Berlin-Warszawa-Express

The Berlin- Warszawa -Express ( BWE) is an international Gemeinschaftszug the Polish State Railways PKP and DB long-distance transport. Both companies lead him into the type of train Euro City with the train numbers 40 to 47 He is presently operated eight times daily, each with four trains in each direction, the distance from Berlin via Frankfurt ( Oder) to Warsaw. The three trains stop between Rzepin and poses in Świebodzin, the trains EC 42 and EC 43 instead keep in Zbąszynek. The journey time for the total distance was initially for 5 hours and 44 minutes, since the timetable change in December 2011, only 5 hours and 24 minutes. Border tariff point is Frankfurt ( Oder) boundary between the Frankfurt train station ( Or ) or bridge and Słubice.

History

The brand of Berlin- Warszawa - Express was introduced in spring 2002, before the trains running on this route Euro -City trains contributed individual trains name (which were henceforth no longer used). A total of four pairs of trains were consolidated under the new brand name, including the pair of trains EC 48/49, which was true, but connected on his path, which ended in Poznan, did not reach the Polish capital with the other three pairs of trains through a common circulation.

Among the timetable change in December 2002 and in December 2003, there were only minor changes in the minute range at BWE. In December 2004, the evening- train pair EC accounted for 48/49 between Berlin and Poznan, but it was reintroduced to the timetable change in December 2007. Since 2006 ends and begins the Berlin- Warszawa - Express in Berlin no longer at the station Zoologischer Garten Berlin, but in the Berlin Central Station.

The timetable change in December 2010, the number of daily trains was increased from six to eight. Through the use of new multi-system locomotives from Siemens ES64U4 " Husarz " the need to change locomotives at the border is omitted, which the travel time shortened by ten minutes.

Vehicle material

Today's vehicle material

Are used in the Berlin- Warszawa - Express long-distance coaches of the two railway companies involved, each train consists of six cars. For the scheduled transport four sets are required, in addition, there are two spare sets:

• Cart 267: 2nd class, PKP Großraumwagen with eight bicycle parking spaces ( genus Bpmdz )
• Cart 268: 2nd class, PKP compartment cars with disabled compartment ( genus Bvmb )
• Cart 269: 2nd class compartment car PKP ( genus Bvmz )
• Cart 270: 2nd class compartment car PKP ( genus Bvmz )
• Cart 272: 1st class, DB - compartment car ( genus Avmz 108.5 )

The compartment car, 1st class (type Avmz 108.5 ) derived from the normal long-distance fleet of DB (FIS and reservation advertisements in and on the car are still there, even though they are not active during BWE). Although the mixed cars with on-board restaurant and a small metropolitan area as well as two compartments of the first class (type ARkimbz 266.9 ) is also part of the DB, but is managed by the Polish dining car company WARS. Unlike the 108 Avmz a major adjustment for use in the BWE has been made ​​to this type of car. In the dining room chairs and tables are normal place the seat groups from the InterRegio time now exist.

Regardless of their ownership all the cars of the BWE are painted in a uniform design, the provided car (but not the biased locomotives) are in the color white and wear beneath the window edge in addition a dark blue strip in which the word mark " Berlin- Warszawa - Express " is integrated as an endorsement. This particular painting is considered to be hallmarks of the BWE and is therefore only for this train to find.

Former vehicle material

Instead of today's DB - compartment car 1st class ( TypAvmz 108.5 ) reversed earlier only DB - compartment car type Avmz111.5 ( Rheingold - type ) and then a few years Großraumwagen from the former DB tourist train (type Apmz857.5 ), 1st class part. The six previously used type cars Avmz were replaced for reasons of age by the seating car. After the exchange of Großraumwagen against the compartment coaches the Apmz857 run now - painted in the ICE design - as second -class carriage in the normal long-distance transport fleet of the DB.

Initially set the DB six dining car of the type ARmz 211.1 a. The cars were also withdrawn for reasons of age of the BWE trains and replaced by former IR bistro type cars ARkimbz 266.9.

As locomotives were, inter alia locomotives of DB - series dual-system locomotives of the series 180, temporarily also the ČD - Series 371 and Series 186 for use. Due to problems when changing the current system in the Oder Bridge Station wrong also diesel locomotives of the series 232 and 234, which brought with them a locomotive of the series 115 for the air conditioning of the car.

Tariff

The Berlin- Warszawa - Express reservations required. It was given to 13 June 2009, a global price, which was abolished with the introduction of the Europa-Spezial Poland at Deutsche Bahn. However, other European railways, including the PKP classify continue under the old pricing system ( data at 13 June 2009). Discount cards such as rail card or RAILplus be recognized when buying in Germany and ticket offices in Poland. The exhibition of online tickets of DB is possible in the cross-border transport to Poland. When buying tickets in Poland separate tickets are required for the pre-and post for BWE, causing the declining price of PKP system can play its price advantage at long distances is limited. Tickets in Poland there are only at the InterCity ticket counters ( Orangefarbgebung ) and can be purchased up before departure. In the German domestic traffic (Berlin Hbf -Frankfurt (Oder) ) There is no reservation required. Unlike other international long-distance trains, the DB of the Berlin- Warszawa - Express is only 60 days in advance booking.

Bicycles

Since the timetable change on 10 December 2006 bicycles can be taken in the Berlin- Warszawa - Express. This was made possible by the establishment of a bicycle compartment through the PKP in a Large 2nd class cars. Per train have since been eight bicycle parking spaces. The bicycle transport is not free, the price of the international bicycle ticket is 10 euros. The parking spaces must be reserved in advance, the reservation fee is already included in the price of the bike map.