European Sleeper will extend its overnight network into Italy with a Milan-Brussels service that uses Renfe-backed Arenaways for the Italian traction segment. The route is set to start on 9 September 2026, with departures from Milano Porta Garibaldi and operations several days a week.
The partnership gives European Sleeper an operating foothold in Italy while Renfe’s stake in Arenaways supplies the cross-border structure needed to run the service. Early schedules indicate a corridor linking Brussels, Milan, Switzerland, Cologne, Aachen and Liège, with later timetable changes expected to add Breda, Eindhoven and Antwerp from the December 2026 update.
Tickets are already on sale, which turns the announcement into a live commercial test for night-train demand on a dense central European axis.