Train categories in Europe
Railway companies in Europe assign their trains to different categories or train types depending on their role. Passenger trains may be broadly split into long-distance and local trains; the latter having average journey times of under an hour and a range of less than 50 kilometres. Goods trains have their own train types. The names of these train types has changed continually in the course of time.
A train type is not essentially a trademark name. However there are trademark names that are also used as train types (e.g. CityNightLine, Cisalpino, VogtlandExpress).
European long-distance/high-speed rail brands
Name | Abbreviation | Service | Region |
---|---|---|---|
Alvia | High-speed rail | Spain | |
Alfa Pendular | AP | High-speed rail | Portugal |
Allegro | AE | High-speed rail | Finland, Russia |
Alta Velocidad Española | AVE | High-speed rail | Spain |
Avant | High-speed rail | Spain | |
CrossCountry | XC | High-speed rail | United Kingdom |
EuroCity | EC | Long-distance train | Various European countries |
Euromed | High-speed rail | Spain | |
Eurostar | EST | High-speed rail | United Kingdom/France, United Kingdom/Belgium |
Frecce | High-speed rail | Italy | |
.Italo | NTV | High-speed rail | Italy |
Intercity Direct | ICD | High-speed rail | Netherlands, Netherlands/Belgium |
Intercity-Express | ICE | High-speed rail | Germany, Austria, Germany/Netherlands, Germany/Switzerland, Germany/Austria, Germany/France, Germany/Denmark, Germany/Belgium |
Railjet | RJ | High-speed rail | Austria, Austria/Hungary, Austria/Germany, Austria/Switzerland, Austria/Czech Republic, Czech Republic |
SuperCity | SC | High-speed rail | Czech Republic, Slovakia |
Train à Grande Vitesse | TGV | High-speed rail | France, France/Switzerland, France/Germany, France/Italy, France/Luxembourg, France/Belgium, France/Spain |
Trenhotel | TH | Long-distance train | Spain, Spain/Portugal, Spain/France, Spain/Switzerland, Spain/Italy |
Thalys | THA | High-speed rail | France/Belgium/Netherlands, France/Belgium/Germany |
X 2000 | X2 | High-speed rail | Sweden, Sweden/Denmark |
Austria[1]
Long-distance (Fernverkehr)
- Railjet
- Intercity-Express
- Eurocity
- Intercity
- D-Zug
- Euro Night
Local (Nahverkehr)
- Regionalzug
- RegionalExpress
- Schnellbahn
Germany[2]
- Intercity-Express (ICE)
- National and international high-speed long distance services.
- Intercity (IC)
- National long distance services.
- Eurocity (EC)
- International long distance services.
- City Night Line (CNL)
- National and international night train services; to be discontinued by December 2016[3]
- Interregio-Express (IRE)
- Fast local services on longer distances than usual Regional-Express-trains.
- Regional-Express (RE)
- Faster local services with fewer stops.
- Regionalbahn (RB)
- Local services with frequent stops at nearly every station.
- S-Bahn (S)
- Suburban services in some major cities.
Switzerland[4]
- TGV (Switzerland/France)
- TGV Lyria (Switzerland/France)
- EuroCity -EC
- Intercity -IC
- Intercity-Neigezug -ICN
- InterRegio -IR
- RegioExpress -RE
- Regio -R
- S-Bahn -S(#)
Private operators (Austria, Germany and Switzerland)
Name | Abbreviation | Role |
---|---|---|
alex | ALX | alex Interregio replacement IR 25 Munich–Oberstdorf/Lindau and Munich - Regensburg - Schwandorf - Hof (Saale) / Prague der Länderbahn, equates to the InterRegio service, but may be used with local fares or Bayern and Schönes-Wochenende tickets |
Harz-Berlin-Express | HBX | Veolia long-distance trains |
InterConnex | X | Veolia long-distance services, equating to the Interregio trains |
Lausitz-Express | LX | Connex Sachsen long-distance services |
metronom regional | MEr | Metronom Eisenbahngesellschaft local passenger trains stopping at all stations |
Mitfahrzug | IGE long-distance services | |
Regiobahn GmbH | S 28 | Train type and route number of a private S-Bahn line of S-Bahn Rhein-Ruhr |
Vogtland-Express | VX | Vogtlandbahn long-distance trains |
WESTbahn | WB | long-distance trains between Vienna and Salzburg |
Belgium (NMBS/SNCB)
- InterCity (IC)
- A train connecting Belgium's major cities. These trains stop at the most important stations only, sometimes crossing national borders as well.
