Classic route
Kyiv–Lviv Intercity+
Kyiv → Lviv · Ukraine
Launched for Euro 2012 and never stopped: the Hyundai-built Intercity+ keeps capital and Galicia linked across the steppe, through blackout and war.
- Distance
- 575 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 5 h
- Average speed
- 115 km/h
- Top speed
- 160 km/h
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Ukrzaliznytsia, a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Kyiv–Lviv Intercity+?
The Kyiv–Lviv Intercity+ runs 575 km from Kyiv to Lviv.
How long does the Kyiv–Lviv Intercity+ take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 5 h for the 575 km. That is an average of 115 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.
Who runs the Kyiv–Lviv Intercity+?
Ukrzaliznytsia, with HRCS2 Hyundai Rotem.
How old is the Kyiv–Lviv 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.
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