Berlin-Warszawa-Express

Six EuroCitys a day across the North European Plain, with the cult WARS dining car serving pierogi between the Oder and the Vistula.

The Berlin-Warszawa-Express brand dates from 2002, but expresses have shuttled between the two capitals since the age of the Ost-Express. Today six EuroCity pairs cross the Oder at Frankfurt and lope across the North European Plain via Poznań behind Polish EU44 electrics. The WARS dining car (pierogi, żurek and złoty prices) is half the reason regulars still choose the train over the plane.

Stations

1. 0 kmBerlin Hauptbahnhof
2. 5 kmBerlin Ostbahnhof
3. 86 kmFrankfurt (Oder)
4. 107 kmRzepin
5. 161 kmŚwiebodzin
6. 182 kmZbąszynek
7. 263 kmPoznań Główny
8. 438 kmKutno
9. 561 kmWarszawa Zachodnia
10. 564 kmWarszawa Centralna

The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.

Along the way

• Oder crossing at Frankfurt
• Lubusz pine forests
• Poznań’s cathedral island
• Warta and Vistula plains
• Approach into Warszawa Centralna

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 6195246 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
• Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
• Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of S S5
• Wikipedia has an article for this line
• See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it

Questions and answers

How long is the Berlin-Warszawa-Express?

The Berlin-Warszawa-Express runs 570 km from Berlin to Warsaw. It runs through Germany and Poland.

How long does the Berlin-Warszawa-Express take?

The fastest scheduled journey is 5 h 25 min for the 570 km. That is an average of 105 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.

Who runs the Berlin-Warszawa-Express?

PKP Intercity & DB, with EuroCity (EU44 Husarz).

How old is the Berlin-Warszawa-Express?

The line has been in service since 2002. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

How often does the Berlin-Warszawa-Express run?

6× daily.

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