White tablecloths and a brewery atmosphere in the dining car of Eurocity trains between Prague, Berlin and Hamburg will soon be a thing of the past. The classic "Knödelexpress" will be replaced in the summer, the Czech Railways (CD) announced on request.
The reason for this is that CD is deploying new trains on the route. Some of the modern Nightjets are already running between Hamburg, Berlin, Dresden and Prague instead of the Eurocity trains. According to CD, they can reach speeds of 230 kilometers per hour between Hamburg and Berlin, while the old trains can only travel at up to 200 kilometers per hour. There is also around 100 more passengers and more ferry bikes can be taken on board.
