Here is the link to RZD's corona page.  The English version hasn't been updated since 10th April, so now I link to the Russian version. I'm not expecting you to read it. Just scroll down the page fast and you'll get the idea of how many trains are cancelled.

Refund policies

Tickets for cancelled trains can be returned and fully reimbursed. On cancelled domestic passengers are offered an alternate train/date or full reimbursement. 

Updated: 2nd June. Outlook: getting worse.

Italy is in starting to ease its lockdown. Travel remains severely restricted. You are only allowed to travel with a sound reason which you have to have in writing when the police stop you. This is the form you have to have with you. 

International Services

All international services remain suspended.

• Swiss local trains reach Domodossola. 
• Thello services from Milan to Nice and back are expected to resume 4th June.

National Services

Presumably to ease contact tracing, all LeFrecce, Intercity and Eurocity tickets are to be personalised. That is, with your name and for your use only.

LeFrecce: services ever resuming. Here is the link to that timetable, in force till June 2nd.

In major cities ONLY the main station is served: Milano Centrale, Roma Termini, Napoli Centrale and Torino Porta Nuova.

Italo: severely reduced service. Here it is.

Intercitys: still low service level, but improving. Here is the link to that timetable, valid till 2nd June.

In major cities ONLY the main station is served: Milano Centrale, Roma Termini, Napoli Centrale and Torino Porta Nuova.

Local services: getting better again. 50% of normal services running. Here is the link for all timetables of all regions.

Refund policies

Trenitalia refunds all tickets fully. Long and medium distance tickets are reimbursed as a voucher, local tickets are reimbursed in cash.

Italo reimburses you with a voucher that can be used for up to a year.

Click here for all the Trenitalia details.

Updated: 26th May. Outlook: Improving

Face masks (mascarillas) are mandatory in all Spanish trains. Social distancing distance is 2 m. 

Spain is in beginning to ease its lockdown. The state of emergency is in place until the 7th of June. You are only allowed out with a sound reason which you have to have in writing when the police stop you.

International Services

I can't find any services between France and Spain. Services between Portugal and Spain are suspended. 

National Services

Long- and medium distance train services are still reduced by 70%. Only 1/3 of seats on each train are sold, so as to enable people to keep at distance.

From 1st June to 7th June only 50% of seats on any long- and mid distance train will be sold. Furthermore:

• You are only allowed into the boarding area 1 hour before departure
• The train is closed for boarding 5 minutes before departure.

The start of RENFE's Avlo service remains postponed.

Here is the link to RENFE's corona page

Refund policies

All tickets for travel from the 24th of May to the 31st of August have been automatically cancelled and the money automatically 100 % reimbursed. ​

Updated: 26th May. Outlook: stable

Bulgaria has closed schools and parks and discourages all but essential travel. Its borders are closed to foreigners until further notice.

Here is BDZ's live timetable. I've set the link to show you the departures from Ruse, Bulgaria's northern frontier. 

International services

All international services are suspended.

National Services

All domestic services are running. In sleepers, only single berths are being sold.

Refund policies

Refund policies are unchanged. BDZ assume no liability if you are prevented from making your journey.

Updated: 26th May. Outlook: stable

International services

All international services are suspended. I'm watching closely to see if the Belgrade-Thessaloniki service starts this year.

National Services

National services are still running at a reduced level. Here is the link to Trainose's coronavirus page (Greek). It is a list of the only trains that are running, while all others are cancelled. 

Recent press releases suggest more trains are beginning to run. The axis of Athens-Thessaloniki has been restarted.

Only half the seats are being sold and all windows are unlocked to increase ventilation (yay! open windows!)

Here is a nice video showing what Trainose does for your safety.

Eurostar

Face-masks are now mandatory on Eurostar trains and at Eurostar stations. You won't be let onto the train without something covering your nose and mouth. 

Eurostar is running one train per day between London and Brussels and at least one train a day (Monday 25th May it was three) trains to Paris.

