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- Verviers, Liège province, Belgium
Verviers by sleeper train
A former wool town known as Wallonia's 'Water Capital', with fountains, textile heritage and a grand 1920s station.
Reasons to get off here
- Wool and Fashion Tourist Centre, housed in a former factory, tells the town's textile story
- Fountain trail including the Ortmans fountain, the largest wall fountain in Liège province
- Chocolaterie Darcis offers a journey through the history of chocolate
- Street-art and fresco trails start from the Maison de l'Eau tourist office
- Verviers-Central itself: 1920s building with spinner and weaver statues and Art Nouveau ticket windows
- Maison de l'Eau (Pays de Vesdre tourist office), Rue Jules Cerexhe 86
When the night train calls
| Train | Direction | Arrives | Leaves | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Sleeper Brussels–Milan · ES 401 | Brussels → Cologne → Gotthard → Milan | 20:35 | 20:37 | Departs Monday, Thursday and Saturday |
| European Sleeper Brussels–Milan · ES 400 | Milan → Gotthard → Cologne → Brussels | 09:42 | 09:46 | Departs Wednesday, Friday and Sunday |
Local times from each operator’s published timetable; see each route page for sources.
Check your date before travelling.
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Brussels' Eurostar hub, so it is the easy link between London and the sleeper; the Grand-Place is a short hop away.
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European Sleeper Brussels–Milan.
Times in both directions are below.
ES 401 (Brussels–Cologne–Gotthard–Milan): arrives 20:35, leaves 20:37; ES 400 (Milan–Gotthard–Cologne–Brussels): arrives 09:42, leaves 09:46.
Times are local and can change for engineering works.
A former wool town known as Wallonia's 'Water Capital', with fountains, textile heritage and a grand 1920s station.
We would allow: a few hours.
Usually only by booking two separate journeys: most sleeper fares are for one train on one date, and you cannot get off and rejoin the same ticket the next night.
Check the fare rules with the operator when you book.