Train Categories
- Regio (R)
- local passenger train, 2nd class only, stops (usually) at all stations
- RegioPlus
- semi-fast local passenger train, 2nd class only, stops at a limited number of stations, same fare as Regio
- InterRegio (IR)
- low-cost inter-regional fast train, 2nd class only, stops at medium and major stations only
- RegioEkspres (RE)
- fast trains on international/interregional routes; stops at major stations only; 1st and 2nd class, higher standard than IR; currently only on the routes: Dresden Hbf - Wrocław Główny (RegionalExpress operated by DB Regio on the German part of the route), Szczecin-Warsaw and Poznan-Warsaw. For the two latter trains, optional seat reservation is available only through the online ticket store. Polish RegioEkspres should not be confused with German RegionalExpress, for these are different types of offer.
There is also a special train service called Balice Ekspres, connecting the John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice with Kraków Main railway station with its own fare.
For domestic routes IR and RE trains share the same fare for the 2nd class (meaning you can board an RE train with an IR ticket and vice versa). With the exception of the two above-mentioned RegioEkspres trains, there is no reservation in any of the Przewozy Regionalne trains.
Until December 1, 2008 the company also used to run other 300 interregional and international fast trains (pociąg pospieszny), but per the government's decision, the interregional and international fast trains were transferred to its then-sister company, PKP Intercity S.A. and rebranded to "Tanie Linie Kolejowe".
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