PRIVATE passenger operator RegioJet ran its first train from Prague, Czech Republic, to Chop, Ukraine, on March 28, with the first departure from Chop later the same day.
The daily overnight service, which leaves Prague at 21.38 and Chop at 17.35, is an extension of RegioJet’s existing Prague - Košice, Slovakia, service. The company already runs trains between Prague and Přemyšl, Poland, which is on the border with Ukraine and provides connections with Ukrainian Railways (UZ) services.
The train to Chop is the first open-access service to run in Ukraine, using a short section of 1435mm track that runs from the border at Čierna nad Tisou in Slovakia.
“We currently offer 134 seats in three coaches, including two couchettes and one seating coach,” says Mr Jakub Svoboda, RegioJet CEO. “We are ready to increase capacity according to demand”.
