SNCF launched the sale of tickets for the Paris-Nice night train on Thursday, which is due to be relaunched on April 16.

This link was removed in December 2017, but is reactivated as part of the government stimulus plan.

Some impatient travelers booked their tickets as soon as the ticket office opened. 

The Paris-Nice night train will soon be back on track.

This historic line, closed in 2017, will restart on April 16, confirmed Jean Castex on Thursday.

Travelers are impatient and are already reserving their places, like Romain, who rushed to the site as soon as it opened.

"There were tickets that were available at 20 or 30 euros in a bunk. At that price, we do not think," smiles this Parisian at the microphone of Europe 1.

"Leaving in the evening and waking up by the sea"

For him, avoiding the car or the plane is an ecological issue.

Not to mention that spending the night on the train is much more convenient, he explains.

"Today, there are only day trains with the TGV. There is no way to get to Nice in the morning, except to leave the day before and get a hotel room. It's a new window that allows us to leave in the evening and wake up by the sea. "

Reservations are open.

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This night on the rails will be spent in the old trains of the line, just refreshed for a budget of 100 million euros.

For these 12 hours of travel, no wifi, only a few electrical outlets.

Coronavirus requires, the mask will be mandatory at all times, even for sleeping. 

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The government promises "ten lines" by 2030

Nicolas Forrien, from the collective "Yes to the night train", would have liked a more attractive proposition for the passenger.

"What we are asking for in the future is to really invest in a new generation of night trains, new trains, with private cabins with showers and really comfortable berths."

He also hopes that the government "will launch" with transverse lines "not only towards Paris but also towards Europe". 

This is the objective the government has set for itself.

Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, Minister for Transport, already mentions "ten night train lines by 2030".