PKP Intercity’s new fleet of ED160 Flirt 3 EMUs entered commercial service on December 13, from Gdynia to Katowice via Warsaw. PKP Intercity a placed a PLN 1.16bn (USD 310m) order with a Stadler/Newag consortium for 20 of the 160km/h trains in August 2013, together with a Zlotys 464m contract to maintain the fleet for 15 years. The European Union provided 70% of the funding for the order.
The new trains will be put in operation on four routes Olsztyn – Warsaw – Krakow, Warsaw – Bydgoszcz, Gdynia – Bydgoszcz – Katowice and Krakow – Lodz – Poznan – Szczecin.
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