- InterRegio (IR)
- A train connecting Belgium's major cities with smaller cities. These trains generally skip smaller stations. Comparable to German Regional-Express
- Piekuurtrein/rush-hour train (P)
- Additional scheduled train service that is limited to times at which the demand for a certain route is at its highest. The number of stops varies between trains.
- Lokale trein/local train (L)
- Local trains usually connect larger cities, but will stop at (nearly) every station along the way. Similar to German Regionalbahn
- CityRail (CR)
- Suburban train connecting towns and cities around Brussels. Stops at (nearly) every station.
- Tourist train (ICT)
- Additional scheduled train service that is limited to times at which the demand for a certain touristic destination is at its highest. The number of stops varies between trains.
- Extra train
- Additional train service, used in case of exceptionally good weather to accommodate more passengers on routes to the coast or in case of special events such as concerts.
- Eurocity (EC)
- International train meeting certain quality criteria.
- International train (INT)
- Regular international train.
- Thalys (THA)
- High-speed trains to Germany, France and The Netherlands. (operated by SNCF, DB, NS and NMBS)
- TGV
- High-speed trains to France. (Operated by SNCF)
- ICE
- High-speed trains to Germany. (Operated by DB)
- Eurostar (EST)
- High-speed trains to France and the UK. (operated by SNCF, NMBS and Eurostar UK Ltd.)
Croatia (Hrvatske Željeznice)
- Eurocity (EC)
- international high-class service express trains
- Intercity (IC)
- national and international express trains
- Intercity Nagibni (ICN)
- national express trains using tilting DMUs
- Brzi vlak (Brzi)
- literally "fast train", lower class national and international long-distance trains stopping in larger towns
- Ubrzani vlak (Ubrz)
- literally "accelerated train", local trains skipping some stations, at the same tariff as regular local trains (putnički)
- Putnički vlak (Putn)
- literally "passenger train", local trains stopping at every station
Czech Republic (České dráhy)
- Supercity - pendolino (SC)
- highest-standard trains requiring reservation, made of modern tilting-train units operating on both national and international routes
- Railjet (rj)
- highest-standard trains requiring reservation, operating on both national and international routes from 2014 (Praha - Brno - Wien - Graz)
- Eurocity (EC)
- higher-standard international trains, consisting of new or modernised cars of several rail companies and stopping at selected stations only
- Euronight (EN)
- international sleeper trains
- Intercity (IC)
- the highest category of national trains, with carriages and stopping frequencies comparable to the EC trains.
- Currently, category IC uses the private railway company RegioJet and České dráhy (Czech Railways)
- RegioJet (RJ)
- private trains, similar to the IC category
- LEO Express (LE)
- private trains, similar to the IC category
- Express (Ex)
- faster trains linking regions, mostly faster and more comfortable than the R trains
- Rychlík vyšší kvality (Rx)
- the newly introduced category of longer-distance trains, usually with new carriages. Introduced to distinguish R category trains using old carriages with new units.
