The private night train operator Alpen-Sylt-Express will stop all journeys at the end of July 2022. The RDC subsidiary justifies the decision by saying that there are no wagons and the sharp rise in operating costs is said to have made the night train uneconomical.

The company offers trips to Sylt from Salzburg and Switzerland. It only started in 2020 and is a subsidiary of the US Railroad Development Corporation.

"Unfortunately, we have to inform you that it is with a heavy heart that we have decided to end the Alpen-Sylt Night Express season earlier and to cancel all trips from July 29, 2022," the company said. "All previous trips, including the trip on July 23, are taking place as planned. We would have been very happy to welcome you back on board our Alpen-Sylt-Nachtexpress this summer. Unfortunately, we are currently faced with circumstances that no longer allow us to offer our night train in the quality and reliability that you have come to expect from us".

The seasonal service from Basel and Salzburg was only reactivated at the end of May 2022. The trains were previously coupled together near Gemünden and ran together to Sylt. Trips were offered on Friday and Sunday traffic days. The trains have sleeping, couchette and seating cars.