 Varsovia train near Ostrava, 2014 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | EuroCity (EC) (1993–2002) (and since 2012) |
| Status | Absorbed by Berlin-Warszawa-Express / Operational |
| Locale | Poland Germany Czech Republic Slovakia Hungary |
| First service | 23 May 1993 |
| Last service | 29 September 2002 (but revived in 2012) |
| Successor | Berlin-Warszawa-Express / Operational |
| Route | |
| Termini | Warszawa Wschodnia Berlin (1993–2002) / Budapest Keleti (since 2012) |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| Train number(s) | EC 40/41 (1993–2002) EC 131/130 (since 2012) |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Electrification | 25 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
[edit]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
[edit]- Vindobona (train)
- History of rail transport in the Czech Republic
- History of rail transport in Germany
- History of rail transport in Poland
- History of rail transport in Slovakia
- List of EuroCity services
- List of named passenger trains of Europe
References
[edit]- ^ "Newslines: Advance details of services from December 9 - International". www.europebyrail.eu. Thomas Cook Publishing. November 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
