Classic route
Intercity+ Kyiv–Kharkiv
Kyiv → Kharkiv · Ukraine
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Ukraine’s flagship Intercity+ express, launched for Euro 2012, races across the steppe from Kyiv to Kharkiv via Poltava.
Stations
- 1 kmKyiv Passenger Railway Station
- 15 kmDarnytsia
- 190 kmLubny
- 221 kmRomodan
- 247 kmMyrhorod
- 334 kmPoltava-Kyivska
- 484 kmKharkiv-Pasazhyrskyi
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.
How this line was checked
- The 483 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 21189441 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 98.8% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 6 m); the longest stretch away from it is 6 km
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of IC 722
- 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 Intercity+?
The Intercity+ runs 480 km from Kyiv to Kharkiv.
How long does the Intercity+ take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 4 h 50 min for the 480 km. That is an average of 99 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.
Who runs the Intercity+?
Ukrainian Railways, with Škoda EJ675 / Hyundai HRCS2.
How old is the Intercity+?
The line has been in service since 2012. 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 Intercity+ run?
7 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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