason was the of high-speed trains, which made it possible to travel between many cities and return on the same day. Night trains were also to operate, because each car carries fewer passengers than an one and needs more cleaning and . One company after another decided to end the service.
Around 2019, attitudes began to change. As people grew more worried about change, some travelers started to flying because airplanes large amounts of carbon dioxide. In Sweden, this even gained its own name. Governments, too, began to railways as part of their plans. An Austrian railway company took over several routes that other companies had given up, and expanded its night network to cities such as Paris and Amsterdam. Tickets for these services often sell out months in .
Even so, running night trains is not easy. The old sleeping cars are wearing out, and building new ones takes years and a great of money. Trains that cross several countries must different rules and use different electrical systems, which makes planning . In addition, night trains take up track space that could otherwise be used to carry at night. Supporters that governments should night trains as a of and the , just as they do for local buses.
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In the nineteenth century, night trains in Europe were
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What is one reason night trains became less common after the 1990s?
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What did the Austrian railway company do?
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Night trains that pass through several countries are difficult to plan because