- Rychlík (R)
- the lowest category of longer-distance train, usually quite slow and with old carriages
- Spěšný vlak (Sp)
- local trains stopping on selected stations only
- Osobní vlak (Os)
- local trains stopping at every station
Finland (VR Group)
Name | Abbr. | Role | Typical route length / stopping interval (km) | Typical maximum speed (km/h) | Onboard services | Rolling stock |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Allegro | AE | International high speed train between Helsinki and Saint Petersburg, Russia. | 400 / 100 | 220 | 1st class, 2nd class, restaurant car | KT Class Sm6 tilting electric trainsets |
Pendolino | S | High speed train between major hub stations. Some trains stop more frequently, similar to the InterCity trains (see below). | 200-700 / 50-200 | 200-220 | Business class, 2nd class, restaurant car | VR Class Sm3 tilting electric trainsets |
InterCity | IC | The backbone of Finnish long distance trains, mainly serving trunk lines radiating from Helsinki and stopping at major stations. | 200-900 / 50-100 | 140-200 | Business class, 2nd class, restaurant car or a sales trolley | Locomotive hauled, single and double deck cars (manufactured since the 1990s) some trains with push-pull operation |
Express (daytime) | P | Operates mostly outside the trunk lines. | 200-500 / 50-100 | 120-140 | 2nd class, restaurant car | Locomotive hauled, older "blue" cars (mnf. before the 1990s) |
Express (nighttime) | Nighttime sleeper trains between Helsinki and Finnish Lapland and International sleeper train "Лев Толсто́й/Tolstoi" between Moscow, Russia and Helsinki. | 1000 / 50-200 | 120-140 | Business class/First class, 2nd class, restaurant car, sleeping berths, car-carrier wagons | Locomotive hauled, mixture of older and newer Finnish cars (Lapland trains), Russian cars (Moscow train) | |
Regional | H | Trains on routes with relatively few passengers, trains stopping at every station. | 200 / 10-50 | 120-160 | 2nd class | Electric multiple units / Diesel railcars / Locomotive hauled with older "blue" cars |
Commuter | Route letters (see note below) | Commuter trains in Helsinki region. Some trains stop only at the largest suburban stations, but others stop at every station similar to the German S-Bahn trains. | 20-100 / 2-10 | 120-160 | 2nd class | Electric multiple units, some rush hour trains are locomotive hauled with "red" cars from the 1980s |
NOTE: Long distance trains are identified (in passenger information systems) by train number prefixed with the train type abbreviation (e.g. "IC 90"). However, the Helsinki region commuter trains are identified by their "route letters" only (e.g. "K") and usually do not show their train number to passengers at all.
France (SNCF)
The SNCF use a different system of trains categories, based on politics wishes and commercial trademarks. Categories do not necessarily match with distance.
- TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse)
- National or international services by high speed trains with supplementary fare, totally or partially on high speed lines. Similar to Germany's ICE.
- Intercité de Nuit
- Night service
- Intercités
- National services, ever on main lines and/or secondary lines without supplementary fare. Similar to the InterRegio or the Intercity (Paris - Caen - Cherbourg and Paris - Rouen - Le Havre). Have been used to be called Train Inter Regional, but is obsolete.
- TER (Train Express Régional)
- These trains are subsidized by regions and do not designate a precise category, a TER route can be anything from 10 miles to more than 250 miles long. Some TER routes are longer than TGV ones.
- Regional or national services, on main lines or secondary lines without supplementary fare. Used to be similar to the S-Bahn (many stops from a major city on a short distance, urban or suburban service), the Regional or RegioExpress, but can be also similar to the InterRegio-Express or Intercity (Interloire Nantes - Orléans) and the InterRegio (Orléans - Lyon, Toulouse - Clermont-Ferrand).
- Some special regional trains called TERGV (TER and TGV). The TERGV consists in TGV trains subsidized for regional service, though with a supplementary fare compared to the same trip using standard TER service. These trains use the high speed lines (LGV) to quickly link cities such as Dunkirk, Calais, and Boulogne-sur-Mer to Lille in an hour.[5] Similar services in Europe include Southeastern's Highspeed service.
- There are also TER200,[6] iC TER[7] and Interloire[8]
- thello
- These trains are not operated by the SNCF but by thello, a newly created society owned by Veolia Transdev and the FS, between France and Italy, after breaking an alliance between the SNCF and the FS.
- CityNightLine/ Transeuropean express/Riviera express
- These trains are not operated by the SNCF but by the DB (CNL) and the RZD (the other ones). Initially the CNL was circulating with the
Hungary (MÁV, GYSEV)
- Long distance trains
- Eurocity
- international luxury trains
- Intercity
- trains mainly in national services on important long-distance routes with air conditioning, restaurant car and seat reservation
- Expressz
- express train with compulsory seat reservation (only summertime)
- Gyorsvonat
- rapid trains on long-distance routes with standard rolling stock
- Sebesvonat
- Eilzug equivalent
- Interrégió
This trains make connections with Intercity trains from smaller towns. Air conditioned, allowed to travel with bike or wheelchair.