In spite of being on the cusp of increasing services, only

• Continental EU citizens returning home
• UK and non-EU with a  residency permit in an EU country
• Essential workers

are allowed into France and Belgium. Means a romantic getaway or a brie run is off the menu.

Click here for Eurostar's corona page and timetable.

France is easing its lockdown. Arriving in Paris, best have this form with you. If you can't print it, copy it out by hand.

Here is National Rail Enquiries' corona page, with links to all operators' timetables.

Refund policies

Off-peak and Anytime tickets can be returned for 100% money back. Advance tickets bought before 07:00 AM on March 23rd can also be returned free of charge

Updated: 1st June. Outlook: stable

Eurostar

There is one daily service from Brussels to London. 

Click here for Eurostar's corona page and timetable.

Cross border

• Thalys is running a reduced schedule to Amsterdam and Paris. If travelling to France, be sure to have this form with you.
• ICEs to Germany are running at a reduced rate.
• IC Brussel runs hourly between Antwerp and Rotterdam.
• ICs from Tournai to Lille Flandres are mostly running
• Hourly trains between Athus and Luxembourg
• The Nightjet to Vienna is suspended.

Services to the Netherlands are expected to increase from 2nd June.

National Services

National services are almost back to normal, only certain P-trains around Brussels are still cancelled. 

Here is SNCB/NMBS's corona page.

Refund policies

Domestic tickets retain the standard rules. International tickets are refunded according to whoever is running them - be it Thalys, Eurostar or Deutsche Bahn. 

Updated: 1st June. Outlook: improving

France is beginning to ease lockdown in some regions. Public transport is only allowed to carry half as many people and you must not travel more than 100 km from your home unless you've got a cast-iron reason. This is the form you have to have with you.

International Services

• Some TGV and ICE services from Paris to Germany are resuming. It seems they terminate at Karlsruhe. 
• There is now one train each from Paris to Basle and Geneva
• There is at least one, sometimes up to three Eurostars to London.
• Here is the link to Eurostar's updates
• The Thalys only goes to Brussels, twice a day
• Here is the link to Thalys's timetable updates.
• The Paris-Moscow and Nice-Moscow trains remain cancelled.

National Services

Trains are increasing again. From 11th May any TGV, OUIGO or Intercité with available reservations is guaranteed to be running. Only every second seat is sold.

Here is SNCF's Corona page. (French. English version is error 404)

RER and Transilien are increasing and currently at 75% of their normal frequency.

TERs are increasing in frequency again. In some regions, you now need reservations or access cards. This is to prevent overcrowding. Europe by Rail has more on this.

Paris: To use the Transilien services during the rush hour (Mo-Fri 06:30-09:30 and 16:00-19:00) you need a confirmation from your employer. 

Sweden is getting lots of stick for its relatively low-key handling of the pandemic. Means that the likes of Norway and Finland are watching their borders with Sweden closely.

My faithful reader Niklas has written in from Sweden. Thank you, Niklas, for sending me the Swedish situation.

International services

NO TRAINS to 

• Germany
• Norway.

There is an hourly service across the Öresund bridge. Denmark has closed its borders to all but Danish residents or people working in Denmark.

Norway quarantines ANYONE arriving in Norway for 14 days. All SJ trains to Norway are cancelled.

National Services

Travel is discouraged. However, currently the whole network is still running, though SJ has reduced the frequency of its trains.

Here is SJ's corona page.

SJ has limited seat reservations so that if you book a window seat, the aisle seat is definitely empty.

MTRX's Stockholm-Göteborg service continues to run. MTRX guarantee all passengers an empty seat next to them to aid social distancing.

Snälltåget is running about half its trains.

Refund policies

All operators have relaxed their refund policies. Non-flexible tickets have been made more flexible.

MTRX and Snälltåget refund non-flexible tickets as vouchers.

Updated: 1st June. Outlook: stable

International services

The international services to Sweden are suspended at least until the 8th July.

National Services

• All night trains are cancelled except the ones between Trondheim and Bodø.
• Some daytime domestic services are still affected by cancellations or closures
• Here is Vy's coronavirus page.

Limited services on all long distance lines. 

