Baltic Express

Baltic Express
A Baltic Express train hauled by Siemens Vectron "Maciej" locomotive at Wrocław Główny in March 2025
Overview
Service type	InterCity (Poland) EuroCity (Czech Republic)
Status	Operating
Locale	Poland  Czech Republic
First service	15 December 2024
Current operators	PKP Intercity, Czech Railways
Ridership	350,000 (annually)
Route
Termini	Gdynia Główna Praha hlavní nádraží
Stops	25 42
Distance travelled	812 km (505 mi) 919 km (571 mi)
Average journey time	9 hours, 3 minutes 11 hours, 15 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train numbers	EC/IC 260 - 265 EC/IC 460 - 461
Lines used	Gdańsk–Stargard Warsaw–Gdańsk Poznań–Skandawa Kutno–Piła Chorzów Batory–Tczew Wrocław–Poznań Wrocław–Międzylesie Ústí nad Orlicí–Štíty Kolín–Česká Třebová Praha–Kolín
On-board services
Classes	First class Second class Sleeper class
Disabled access	Restricted for stations with high-level platforms
Seating arrangements	4 across, 3 across, 3 on the side, 6 in compartments (Second class) 4 across, 3 across, 6 in compartments (First class)
Sleeping arrangements	2 beds 3 beds
Catering facilities	Café in second class
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks
Other facilities	Bike hangers
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	3 kV DC
Operating speed	80 km/h–160 km/h (50 mph–100 mph)

The Baltic Express is an InterCity and EuroCity international express train service operated by PKP Intercity and Czech Railways in Poland and the Czech Republic,^[1] it runs between Gdynia and Prague, the Czech capital, via Wrocław.^[2][3] The train is classified as an intercity category in Poland,^[1] and as a EuroCity category in Czech Republic.^[4] The train works in cooperation between the Czech railways and the Polish railways, introduced on 15th December 2024.^[5]

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The Baltic Express starts at Gdynia Główna railway station on the Gdańsk – Stargard railway line (LK202) 21 km from the beginning of the line, where it follows the SKM track to Gdańsk. The train goes south and passes Gdynia Orłowo railway station and stops at Sopot railway station, after that it continues the route stopping at Gdańsk Oliwa and Gdańsk Wrzeszcz stations, where it arrives at Gdańsk Główny railway station, ending the Gdańsk – Stargard line.

After arriving at the Gdańsk Główny station the train takes the second line, Warsaw – Gdańsk railway line (LK9) beginning from the other start, heading south to Tczew. The train goes through the railway and road tunnel in Gdańsk and follows the National road 91 (DK91), along the line it passes Pruszcz Gdański railway station and Pszczółki railway station, and arrives at Tczew railway station.^[6]

After arriving at Tczew (stopping at 31 km from the Gdańsk side on the Warsaw – Gdańsk line), the train heads going south south west to Bydgoszcz by taking the Chorzów Batory – Tczew railway line (LK131), beginning from the other start. The train follows the National road 91 until passing Subkowy centrum station, the train passes Pelplin railway station and crosses Wierzyca river. Just after crossing the Pomeranian and Kuyavian–Pomeranian border, the train passes Twarda Góra station, goes through the Tuchola forest and passes Laskowice Pomorskie junction station. The train goes through another forest, crosses the Wda river, passes Terespol Pomorski railway station and Maksymilianowo station, enters the city of Bydgoszcz and arrives at Bydgoszcz Główna railway station.^[7]

After arriving at Tczew, the train heads going straight east to Malbork crossing 2 rivers on each city; Vistula river (via the Tczew railway bridge), and Nogat river, the train exits Tczew by crossing the Vistula river and enters Malbork after crossing the Nogat river, arriving at Malbork railway station in Malbork. On its way further south, the train passes Mleczewo and Mikołajki Pomorskie stations and stops at the junction station, of which is the Prabuty railway station in Prabuty. After crossing the Pomeranian and Warmian-Masurian border, the train passes Susz station and arrives at Iława Główna railway station in Iława, stopping at 119 km from the Gdańsk side on the Warsaw – Gdańsk line.^[6]

The next line is the Poznań–Skandawa railway line (LK353) taking only the Toruń – Iława part from the Skandawa side (160 km to 255 km from the Skandawa side), heading south west to Tczew. The train passes Jamielnik railway station and Biskupiec Pomorski railway station along the line, just after crossing the Warmian-Masurian and Kuyavian–Pomeranian border, the train stops at Jabłonowo Pomorskie railway station. Next it continues heading to Kowalewo Pomorskie where it stops at Wąbrzeźno railway station on the way, and continues the route until it arrives at Kowalewo Pomorskie railway station. Heading to Toruń the train passes Papowo Toruńskie station and enters the city stopping at Toruń Wschodni and Toruń miasto stations, where it arrives at Toruń Główny railway station after crossing the Vistula river again.^[6]

The train then heads to Bydgoszcz by taking the Kutno–Piła railway (LK18) taking only the Toruń – Bydgoszcz part (109 km to 160 km) heading west north west to Bydgoszcz. The train goes through the Puszcza Bydgosta forest and stops at Solec Kujawski railway station, continuing the route it enters the city of Bydgoszcz where it stops at Bydgoszcz Wschód railway station and arrives at Bydgoszcz Główna railway station.^[6]

Continuing the line, the train heads south west to Inowrocław. along the line it passes Trzciniec railway station and follows the National road 25 (DK25) passing Nowa Wieś Wielka and Jaksice railway stations, eventually arriving at Inowrocław railway station, stopping at 174 km from the Tczew side on the Chorzów Batory – Tczew line.^[6]

