Austrian state railway ÖBB launches new service to Brussels, with connections to Eurostar

Rail passengers from Austria will now be able to travel to UK with just one change of train, following the launch of a new sleeper (Nightjet) service. Austria’s state railway company ÖBB started running sleeper trains to Brussels – with onward connections for the Eurostar to London and Kent. It means passengers can depart Vienna central station after dinner at 8.38pm and arrive directly in Brussels Midi station at 10.55am the next morning after a night’s sleep, in time for a morning meeting. Those continuing to London can board the…

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AUSTRIA ANNOUNCES REGISTERING FIRST SUSPECTED CORONAVIRUS CASE

VIENNA, Sunday, January 26, 2020 — Austria announced Sunday the first suspected case with the new Corona virus, indicating it was a Chinese citizen who arrived in the country on Friday. The suspect with the virus arrived in the country with symptoms similar to those the new Corona strain. The female Chinese was transferred to the isolation department, Director of the Vienna Hospital Association (Kav), Dr. Michael Binder said in a press conference. For their part, doctors participating in the news conference confirmed that the patient’s health is improving, which…

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