Refund policies

Refund policies have been relaxed to a certain extent to allow extra flexibility.

Updated: 1st June. Outlook: stable

Local cross border services

Local trains continue to reach:

• Kufstein and Salzburg in Austria. Austrian trains continue to reach Freilassing, Simbach, Passau and Lindau.
• Strasbourg in France
• Basel Bad and Schaffhausen in Switzerland

National Services

Deutsche Bahn are running almost all mainline trains. Only a few ICEs and ICs are cancelled. There is an hourly service between most major cities.

Local services are crawling back to higher frequencies.

The DB lounges are closed, while the restaurant cars are selling only prepackaged food and drink.

All Flixtrain services are suspended indefinitely. I struggle to see Flixtrain re-emerging from this.

Click here for DB's daily updates. (German only)

Refund policies

If you postpone your journey: DB tickets purchased up to the 13th March for travel between 13th March and 30th April are automatically commuted to fully flexible tickets and will be accepted until 31st October.

Fully flexible tickets can be exchanged or reimbursed free of charge.

Flixtrain exchanges your ticket for a Flixbus voucher.

Updated: 27th May. Outlook: improving

Switzerland - coronavirus rail disruptions

Face-masks are urged if social distancing is difficult. They are not mandatory. Social distancing distance is 2 m.

Local cross border services

France: The Léman express is gathering speed. Trains have started to cross the border in the direction of Annemasse again. Presumably commuters are allowed to stay on the trains. Here is the link to the Léman Express corona page as of 25th May.

Italy: Local services reach Domodossola

Austria: Services from St. Margrethen to Bregenz have resumed. Also resumed are the trains from Buchs to Feldkirch. Many thanks to Lorenzo and Wrzlbrnft for writing in with these details!

National services

Most national domestic services are running to the original schedule again, though some trains are still cancelled. Until the trains are completely back to normal, no Sparbillett promo tickets are being sold.

Click here for SBB's updates

Refund policies

SBB are secretive about their refund terms. They say they are being "lenient". 

Get ready for some serious filling in of forms and click here.

Updated: 27th May. Outlook: improving

Local cross border services

Local services continue to reach Simbach, Passau, Lindau and Freilassing. Kufstein and Salzburg are served by German local trains.

National services

Mainline and local services are back to normal.

Click here for more details.

WESTbahn are running every two hours between Vienna and Salzburg.

WESTbahn and ÖBB now recognise eachother's standard tickets

Domestic Nightjet services continue to run.

Refund policies

ÖBB-Tickets up until 13th April to Italy, Slovakia, Czechia, Poland, Slovenia, Hungary, Germany and Switzerland can be cancelled free of charge via customer service.

This goes for all Nightjets, too.

Updated: 27th May. Outlook: Improving

International Services

All international services remain suspended.

National Services

National services are getting back to normal. More and more lines are being restarted or extended to their full length. EIP services are restarting from 22nd May.

On PKP Intercity, only 50% of seats are sold to aid social distancing.

Restaurant cars remain closed.

Here is PKP's extensive corona page.

And here is Polregio's extensive corona page.

Refund policies

Tickets bought before the 4th of March whose date of validity has not yet arrived can be returned for a full reimbursement.

Updated: 27th May. Outlook: improving

Czechia is easing its lockdown. Shopping centres, theatres and restaurants are reopening. The borders are expected to open by June.

Here is a map of the services that are running, as of 25th May.

International Services

International services are restarting! YAY!

• First trains from Prague to Berlin are running from 25th May.

National Services

SuperCity Pendolinos between Prague to Ostrava/Český Těšín cancelled.

National services are improving.

RegioJet have adjusted their reservation system to ensure that there is enough space between travellers. Disinfectant soap is guaranteed in all loos. Free water now only in 1st class.

Leo Express is running one train a day between Prague and Bohumín in both directions. They provide every passenger with a face mask.

Refund policies

Tickets can be returned for a full reimbursement, even First Minute Europe promo tickets.

Updated: 25th May. Outlook: improving

Slovakia - coronavirus rail disruptions