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That’s why we believe Nox can be one of the most reliable modes of transportation in Europe. Ever! The night isn’t a limitation, it’s our superpower 💪🌙 Thread off 🧵

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Even if we depart 1h late at night… …we can still roll into your morning destination on time ✅🚆 Of course, we will be late sometimes, but by having no commercial stops during the night and extra time in the timetable, we’re increasing our chances to be on time upon arrival!

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But other night trains have the night too, right? Here, we’re taking reliability seriously, and this is why we will have:  ✅ No commercial stops from 23:00–06:30  ✅ Extra time in every timetable Increasing our flexibility in case of unexpected route closures and reliability to arrive on time ⏱️

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At Nox, we see the night as our best ally!🌙 We have extra hours to get you to your destination and we don’t need to stop at various stations in between (no one wants to board a train at 02 in the morning), meaning we can handle the unexpected and still arrive on time in the morning!

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Unlike night trains, day trains run with a thin margin for error. They need to get from A to B as fast as possible, make multiple stops, and hit the timetable exactly. One hiccup = delays, cancellations, chaos 💀

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Nox Mobility @noxmobility.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

« Trains are always delayed anyway » 😒  « Good luck with German rail » 😈 We hear this a lot. But here’s why night trains like Nox play by completely different rules… 🧵👇

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🐾 Pet owners, we hear you! 🐶🐱 Travelling with pets today is a struggle, that’s why Nox will welcome dogs & cats onboard 🚆💙 With private rooms, your furry friends can travel comfortably by your side. How can we make it even easier for you? 👇 Stay tuned for more… 👀

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Nox Mobility @noxmobility.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

💵 Flight prices are based on Eurowings’ 2024 financial report. 🌍 Other prices are averages observed across multiple European cities and airports. 🚆 Night train prices with Nox will start at 79€ for a single room and 149€ for a double room!

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Nox Mobility @noxmobility.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Next time you fly, try adding up the real cost of getting from A to B… it might surprise you 💸✈️ What did your last trip really cost? And how can we make night trains even better? 👇🚆

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Nox Mobility @noxmobility.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

“Why take a 12-hour train when I can fly in 1 hour?” ✈️ Because that “1-hour flight” is never just 1 hour. Airport trip, security, boarding, delays, ground transport… it’s 6+ hours door to door. ⏱️ Flying wastes your day. Nox moves you while you sleep 😴

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Nox Mobility @noxmobility.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

More questions ? Feel free to comments 👇

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Nox Mobility @noxmobility.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

When we published Nox, we received a lot of questions about families 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Here’s the answer for families who want to travel on our trains in the future 🚆👇

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If you want to get as much passenger as possible, you need daily services. So this is the goal 🙏

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So here’s our message to the people in charge 👇 Improve your rail infrastructure 🛤️✅ Boost cross-border capacity🛤️✅ Make Europe faster, more reliable and more connected 🚆 🇪🇺 Give operators the chance to bring better trains to everyone! Our planet needs it 🌍 Thread off ✌️

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We know this might sound like excuses but it’s not. We’ll only launch routes when we know we can offer a smooth, reliable, and competitive experience from point A to B ✅ Otherwise, we’re just wasting your time (and money)

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Bucharest 🇷🇴 Sofia 🇧🇬 Zagreb 🇭🇷 Belgrade 🇷🇸 … ? We see real demand in this region but track quality is quite bad… That makes our trains too slow and unreliable to compete with flying ❌

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Lisbon 🇵🇹 Vilnius 🇱🇹Tallinn 🇪🇪… ? They use wider-gauge tracks, incompatible with European trains. Yes, there are plans to fix this (such as Rail Baltica) but progress is painfully slow. So we can’t plan around them (yet) ❌

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Take London and the UK🇬🇧 We’d love to go (✈️ numbers are crazy 📈) but the Channel Tunnel and HS1 access charges are up to 50x higher than elsewhere in Europe. No capacity at St Pancras. And Brexit… didn’t help! Technically possible 🛠️✅ economically not 💰 ❌

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First, we looked at flight data across Europe and picked the busiest city pairs ✈️ Then we checked the competition from other modes : 🚌, 🚗 , 🚄 🚆… But most importantly: we looked at the technical reality of running night trains! But let’s take a concrete example… 👇

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“Why aren’t you going to London, Lisbon, Bucharest, Tallinn…?” Fair question. When we published Nox, we got a lot of comments about where we’re going and where we’re not. Here’s a little thread on how we picked our routes 🧵👇

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We’re just getting started 😎 Follow us to see how we’re working to make night trains affordable and truly sustainable 🌍🚆

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At Nox, we’re rethinking the model: ✅ Standardized trains ✅ Efficient layouts ✅ Private cabins ✅ Scalable operations Ready to compete with air travel ✈️

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So yeah, night trains are expensive to run. And passengers feel that in ticket prices. If we want to offer a real alternative to flying, that has to change…

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And don’t forget the track access fees, tolls train operators pay to use the rails 🛤️ At night, they don’t disappear! They just get more expensive per passenger. 💰

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Night trains operations are also complex 😶‍🌫️ They often split or merge during the night! That needs more: trains drivers, station staff, shunting crew, onboard crews (working in multiple shift…)

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A typical night train carries ~300 passengers. A similar-length day train? Over 500 That means less revenue per train — even before looking at staffing or costs 👇

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