HACK THE RAILS 2026: Night-Train Hackathon in Brussels (European Sleeper)
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About this hackathon
A free, curated one-day hackathon in Brussels on Nov 21, 2026: 60 hackers in 20 teams work as 'European Sleeper engineers for a day'. Three tracks: Night Rails on European Sleeper's real operational data (NDA and IP release; every track participant gets a return night-train ticket to Milan, Prague, Hamburg or Berlin, and the top 2 teams present to European Sleeper), a Stripe-powered multi-leg trip planner, and a wildcard track. Extra awards: €1,000 cash for best sustainability from the City of Brussels, Stripe credits and an ElevenLabs prize. Jury from European Sleeper, SNCB, the City of Brussels and Collibra.
- Status
- Deadline
- 2026-11-21
- Starts
- 2026-11-21
- Who
- Open to all (Developers, data people, designers, ops profiles and rail fans; 60 people in 20 teams, curated; the main track requires an NDA and IP release)
- Level
- Intermediate
- Prize
- €1k · €1,000 cash for best sustainability (City of Brussels); Stripe credits and an ElevenLabs prize; a return night-train ticket for every Night Rails / Trip Planner participant
- Size
- ~60 people
- Format
- In person · Brussels · International
- Location
- Brussels
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Original listing (Chinese)
The full original listing below is in Chinese, as published in the Hack123 newsletter.
一句话简介：比利时夜车运营商 European Sleeper 冠名的一日黑客松，60 人分 20 队，用真实运营数据解决跨国夜车难题。
看点：三条赛道——Night Rails（主赛道，用 European Sleeper 真实数据，须签保密和知识产权转让）、Trip Planner（用 Stripe 做跨欧洲多段行程搜索比价和支付）、Wildcard（任何让夜间出行更好的点子，不签协议）；评委来自 European Sleeper、比利时国铁 SNCB、布鲁塞尔市政府和 Collibra；免费，审核制，管午饭
奖金：布鲁塞尔市政府最佳可持续奖 1,000 欧元现金；Stripe 额度、ElevenLabs 奖；Night Rails 和 Trip Planner 赛道每人送一张去米兰、布拉格、汉堡或柏林的往返夜车票，前 2 队向 European Sleeper 汇报
截止日期：11月21日当天开赛（审核制）（比利时布鲁塞尔，线下）
活动日期：2026年11月21日 10:00 开门，17:40 演示，19:00 颁奖（布鲁塞尔时间）
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