Wien – Milano - Genova - La Spezia Nightjet Withdrawn for 2026
The Nightjet services linking Wien and München with Milano, Genova and La Spezia are to be withdrawn for the whole of the 2026 timetable year, with confirmation emerging only quietly despite the scale of the cut. The news first surfaced on an Italian railway enthusiast forum, where users noticed that the newly published ÖBB timetable synoptics no longer included the La Spezia services. The observation was soon matched by information on the ÖBB and Nightjet websites.
According to ÖBB, both the München – La Spezia Nightjet (NJ 40295/40230) and the Wien – La Spezia Nightjet (NJ 233/230) will be suspended throughout 2026. The operator cites the high number of major construction sites planned along the route as the reason for withdrawing the trains. With extensive engineering work scheduled across several key sections of the Italian and cross-border network, ÖBB concluded that maintaining reliable overnight paths would not be possible.
A notice on the Nightjet website confirms that connections to and from La Spezia cannot be offered in the 2026 timetable year, while emphasising that other Nightjet routes to Italy are not affected. Services to Roma and Venezia will continue to run normally and are already open for booking.
The Wien and München – La Spezia Nightjets have provided a valued direct overnight link to the Ligurian coast, particularly for travellers heading to La Spezia and the Cinque Terre. Their year-long withdrawal leaves a significant gap in the network, and ÖBB has yet to indicate whether the services will return for the 2027 timetable.
