seve98
Traveller
21 comments
Posted 1 year ago
Hello Everyone,
I have a question concerning the Euronigh (EN) train service 40465 between Zurich HB and Zagreb Glavni Kol.
The train journey is currently not bookable but running. As far as I heard there is a problem with certification of the HZ-couchette couches. The train should be running but the certification will always be just granted for the day of travel and you have to buy a ticket at the conductor and hope there are still couchettes free.
Can someone tell me from when on this train will be bookable online or in a ticket office and when the real issues are because it was communicated on quite a short notice and all of a sudden.
Thanks for your answer already! :)
Sevi
MisterSteve
Traveller
1090 comments
Slovenian Railways have a long log of problems for this train (and the other direction, and trains for Munich
summary of announcements
18 January - reservation not possible due to Austrian computer system problem. Tickets can't be sold to/from stations within Austria but available without reservation for Switzerland/Germany
20 January - problem fixed
24 January - problem not really fixed, only working for trains until 31 January
1 February - all ticket sales suspended for trains from 7 February (north from Slovenia) and 8 February (south to Slovenia)
It seems the problem is in Austria and nobody really knows!
Flo
Traveller
10724 comments
Hi Seve!
The problem is missing documentation for the HZ (Croatian Railway) cars in Austria.
Booking currently has been openend until February 8 I think and until the current issue between HZ and ÖBB hasn't been solved I guess not much will change.
Flo
MisterSteve
Traveller
1090 comments
missing documentation when they've been running there for around 10 years?
Flo
Traveller
10724 comments
New rules requiring new forms, documentation,...
Most info I found on this topic is on zeljeznice forum.
seve98
Traveller
21 comments
Hi,
Funnily the trip from Z.HB to Ljubljana with the same EN on April is possible... seems it's really just HZ.
As far as I know those EN couches are coupled together.
So maybe buy ticket Z.HB - Ljubljana and then change to a day train would be an option.
Still I wonder what the HZ issues are
Sevi
MisterSteve
Traveller
1090 comments
The Zurich-Zagreb seating car is planned to alternate Croatian/Slovenian
seve98
Traveller
21 comments
I mean if you want to buy a sleeper couch (2 people) you can book until Ljubljana from Zurich. But not until Zagreb.
seve98
Traveller
21 comments
BTW: It's possible to book the trip again - for all interested