- Local trains
- Zónázó
- RegionalBahn or "Regional Express" equivalent
- Személyvonat
- Regionalzug equivalent
- EURegio
- state-subsidiarised international stopping trains near the Austrian border, connects Győr to Vienna and Wiener Neustadt to Graz via Sopron, Szombathely and Jennersdorf
- RegionalExpress
- ÖBB REX trains serve the Vienna-Ebenfurth-Sopron-Deutschkreutz line
Italy (Trenitalia and others)
Categories without * are of Trenitalia.
International quality services
These trains are long international services generally with reservation mandatory. They are operated by different companies such as Thello (Italy-Paris).
- EuroCity
- EuroNight (night services)
SVI (Società Viaggiatori Italia, a company of SNCF) has TGV as category.
High-speed trains
- Frecciarossa
- Frecciargento
- .italo (* NTV)
Long-distance services
- Frecciabianca: trains running once every hour or two hours on the most important long-distance routes (replaced most Intercity on main lines as of 13 December 2008)
- InterCity
- InterCity Notte (night services)
Regional and local trains
These categories are also used by regional railways (generally isolated from national railway network). These trains are financed by administratives regions:
- Metropolitano: for line 2 of Naples "metro" and line Cagliari-Decimomannu in Sardinia
- Suburbano "S": suburban commuter services, for the Milan suburban railway service (* Trenord)
- Regionale "R": basic local train, equates to German Regionalbahn
- Regionale Veloce "RV" (Regio Express "RE" for railway Merano-Malles managed by SAD[9] and for Trenord[10]): local or interregional train stopping at few stations
Circumvesuviana (Naples area)
Circumvesuviana (a group of narrow-gauge railways connecting towns to the south-east of Naples) has a special classification: accelerato, diretto and direttissimo. Diretto is also used by Società Subalpina Imprese Ferroviarie for the cross-border railway Domodossola–Locarno.
Luxembourg
Because of its small size and its location, Luxembourg has more international trains than national ones.
International trains
- EuroCity (EC)
International trains connecting Belgium and Switzerland through Luxembourg and France (Brussels-South - Basel/Chur/Zurich).
- InterCity (IC)
Long-distance trains from either Belgium (InterCity J: Brussels-South - Luxembourg) and Germany (Cologne - Luxembourg).
- InterRegio (IR)
Long-distance trains from Belgium (InterRegio m: Luxembourg - Liège/Lier)
- TGV
High-speed train from France (Paris - Luxembourg)
- Intercités de Nuit
Night service from France (Nice - Luxembourg) and Spain (Port-Bou - Luxembourg)
- TER Lorraine
Regional train from Lorraine, France (Longuyon - Luxembourg ; Longwy - Esch-sur-Alzette - Thionville ; Nancy - Luxembourg, French extension to Épinal and Remiremont)
- Regional-Express (RE)
Regional train from Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (Trier - Luxembourg, German extension to Wittlich and Cochern)
- Piekuurtrein/rush-hour train (P)
Regional trains from Belgium, circulating in rush-hour only (Virton - Rodange, Arlon - Rodange)
- Lokale trein/local train (L)
Regional trains from Belgium (Arlon - Rodange - Virton/Gedinne/Libramont)
National trains
- InterRegio (IR)
Long-distance train between Luxembourg and either Diekirch or Troisvierges (extension from Troisvierges with the Belgian IR m)
- Regionalexpress(RE)
Regional trains, including extensions to border stations in France (Volmerange-les-Mines, Audun-le-Tiche, Longwy) and in Belgium (Athus)
Luxembourgish? Foreign?
Some trains are considered both Luxembourgish (by the CFL, according to their map) and from the border country the train is from or crossing (like L and P trains from Belgium, TER from France, RE from Germany), no matter if these trains are really from Luxembourg or not, making these trains more difficult to classify. These difficulties are due to the assimilation of each train as Regionalexpress or InterRegio in Luxembourg (similar name in Germany and Belgium, specific name in France).
Netherlands (NS and others)
Also see Rail transport in the Netherlands
- Thalys
- High speed train to France
- ICE International
- High speed train to Germany
- EuroNight
- Night trains to Poland and further
- City Night Line
- Night trains to various Central European destinations
- Intercity Direct
- Semi high speed trains from Amsterdam to Rotterdam and Breda
- Intercity
- Brand used by NS for trains linking cities across the country, not calling at every station. Trains to Berlin are also branded Intercity. Typically calling at 25–50% of the intermediate stations they pass, Intercities are comparable to the InterRegio used in many European countries. Some call at every station for a part of their run near their terminus ("zone train").
- Sneltrein
- Brand used by other operators for trains comparable to the Intercity, but typically running shorter distances.
- Sprinter
- NS brand for local trains calling at every station
- Stoptrein
- Brand used by other operators for local trains calling at every station
Poland (PKP and others)
- EuroNight (EN)
- high quality night train; operated by PKP Intercity
- EuroCity (EC)
- international luxury trains on the most important long-distance routes, must be reserved on domestic routes, up to 160 km/h; operated by PKP Intercity
- Express Intercity Premium (EIP)
- high speed rail operated by PKP Intercity using units ED250 Pendolino
- Express InterCity (EIC)
- luxury trains in national services on the most important long-distance routes, must be reserved, up to 160 km/h; operated by PKP Intercity;
- Twoje Linie Kolejowe (TLK)
- fast trains on inter-regional routes; must be reserved; operated by PKP Intercity
- RegioEkspres (RE)
- fast comfortable trains on inter-regional routes; little more expensive fare to InterRegio; 1st and 2nd class, with facultative reservation (available in the Internet ticketing system only); currently only on two routes:[11] MEWA Szczecin - Warszawa - Szczecin and MAZOWSZE Poznań - Warszawa - Poznań. Both are operated by Przewozy Regionalne. Not to be confused with German RegionalExpress for this is a different product. There is also one RegionalExpress connection Dresden Hbf - Wrocław Główny (1st and 2nd class) operated by DB Regio
- InterRegio (IR)
- fast trains on inter-regional routes; no reservation; cheaper than "TLK", but usually with lower standard, 2nd class only; operated by Przewozy Regionalne
- RegioPlus
- semi-fast local passenger train missing out several stops, mainly used for commuter services, 2nd class only; operated by Przewozy Regionalne
- Regio (R)
- local passenger train, 2nd class only; Formerly called "osobowy" and often confused; operated by Przewozy Regionalne.
- Osobowy (os.)
- local passenger train, 2nd class only; operated by Arriva RP (consortium of Arriva and DB Schenker Rail Polska), Koleje Dolnośląskie and Koleje Mazowieckie
- Szybka Kolej Miejska (Warsaw)
- Szybka Kolej Miejska (Tricity)
- S-Bahn in Tricity (operated by PKP SKM) and Warsaw (operated by SKM Warszawa)
Portugal (Comboios de Portugal - CP)
- Alfa Pendular (AP)
- Tilting trains, speeds up to 220 km/h. Used on the main North/South line. Fast trains, only stopping at the end destination or one or two major intermediate cities. Surcharge payable.
- Intercidades (IC)
- Fast trains, speeds up to 200 km/h. Used on main lines, stopping only at main towns.
- Interregional (IR)
- Semi-fast trains, speeds up to 120 km/h. Used on main lines, stopping at main towns and some smaller towns.
- Regional (R)
- Stopping trains, speeds up to 120 km/h. Used on main lines, stopping at all stations.
- Urbano / Suburbano
- Commuter trains. Used in or around the major cities.
- Comboios Internacionais (Internacional, IN)
- International trains to Madrid, Vigo and Hendaye / Irun
Romania (Caile Ferate Romane - CFR)
Current
- Regio (R)
- Local trains, stopping every station, speeds up to 120 km/h.
- Regio Express (RE) - 1st and 2nd class cars
- Regio - mainly 2nd class cars
- Regio Urban/Suburban (RU/RS) - commuter trains, mainly 2nd class cars
- InterRegio (IR)
- Semi-fast trains, usually for long distances, speeds up to 140 km/h, stopping at the main stations and some smaller towns.
- InterRegio - longer distance trains than Regio, only stop in stations where connections to other destinations are available
- InterRegio Night (IRN)- sleeping services assured, frequent stops, may include cars from foreign operators and/or autoracks
- InterCity (IC)
- Fast trains, speeds up to 160 km/h, stopping on major cities.
