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Varsovia (train)

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Varsovia
Varsovia train near Ostrava, 2014
Overview
Service typeEuroCity (EC)
(1993–2002)
(and since 2012)
StatusAbsorbed by Berlin-Warszawa-Express /
Operational
LocalePoland
Germany
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Hungary
First service23 May 1993 (1993-05-23)
Last service29 September 2002 (2002-09-29)
(but revived in 2012)
SuccessorBerlin-Warszawa-Express /
Operational
Route
TerminiWarszawa Wschodnia
Berlin (1993–2002) /
Budapest Keleti (since 2012)
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)EC 40/41 (1993–2002)
EC 131/130 (since 2012)
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Electrification25 kV AC, 50 Hz (Hungary)

Varsovia, the Neo-Latin word for Warsaw, Poland, has been the name of two distinct EuroCity international express trains, each of them originating and terminating in Warsaw.

Routes

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The first Varsovia ran between Warsaw and Berlin, Germany. Introduced in 1993, it was absorbed, minus its name, into the EuroCity Berlin-Warszawa-Express service in 2002.

In 2012, a second Varsovia was introduced to link Warsaw with Budapest, Hungary, as an extended replacement for the EC Moravia, which had run only between Ostrava in the Czech Republic and Budapest.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Newslines: Advance details of services from December 9 - International". www.europebyrail.eu. Thomas Cook Publishing. November 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2013.