The train heads south west to Poznań on the Poznań–Skandawa railway line (LK353) taking only 100 km of the line. The train crosses the Notec canal and the Notec river, and passes Mogilno railway station, along the route the train crosses the Kuyavian–Pomeranian and Greater Poland border where it passes Wydartowo and Trzemeszno stations, initially arriving at Gniezno railway station. After the arrival the train heads to Poznań, where it passes Pierzyska, Pobiedziska and Kobylnica stations along other few railway stops, next enters the city of Poznań which passes Poznań Wschód railway station and arrives at Poznań Główny railway station, ending the Poznań – Skandawa line from the Skandawa side.^[7]

The train heads south west to Poznań on the Poznań–Skandawa railway line (LK353) taking only 100 km of the line. The train crosses the Notec canal and the Notec river and stops at Mogilno railway station after passing 2 stations, then continues heading to Gniezno which crosses the Kuyavian–Pomeranian and Greater Poland border where it passes Wydartowo and Trzemeszno stations, initially arriving at Gniezno railway station. After the arrival the train heads to Poznań, where it passes Pierzyska, Pobiedziska and Kobylnica stations along other few railway stops, next enters the city of Poznań which passes Poznań Wschód railway station and arrives at Poznań Główny railway station, ending the Poznań – Skandawa line from the Skandawa side.^[6]

The next line of the route is the Wrocław–Poznań railway (LK271) beginning from the other start, heading south to Wrocław. The train passes Luboń koło Poznania railway station and Puszczykowo, crosses the Mosina canal and passes Mosina railway station, along the line it passes Kościan railway station, and stops at Leszno railway station in Leszno. The train then follows the European route E261 and passes Rawicz railway station alongside. The train crosses the Greater Poland and Lower Silesia border alongside the E261, passes Żmigród railway station and Oborniki Śląskie railway station, crosses the Widawa river and enters the city of Wrocław, eventually crossing the Oder river and arriving at Wrocław Główny railway station, ending the Wrocław – Poznań line from the opposite direction.^[7]

The next line of the route is the Wrocław–Poznań railway (LK271) beginning from the other start, heading south to Wrocław. The train passes Luboń koło Poznania railway station and Puszczykowo, crosses the Mosina canal and passes Mosina railway station along the route, and stops at Kościan railway station in Kościan. Continuing the route, the train stops at Leszno railway station, follows the European route E261 and stops at Rawicz railway station. The train crosses the Greater Poland and Lower Silesia border alongside the E261 and stops at Żmigród railway station in Żmigród. After that, the train continues heading to Wrocław where it stops at Oborniki Śląskie railway station. Afterwards the route the train crosses the Widawa river and enters the city of Wrocław, crossing the Oder river and arriving at Wrocław Główny railway station, ending the Wrocław – Poznań line from the opposite direction.^[6]

The last line in Poland is the Wrocław–Międzylesie railway line (LK276), heading south to Lichkov. The train heads to Strzelin, passing Smardzów Wrocławski, Żórawina and Boreczek stations, arriving at Strzelin railway station. After that, the train heads to Kłodzko, passing Henryków and Ziębice stations and stopping at the second junction station of the route, which is Kamieniec Ząbkowicki railway station, where both baltic express trains heading to opposite directions meet at the same time. Continuing the route, the train passes Bardo Przyłęk station, where it passes through the Sudete mountain range, crosses the Nysa-Kłodzka river and goes through the railway tunnel in Bardo. The train enters Kłodzko and stops at Kłodzko Miasto railway station (the train would sometimes stop at Kłodko Główne railway station), after that it heads to Międzylesie, passing Gorzanów railway station and stopping at Bystrzyca Kłodzka railway station, along the route the train enters the Długopole-Zdrój tunnel, passes Domaszków railway station and arrives at Międzylesie railway station. After that, the train crosses the Poland - Czechia border and arrives at Lichkov railway station in Czech Republic, ending the Wrocław – Międzylesie line.^[6]

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After entering into Czech Republic, the train takes the Ústí nad Orlicí–Štíty railway line (024) taking only 35 km of the line, heading south west to Ústí nad Orlicí. After Lichkov, the train follows the II/312 road passing Mladkov station and Těchonín station, then follows the Tichá Orlice river and follows back again the II/312 road alongside the river, enters the town after passing Jamné nad Orlicí station and stops at Jablonné nad Orlicí railway station. The train continues to follow the II/312 road until the road changes direction going east, passes Verměřovice station and stops at Letohrad railway station. After that the train follows the II/360 road heading south west, until it arrives at Ústí nad Orlicí railway station, ending the Ústí nad Orlicí – Štíty line from the opposite direction.

The next line of the route in Czech republic is the Kolín–Česká Třebová railway line (010), taking only 92 km of the line, heading east to Kolín. The train follows the Tichá Orlice river to Choceň, passing Brandýs nad Orlicí and Choceň stations along the way, the train heads straight to Pardubice until it arrives at Pardubice hlavní nádraží. After leaving the city, the train follows the Elbe river to Prelouc eventually passing the Prelouc railway station, continuing the route the train passes Chvaletice power station and follows back again the Elbe river going to Kolín, the train crosses the Pardubice Region and Central Bohemian Region border and stops at Kolin railway station in Kolín, ending the Kolín – Česká Třebová line from the opposite direction.

The last line of the route is the Prague–Kolín railway line (011) starting from the other end of the line, heading east to Prague. The train passes Velim and Pečky stations, enters the triple track railway in Poříčany, passes Český Brod and Úvaly stations, enters the Klánovice Forest and the city of Prague along, and stops at Praha-Libeň railway station. Finishing he route, the train goes through the Nové spojení and finally arrives at Praha hlavní nádraží, the Baltic Express terminus, ending the route and ending the Prague – Kolín line from the opposite direction.

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