Luna Rail in the Media

The MDR (public TV channel in Germany) filmed us over several days and produced a 25 minute documentary about our idea, technological development and tests in their “Einfach Genial” format, which showcases inventors and startups developing new kind of technology (aired Feb 18, 2025, at 7:50pm).

Use the Auto-translate setting for captions to view the documentary with English subtitles.

Nanja Boenisch – The taz visited our lab at the TU Berlin to discuss the future of eco-friendly travel. The article highlights our goal of competing with flight prices by fitting 60 passengers per carriage.

Peter Neumann – “Ein Unternehmen in Treptow baut den Nachtzug der Zukunft. Gründer Anton Dubrau erklärt, was ihn so zuversichtlich macht – und was Sardinology ist.” This interview was highlighted as a front-page story.

Julius G. Fiedler – Die auf nur mehrere Stunden am Tag begrenzte Einsatzzeit von Nachtzugwagen ist eine der wirtschaftlichen Herausforderungen für den Nachtzugverkehr. Das Berliner Startup Luna Rail arbeitet deshalb an einem Wagenkonzept, das tagsüber und nachts eingesetzt werden kann. (…)

The rbb team visited our lab at Salzufer to film our 1:1 scale mockups. The report shows how we combine high space efficiency with hotel-standard privacy for the next generation of sleeper trains.

Radioeins interviewed our founder about how our “Sardinology” concept makes night trains more economical. The segment highlights our design as a way to offer more affordable tickets through higher capacity.

After a decade in decline, the market for night trains is surging again

It’s 11 p.m., and in the palatial central train station in Bologna, Italy, one platform is becoming a gathering point for bleary-eyed passengers, neck pillows and luggage in tow.

Among them is four-year-old Dyuthi Mantaih and her father, Nagendra. 

“We are from India, actually, so we are used to travelling on night trains,” he said. 

But it will be their first time on board a NightJet, a new generation of sleeper trains… (read more)