Alstom’s Pendolino, the first high-speed train to operate in Poland, entered in service. This inauguration opens a new era for railway travels in Poland, offering passengers enhanced comfort, safety, new standards and shorter travel time between the northern and the southern parts of the country. The Pendolino trains will be operated on existing lines by PKP Intercity to connect the main cities of Warsaw, Gdansk, Gdynia, Krakow, Katowice and Wroclaw.
The PKP Pendolino has seven cars and can carry up to 402 people in three classes. The cars are all equipped with air conditioning, passenger information on LED screens, table and sockets for each passenger, high luggage capacity, and bicycle storage. Other services provided on the trains are a wide restauration area with bar and tables, and universal accessibility including external elevator and a wide toilet accessible on wheelchair.
This commissioning follows the contract worth EUR 665 million awarded by PKP Intercity in 2011 to supply 20 high speed trains, the full maintenance of the fleet for up to 17 years and the construction of a maintenance depot, in Warsaw.
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