- InterCity/EuroCity (IC/EC) - national and international services, stopping in important stations only
- EuroNight (EN) - night services of the IC/EC
- InterCity Night (ICN) - sleeping services assured, important stops only, may include cars from foreign operators and/or autoracks[12]
Former
- Personal (P)
- Local trains, stopping every station, speeds up to 120 km/h.
- Accelerat (A)
- Semi-fast trains, usually for long distances, speeds up to 140 km/h, stopping at the main stations and some smaller towns.
- Rapid (R)
- Fast trains, speeds up to 160 km/h, stopping on major cities.
- Intercity (IC)
- Same as Rapid, fast trains, speeds up to 160 km/h, but with fewer stops.
- Euronight (EN)
- Night trains, fewer stops only on major cities, speeds up to 160 km/h.
Russia (RZD)
Train category is defined by it number's digits.
- 1 to 150 — Skory (Fast)
- All-year long-distance fast trains, mostly overnight. Speeds up to 160 km/h, but usually the average spped is not more than 70 km/h.
- 151 to 298 — Skory Sezonny (Fast seasonal)
- Seasonal fast trains, mostly similar to Skory.
- 301 to 450 — Passazhirsky Dalny (Long-distance passenger)
- Long-distance stopping trains.
- 451 to 498 — Passazhirsky Dalny Sezonny (Long-distance passenger seasonal)
- Seasonal Passazhirsky Dalny services.
- 501 to 598 — Passazhirsky Dalny Razovy (Long-distance passenger one-time)
- Additional or organized children groups carrying Passazhirsky Dalny services.
- 601 to 698 — Passazhirsky Mestny (Local (medium-distance) passenger)
- Stopping trains travelling distances more than 150 km, but less than 700 km.
- 701 to 750 — Skorostnoy (Speedy - like InterCity in Germany)
- Intercity trains.
- 751 to 788 — Vysokoskorostnoy (High-speed)
- High-speed or Intercity-Express trains (Sapsan's, (by Karelian Trains) Allegro's).
- 801 to 898 — Obsluzhivaemyj dizel'- ili elektropoezdom (Served by DMU or EMU)
- Mainline passenger trains featuring DMU / (out of the EMU-served Skorostnoy's and (all served by EMU's) Vysokoskorostnoy's) EMU rolling stock. Mostly fast versions of Passazhirsky Mestny.
- 6001 to 6998 — Prigorodny (Suburban)
- Suburban trains (travelling distance up to 150 km, (almost) all-stops, semi-fast or also even (around Saint-Petersburg) express services).
- 7001 to 7598 — Skory Prigorodny ili Gorodskoy (Express suburban or urban)
- Express suburban trains (out of ones around Saint-Petersburg) and urban trains.
Slovakia (ZSSK)
- Supercity - pendolino (SC)
- highest-standard trains requiring reservation, made of modern tilting-train units operating on both national and international routes
- LEO Express (LE)
- private trains, similar to the IC category
- Eurocity (EC)
- high quality, usually long-haul international services between Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Germany. Surcharge payable when travelling with domestic ticket
- InterCity (IC)
- high quality trains providing only air-conditioned carriages, all trains are between Bratislava and Košice
- IC trains are run solely by the private RegioJet company since 2016.
- EuroNight (EN)
- high quality night train between Košice and Prague and between Budapest and Berlin
- Express (Ex)
- this category is used for trains which operate as EuroCity in other countries, but failed to qualify for EuroCity in Slovakia due to high quality standards given by ZSSK. However, there are also domestic express service from Banská Bystrica to Bratislava (Ex 530/531) and from Košice to Bratislava (Ex 1502, runs on Sundays)
- Rýchlik (R)
- "fast train" - trains for longer routes, usually stops at all towns en route, but not at villages. However, there are also night train between Humenné and Prague and from Košice to Cheb
- Regional Express (REX)
- local semi-fast train stopping at few stations, modern version of Zrýchlený vlak
- this category is also used by RegioJet between Komárno and Bratislava
- Zrýchlený vlak (Zr)
- semi-fast train, today is mostly used Regional Express version; Zrýchlený vlak run from Zvolen to Žilina
- Osobný vlak (Os)
- stopping train, serving all stations
- this category is also used by RegioJet between Komárno and Bratislava
Slovenia (Slovenske železnice [SŽ])
- InterCity Slovenija (ICS)
- modern air-conditioned trains whose tilting technology allows for greater speed and comfort. They enable easier travel for passengers in wheelchairs, as well as offering a range of additional services. A buffet car is available to passengers; for those who travel 1st class, this service is free. 1st class passengers also benefit from access to electrical plug sockets. At some stations free parking is available. ICS trains operate on the Ljubljana-Maribor-Ljubljana route. In the summer season and on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, ICS trains also operate along the Maribor-Ljubljana-Koper route and back. Seats must be reserved on all routes and this is included in the rail fare. You can view ICS trains here.
