Welcome to today's thread - 2025 #CrossBorderRail Finale Day 4 - 11 June - Gdańsk – Lublin - Chełm - Dorohusk – Hrubieszów
Today's new borders:
Dorohusk 🇵🇱 - Yahodyn 🇺🇦
Hrubieszów 🇵🇱 - Izov 🇺🇦
Borders map, inc. borders re-crossed:
https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-all-the-borders_935041#10/51.0151/23.9859
Today's trains on the routes map:
https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2025-finale_1163738#8/52.611/21.297
Back south from Gdańsk, towards the Ukraine-Poland border, and Dorohusk where I was thrown off a train by a nasty guard in 2000 on an Interrail trip! Two PL-Ukraine border lines to examine, but from the Polish side.
Here's today's intro video: https://peertube.netzbegruenung.de/w/mZw88w3netfe88U4YPquJB
Bit of a gangster for today's #CrossBorderRail music track
Warszawa Centralna
Kaz Bałagane
I am not changing in Centralna, but this is close enough! And musically this one is a little strange.
Not #CrossBorderRail directly, but I've written an opinion piece for The Guardian about the stalling development of night trains in Europe, and why Nox - a new Berlin startup - has some interesting ideas how to solve some of the issues
#CrossBorderRail Finale Train 23 of 149
EIP 5302
06:44 Gdańsk Wrzeszcz - Warszawa Wschodnia 09:22
PKP IC
Train type: Alstom ED250 EMU, 7 carriages
⚡️ (3kV dc)
🚲: ✅
🦽: ✅ (not step free - lift on board)
🛜: ✅ (bit annoying - either needs a login, or refresh every 15 min)
🍽️: ✅
🧳: 🙂 (racks well placed by the doors)
🧽: 🙂 (spotless - PKP IC really looks after its trains)
🎫 Interrail: 😐 (needs compulsory reservation, costs €10,80 - from PKP IC website)
EIP 5302
06:44 Gdańsk Wrzeszcz - Warszawa Wschodnia 09:22
Distance: 326.5km
Average speed: 124km/h
2 stops:
Gdańsk Główny
Warszawa Wschodnia
This train, mapped: https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2025-finale_1163738#8/53.317/19.849
The final big #CrossBorderRail tour - to the eastern borders of the EU, and missing intra-EU borders. In June-July 2025. Each day of the project is a Layer in the map - these should be displayed by default, or if not click the three layered diamonds icon "Open browser" to the left side of the map. The icons are all for borders, roughly coloured to differentiate the borders. A cross through a track means NO TRAINS CAN RUN. A cross through trains but not track means TRAINS CAN RUN BUT NO PASSENGER TRAINS. And TRAIN AND TRACK (no crosses) means there is a passenger service.
A couple of points from #velocity2025 in Gdańsk yesterday
I was a speaker on the panel about bikes on trains, and now ECF's report on this is online - PDF here: https://ecf.com/media/ecf%20at%20velo-city/CLT/Cyclists%20Love%20Trains%202025%20Report.pdf?_t=1749109981
SBB 🇨🇭, SNCB 🇧🇪, MÁV 🇭🇺 get the top scores, which is fair enough
Also how badly high speed rail scores is shocking, but I suppose not a surprise
And it’s still ☔️ ☔️ ☔️
I’ve generally had excellent luck with the weather on my #CrossBorderRail trips but this week my luck ran out
Fingers crossed it’s dry by the time I get to Chełm at lunchtime
A few observations about this PKP EIP/EIC train. It’s PKP IC‘s premium service, first time I’m on one
1) It’s generally excellent, and staff also excellent
2) PKP maintains its trains very well - other trains with this design have things falling apart in the interiors. Not here - good work!
3) The route is a bit slow in places - feels like some parts needed a bigger upgrade! And these trains have no air suspension so a little bumpy
#CrossBorderRail Finale Train 25 of 149
R 22309
12:15 Lublin Główny - Chełm 13:22
Polregio
Train type: Newag EN98A EMU, 2 short carriages
⚡️ (3kV dc)
🚲: ✅
🦽: ✅ (step free if platform allows)
🛜: ✅
🍽️: ⛔️
🧳: 😐 (not very clever - multi use space is only at one end)
🧽: 🙂
🎫 Interrail: 🙂 (accepted, but guard was confused, couldn’t scan the QR)
R 22309
12:15 Lublin Główny - Chełm 13:22
Distance: 73.3km
Average speed: 66km/h
16 stops:
Lublin Północny
Świdnik Miasto
Świdnik Wschód
Minkowice
Podzamcze
Dominów
Jaszczów
Biskupice
Trawniki
Wólka Kańska
Kanie
Zalesie Krasieńskie
Rejowiec
Zawadówka
Chełm Miasto
Chełm
This train, mapped: https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2025-finale_1163738#11/51.1805/23.0315
The final big #CrossBorderRail tour - to the eastern borders of the EU, and missing intra-EU borders. In June-July 2025. Each day of the project is a Layer in the map - these should be displayed by default, or if not click the three layered diamonds icon "Open browser" to the left side of the map. The icons are all for borders, roughly coloured to differentiate the borders. A cross through a track means NO TRAINS CAN RUN. A cross through trains but not track means TRAINS CAN RUN BUT NO PASSENGER TRAINS. And TRAIN AND TRACK (no crosses) means there is a passenger service.
#CrossBorderRail Finale Bike 6 of 39
Chełm - Dorohusk - Chełm
Distance: 60.1km
Est. duration: 5:00
This bike route, mapped: https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2025-finale_1163738#12/51.1426/23.6426
And there we have it! Border 3️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ #CrossBorderRail 🎉
Dorohusk 🇵🇱 - Yahodyn 🇺🇦
@jon Congratulations! Have a nice party :-)
Very impressive indeed!
Z informacji, które uzyskał „Rynek Kolejowy” wynika, że w przedziałach menedżerskich, które znajdują się w niektórych wagonach pociągów EIC, nie pobiera się opłaty serwisowej. Podróż na najwygodniejszych miejscach w ekspresach możliwa jest więc na podstawie zwykłych biletów pierwszej klasy.
@jon Lublin is a lovely city. