EJ 675 ( cz, Elektrická Jednotka, type 675) is a
double-decker electric multiple unit
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by Škoda Vagonka a subsidiary of
Škoda Transportation
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, operated by the
Ukrainian
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state railways
Ukrzaliznytsia
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. It is a variant of the
Czech Railways
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class 471 "City Elefant" adapted for
1,520 mm gauge railways.
History
Two electric trains of the 675 EJ series were purchased
Ukrzaliznytsia Southern Railways in preparation for the
UEFA Euro 2012
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soccer championship for
EUR
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39.9 million. They were to be the first of a series of between 50 and 60 trains intended to reorganize inter-regional passenger traffic, however no further units were purchased.
The trains were used on a series of routes, centered around Kharkiv reaching
Donetsk
Donetsk ( , ; uk, Донецьк, translit=Donets'k ; russian: Донецк ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin and Stalino (see also: Names of European cities in different languages (C–D), cities' alternat ...
,
Dnipro
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,
Kyiv
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,
Luhansk
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,
Mariupol
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and
Simferopol
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. Following the 2014
Russian occupation of Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk, the trains served mainly the route between Kharkiv and Kyiv, gradually extended westwards towards
Vinnytsia
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and
Ternopil
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.
Currently, both trainsets are out of use. In September 2019 Ukrzaliznytsia was incapable of undertaking such heavy work, and was tendering internationally to find a company who will be able to carry out the necessary repairs, . In April 2021 the trainsets were undergoing major repairs in Ukrzaliznytsia's own
Kyiv Electric Car Repair Plant
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Kyi ...
and by the Czech Škoda manufacturer in the
Czech Republic
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.
The first of the two trains overhaul was expected to be finished by the end of 2021, and the second in early 2022.
[UZ told when they plan to complete the repair of double-decker Skoda trains]
Ekonomitsha Pravda (20 April 2021)
Characterization and electric equipment
The electric multiple unit consists of two
power car
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*a vehicle that propels, and commonly also controls, a passenger train, multiple unit or tram, often as the lead vehicle;
*a vehicle equipped ...
s and four trailer cars in between. It has at total of 623 seats, of which 46 are first class (on the second floor of power cars), 577 are second class.
The trains are equipped with 4 lifts for wheelchairs and special toilets.
Car bodies made of aluminium.
The total traction power is 4,000 kW (8 induction motors of 500 kW each).
References
External links
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Škoda locomotives
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25 kV AC multiple units
3000 V DC multiple units