- InterCity (IC)
- are high quality trains which operate on long-distance domestic and international routes and connect major cities, and commercial and tourist centres. They consist of comfortable carriages, and have shorter journey times with fewer stops. Most of them also offer catering services. IC services require an additional IC supplement.
- EuroCity (EC)
- are high quality international trains which operate along major international routes and connect important economic and tourist hubs in Slovenia and Europe. Journey times of EC trains are shorter and have fewer stops. Most of them have air-conditioned carriages and offer catering services. An additional supplement is required for travel on EC trains.
- EuroNight (EN)
- are high quality international night trains which include sleepers and couchettes. A supplement is required for a bed or berth. For travel on a domestic EN, as with IC trains, it is necessary to pay a supplement for a seat in a standard carriage. On certain EN trains which operate across Europe, standard international prices apply together with a reservation fee.
- Local Train (LP)
- connects Slovenian towns on shorter and longer routes. These are intended primarily for daily journeys to and from work or to school. Seat reservations and supplements are not required to travel on these trains.
Spain (RENFE)
- AVE
- High speed trains, speeds up to 310 km/h
- Routes:
- Madrid-Ciudad Real-Puertollano-Córdoba-Sevilla
- Madrid-Ciudad Real-Puertollano-Córdoba-Puente Genil-Antequera-Málaga,
- Madrid-Guadalajara-Calatayud-Zaragoza-Huesca
- Madrid-Guadalajara-Calatayud-Zaragoza-Lleida-Tarragona-Barcelona
- Madrid-Segovia-Valladolid-León
- Madrid-Cuenca-Requena-Utiel-Valencia
- Madrid-Cuenca-Albacete-Villena-Alicante
- Sevilla-Barcelona
- Sevilla-Valencia
- Málaga-Barcelona
- Alvia
- High speed trains capable of operating in both high-speed and conventional lines, speeds up to 250 km/h
- Routes:
- Madrid-Palencia-León-Oviedo-Gijón
- Madrid-Palencia-Santander
- Madrid-Burgos-Bilbao
- Madrid-Burgos-Vitoria-San Sebastián-Irun
- Madrid-Logroño
- Madrid-Pamplona
- Madrid -Valencia-Gandia
- Madrid -Valencia-Castellón
- Madrid -Valencia-Castellón-Vinaròs
- Madrid-Huelva
- Madrid-Jerez de la Frontera-Cádiz
- Madrid-Salamanca
- Madrid-Zamora-Ourense-Santiago de Compostela-A Coruña
- Madrid - Zamora- Ourense - Vigo - Pontevedra
- Madrid - Zamora- Ourense- Lugo- Ferrol
- Barcelona-Vigo
- Barcelona- Bilbao
- Barcelona- Irun
- Barcelona- A Coruña
- Barcelona - Madrid
- Alicante-Madrid-Gijón/Santander
- A Coruña/Vigo -Madrid-Albacete-Alicante
- Avant, Media Distancia
- High speed trains for medium distances (also called Lanzadera AVE). Speeds up to 250 km/h
- Routes:
- Madrid-Toledo
- Madrid Pta. Atocha-Ciudad Real-Puertollano
- Madrid Chamartín-Segovia-Valladolid
- Sevilla-Málaga
- Cádiz-Sevilla-Córdoba-Jaén
- Barcelona-Lleida
- A Coruña-Ourense
- Euromed
- High speed trains operate in the Mediterranean coast, speeds up to 220 km/h
- Routes:
- Barcelona-Valencia-Alicante
- Altaria
- Trains which use different locomotives in high-speed and conventional lines, speeds up to 200 km/h
- Routes:
- Talgo
- Tilting trains in high-speed and conventional lines, link Madrid with other capital cities, speeds up to 150 km/h
- Routes:
- Madrid-Almería
- Murcia- Barcelona
- Barcelona-Mérida-Badajoz
- Barcelona-Sevilla
- Barcelona-Málaga
- Barcelona-Granada
- Barcelona-Almería
- Barcelona-Murcia, nowadays it's classified as a Talgo
