Wawel (train)
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EuroCity "Wawel" ready to leave towards Berlin after change of locomotives at the Węgliniec railway station in Poland (May 2012) | |
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| Service type | |
| Status | Discontinued |
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| First service | 1995 |
| Last service | 14 December 2014 |
| Former operator(s) | DB Fernverkehr, PKP Intercity |
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| Service frequency | Daily |
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| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
The Wawel was an international express train. Introduced in 1995 as an InterCity service, it was upgraded to EuroCity status in 2006. The service was withdrawn at the end of 2014.
The train linked Poland with Germany, and was named after the Wawel, a fortified architectural complex in Kraków, Poland.[1]
Route
Initially, the Wawel ran between Kraków and Berlin, Germany. In 2001, weekday services were extended from Berlin to Hamburg, Germany. However, weekend services continued to run only between Kraków and Berlin.
In December 2012, the eastern section of the route was cut back from Kraków to Wrocław, Poland, and in May 2013, the terminus of the western weekday extension was temporarily moved east, to Lüneburg, Germany.[1]
See also
- History of rail transport in Germany
- History of rail transport in Poland
- List of EuroCity services
- List of named passenger trains of Europe
References
- 1 2 Gardner, Nicky (21 June 2013). "The Wawel tale". Europe by Rail website. hidden europe. Retrieved 1 September 2013. External link in
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External links
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