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Nightjet sleeper train from Berlin to Brussels axed from end of March

Rail passengers who need to travel from the German capital to the Belgian capital will have one less option after next week when Nightjet sleeper train service between the cities will end. The service is run by Austria's national railway company (ÖBB), which operates Nightjet trains that connect many of Germany's big cities to international destinations in surrounding countries with overnight trains. READ ALSO: The destinations you can reach by direct night train from Munich The cancellation, announced by ÖBB, was first reported by The Man is Seat 61 - a travel website focused on train travel in Europe. The Man in Seat 61, wrote that the Berlin - Brussels connection was likely a victim of "difficult-to-bypass late-notice track work in Germany" as well as competition with the new European Sleeper service. ÖBB has run three weekly sleeper trains connecting Berlin's Ostbahnhof to the Belgian capital. Passengers from Berlin can still wake up in Brussels The aforementioned European Sleeper connection can still accommodate passengers planning an overnight trip from Berlin to Belgium. Similar to the ÖBB route, the European Sleeper connection picks up at Berlin's Ostbahnof and Hauptbahnof stations on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Advertisement It also stops in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Antwerp along the way. READ ALSO: The destinations you can reach by direct night train from Berlin Since its introduction, the route has been extended past Berlin to the east, connecting to Dresden and Prague . So passengers coming from Germany can also hop on at Bad Schandau or Dresden. Tickets on the European Sleeper train start at €59.99 for a couchette (sleeping compartment). Asked how European Sleeper trains compare with ÖBB's Nightjets, Mark Smith, founder of The Man in Seat 61, previously told The Local: "Their newer 5-berth couchettes are as good as Nightjet, the sleeping-cars are older than Nightjet's sleeping-cars (so no showers) but very comfortable." READ ALSO 5 tips for surviving Deutsche Bahn's new 'direct' Paris-Berlin train