The ''Polonia'' is a
EuroCity
EuroCity, abbreviated as EC, is a cross-border train category within the European inter-city rail network. In contrast to trains allocated to the lower-level "IC" (InterCity) category, EC trains are international services that meet 20 criteri ...
(EC)
express train. It was introduced in 1997, to supplement the existing EuroCity train, the ''
Sobieski'', on the international route between
Vienna, the capital of Austria, and
Warsaw, the capital of Poland, via the Czech Republic.
The train's name, ''
Polonia'', is the
Latin word for "Poland".
, the northbound train, EC 102, departs from
Villach Hbf
Villach Hauptbahnhof (translated as Villach Central Station) is the main railway station in Villach, the second largest city in the Austrian state of Carinthia. , in
Villach, Austria, at shortly after 09:00, and the southbound train, EC 103, departs from
Warszawa Wschodnia
Warszawa Wschodnia, in English Warsaw East, is one of the most important railway stations in Warsaw, Poland. Its more official name is ''Warszawa Wschodnia Osobowa'' (translated as ''Warsaw East Passenger''). It is located on the eastern side of th ...
in Warsaw at shortly after 06:00. Both trains arrive at their destinations after a journey time, via Vienna, of approximately twelve and a half hours.
Formation (consist)
The train is composed of rolling stock of all three participating railways
PKP PKP may stand for:
Organizations
* Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas-1930, original Filipino communist party
* Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas, underground Filipino Maoist party
* Phi Kappa Phi, oldest all-discipline honor society in the United Stat ...
,
ÄŒD and
ÖBB and includes a
dining car
A dining car (American English) or a restaurant car (British English), also a diner, is a railroad passenger car that serves meals in the manner of a full-service, sit-down restaurant.
It is distinct from other railroad food service cars that ...
operated by PKP/WARS. Some of the coaches only operate on certain days between Villach and BÅ™eclav or BohumÃn.
[Train compositions 2013/2014]
EC/EIC 102
an
EIC/EC 103
Polonia, from vagonweb.cz
The train is pulled by locomotives of the
Siemens ES 64 U
Siemens AG ( ) is a German multinational conglomerate corporation and the largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe headquartered in Munich with branch offices abroad.
The principal divisions of the corporation are ''Industry'', '' ...
type: between Villach and Břeclav by an ÖBB 1116, between Břeclav and Warszawa by a PKP EU44.
See also
*
History of rail transport in Austria
*
History of rail transport in the Czech Republic
*
History of rail transport in Poland
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List of EuroCity services
A list of EuroCity services, past and present. Routes are described from north-west to south-east. Unnamed services are listed alongside named services on similar routes.
Key
List of services
Notes
References
*Deutsche Bahn, Ihr Zugb ...
*
List of named passenger trains of Europe
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References
{{EuroCity trains
EuroCity
International named passenger trains
Named passenger trains of Austria
Named passenger trains of the Czech Republic
Named passenger trains of Poland
Railway services introduced in 1997