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Train routes operated by Ukrainian Railways
6 routes · classic 4 · night train 2
Ukrainian Railways runs 6 of the routes in the World Train Map atlas, 3,314 km of railway across 2 countries. The longest is the Intercity+ at 719 km; the fastest is the Intercity+, running up to 160 km/h; the oldest line it runs over here opened in 1873. 1 of its routes crosses an international border.
No Wikidata item for Ukrainian Railways could be verified against the countries its routes cross, so this page says nothing about the company itself — only where to go and look. Official site ↗
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- 6
- Total length
- 3,314 km
- Countries
- Ukraine, Poland
- Fastest
- Intercity+ · 160 km/h
- Longest
- Intercity+ · 719 km
- Oldest line here
- 1873
Classic (4)
- Intercity+
The first Intercity+ to cross a border, and since 2022 the way most of Ukraine reaches the European Union: Kyiv to the Polish frontier at Przemysl in nine hours, through Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi, Ternopil and Lviv.
Wikipedia (UK) ↗ - Intercity+
Runs south from Kyiv through the black-earth farmland via the Znamianka junction to Odesa, the grand imperial port on the Black Sea.
Wikipedia (UK) ↗ - Intercity+
Ukraine’s flagship Intercity+ express, launched for Euro 2012, races across the steppe from Kyiv to Kharkiv via Poltava.
Wikipedia (UK) ↗ - Intercity+
Fast Intercity+ from Kyiv to Dnipro, the rocket-building metropolis on the mighty Dnieper in Ukraine’s industrial east.
Wikipedia (UK) ↗
Night train (2)
- Mykolaiv
The named train to the Black Sea shipyards, out of Kyiv in the evening and into a station the Russian Empire opened in 1908 at six in the morning. It has run daily right through the war.
Wikipedia (UK) ↗ - Svitiaz
The overnight named train to Volhynia, out of Kyiv at 22:50 and into Kovel at first light, over a junction the Russian Empire built in 1873 and the gateway to the Shatskyi lakes it is named after.
Wikipedia (UK) ↗
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — each route page credits the author & licence
How many train routes does Ukrainian Railways run?
6 of the routes in this atlas are Ukrainian Railways services, covering 3,314 km across 2 countries (Ukraine, Poland). That is what this atlas draws, not the operator's whole network — a national railway runs thousands of local services no map of notable journeys would list.
What is the fastest Ukrainian Railways train?
The Intercity+, Kyiv to Przemyśl, at up to 160 km/h. Its fastest scheduled run takes 9 h over 719 km.
Does Ukrainian Railways run night trains?
Yes — 2 sleeper services in this atlas: Mykolaiv (Kyiv – Mykolaiv), Svitiaz (Kyiv – Kovel).
Which is the longest Ukrainian Railways route?
The Intercity+, 719 km from Kyiv to Przemyśl, taking 9 h at its fastest. The oldest line Ukrainian Railways runs over here opened in 1873.
Countries Ukrainian Railways runs in
- 🇵🇱 Train routes in Poland 51 routes
- 🇺🇦 Train routes in Ukraine 14 routes
Other operators in Ukraine
- Ukrzaliznytsia 5 routes