00:00These people have gathered in their PJs on this cold winter evening to demand more sleeper trains.
00:05Berlin, Lisbon, Helsinki and nine other European cities joined this slumber party protest.
00:09But why?
00:10To keep our night trains alive and for an accessible and affordable night train network all across the continent.
00:16It is much climate-friendly a mode of transportation than taking the plane.
00:20I really enjoy the atmosphere in the women's compartments. They have fabulous life stories to tell.
00:24Trains can save up to 85% of carbon emissions per passenger kilometer compared to flying.
00:29On a 1,000 kilometer journey like from Paris to Berlin, that saves the emissions from charging your phone 170
00:35,000 times.
00:36But sleeper trains have trouble staying in business.
00:39They carry fewer people than day trains, run only once a day and mostly rely on government funding.
00:44Private players are trying to make them more lucrative.
00:46This Berlin startup is developing private cabins to sit and sleep in so the train can run 24-7.
00:52Paris Berlin would cost 100 euros.
00:54They are supposed to be on track by 2029, but that's still a long way to go.
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