Baltic Express delay: On Sunday, December 15, to the route open that day Prague-Gdynia the first Baltic Express trains left. The departure of the first train was scheduled for 7 a.m., but as it turned out, there was a 20-minute delay. The spokesman for Czech Railways, Filip Medelsky, explained in an interview with PAP that the reason was the need to replace one of the wagons in which the problem occurred. toilet fault. However, this was not the only incident, because when the train was approaching the first station outside Prague, in Kolin, it was found that in one of the carriages heating doesn't work.
Poles go to the Czech Republic: One of the reasons for launching the Baltic Express connection between Poland and… Czech Republic Is the growing popularity of this country among Poles. – We have almost 10 percent growth year on year and in the first three quarters (2024) of the year we already have approximately 700,000 Polish touristswho visited the Czech Republic – emphasized Frantisek Reismueller, head of the Czech tourism headquarters CzechTourism, in an interview with PAP. In turn, the Polish side pointed out that the connection would enable the Czechs to reach attractive Polish cities for tourists.
Where will the Baltic Express stop? “Category compositions InterCity they will stop not only in largest Polish citiesi.e. GdańskBydgoszcz, Poznań and Wrocław, but also in smaller centersamong others in Tczew, Inowrocław, Gniezno, Leszno and Kłodzko. On the Czech side, on the way to Prague, we will be able to get off and on, among others: In Pardubice. Trains on this route will run every day,” Intercity informed. A total of four pairs of Baltic Express connections were launched, including three daytime and one night.
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