Berolina (train)

Berolina
A preserved DRG Class 137 Bauart Köln.
Overview
Service type Schnellzug (D)
(1959–1986)
Interexpress (IEx)
(1986–1991)
Schnellzug (D)
(1991–1992)
EuroCity (EC)
(1992–2002)
Status Discontinued
Locale Poland
Germany
First service 1959 (1959)
Last service 29 September 2002 (2002-09-29)
Successor Berlin-Warszawa-Express
Former operator(s) Deutsche Reichsbahn, Deutsche Bahn, Polish State Railways
Route
Start Warszawa Wschodnia
End Berlin
Service frequency Daily
Train number(s) D242/243 (1959–1986)
IEx 242/243 (1986–1991)
D390/391 (1991–1992)
EC 42/43 (1992–2002)
Technical
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification 25 kV AC, 50 Hz (Poland)
15 kV AC, 16.7 Hz (Germany)

Berolina was a named passenger train between Warsaw and Berlin via Frankfurt (Oder). Introduced in 1959, it went through a number of iterations, including a short period without a name. Part of the Interexpress network as IEx 242/243 from 1986, it became categorised as EuroCity trains 42 and 43 in 1992. The service was finally replaced by the Berlin-Warszawa-Express in 2002.

The train's name, Berolina, is the New Latin name for Berlin and the allegorical female figure symbolizing the city.

History

Initially, the Berolina was operated using DRG Class 137 diesel multiple units (Bauart Köln). By the 1970s, these had been replaced by a rake of coaches hauled by DR Class 130 locomotives.

For part of its existence, the train continued as a Schnellzug service (D 242/243) from Berlin to Paris, France, and then returned to Berlin (as D243), in each case via the Ruhr district and Belgium. However, the name Berolina was only ever used for the section of the train's route between Warsaw and Berlin.

See also

References

  • Bogula, Rico (2007). Internationale Schnellzüge in der DDR [International Express Trains in the GDR]. Freiburg i.B.: EK-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-88255-720-6. (in German)
  • Private web page – about the history of the DR's international trains 1977 to 1993 (in German)
  • Private web page – about the history of the IEx trains (in German)
  • Moskva Express – about passenger trains to and from Moscow (includes brief discussion of the Berolina)
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