- Trenhotel
- Night services
- Routes:
- Madrid-Lisbon
- Barcelona-Paris
- Barcelona-Zürich
- Barcelona-Milan C.le
- Lisbon-Irun
- Madrid- Santiago- A Coruña
- Madrid - Vigo
- Barcelona-Vigo
- Barcelona-Gijón
- Middle distance services, speeds up to 160 km/h
- Routes: all over continental Spain
- Cercanías
- Short distance services in metropolitan areas, speeds up to 120 km/h
- Areas (clockwise): Madrid, Zaragoza, Barcelona, Valencia, Murcia/Alicante, Málaga, Cádiz, Sevilla, Oviedo/Gijón, Santander, Bilbao, San Sebastián Cercanías de Zaragoza
Ukraine (Ukrzaliznycyа)
Day-time trains:
- Eurocity (ЄС)
- International long-distance services; 90-200 km/h; 1st and 2nd class only.
- Intercity + (ІС+)
- National long-distance services; 90-200 km/h; 1st and 2nd class only.
- Intercity (IC)
- National long-distance services; 70-160 km/h; 1st, 2nd and 3rd class.
- Regional Express (РЕ)
- Regional services; 70-140 km/h; 1st, 2nd and 3rd class.
- Regional Train (Р)
- Regional services; up to 120 km/h; 2nd and 3rd class only.
- Suburban Train (РП)
- Suburban train services; 3rd class only.
- City Train (М)
- Urban train services; 3rd class only.
Overnight trains:
- Euro Night (EN)
- International night train services; 90-200 km/h; Lux, SV and Kupe classes.
- Night Express (НЕ)
- International and national night train services; 70-160 km/h; Lux, SV, Kupe and Platzkart classes.
- Night Fast Train (НШ)
- National night train services; 50-140 km/h; SV, Kupe and Platzkart classes.
- Night Passenger Train (НП)
- National night train services; up to 140 km/h; Kupe and Platzkart classes.
United Kingdom
See List of companies operating trains in the United Kingdom.
Former Yugoslavia (Successor companies of the JŽ)
- Eurocity
- international high-class trains
- Intercity
- trains used on national and international services on important long-distance routes
- Intercity nagibni
- Croatian Railways tilting train
- Poslovni voz/vlak
- Intercity - similar to express trains, usually 1st class only
- Brzi voz/vlak
- Express trains on long-distance routes, national and international
- Zeleni vlak
- Former Slovenian express multiple-unit connexions, also cross-border
- Ubrzani vlak
- semi-fast (like German Eilzug)
- Putnički voz, Lokalni voz, Potniški vlak
- Regional train stopping at all station, usually multiple unit trains
See also
Footnotes and References
- ↑ "ÖBB travel portal: Our trains". Oebb.at. 2015-12-13. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
- ↑ "ICE and ICE Sprinter". Bahn.de. 1999-05-30. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
- ↑ railjournal.com - DB to withdraw all remaining sleeper trains 21 December 2015
- ↑ "FFS: Caratteristiche dei treni". Ffs.ch. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
- ↑ "Ter | Sncf" (PDF). Telechargement.ter-sncf.com. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
- ↑ "Ter | Sncf" (PDF). Telechargement.ter-sncf.com. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
- ↑ "Ter | Sncf" (PDF). Telechargement.ter-sncf.com. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
- ↑ "Ter | Sncf" (PDF). Telechargement.ter-sncf.com. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
- ↑ http://timetables.sad.it/getTimetablePDF.php?id=3697
- ↑ http://www.trenord.it/media/28279/edolo-iseo-bs.pdf
- ↑ http://www.przewozyregionalne.pl/informacje-biezace,s,0,571.html
- ↑ (Romanian)http://www.jurnalul.ro/observator/schimbare-nume-trenuri-cfr-598824.htm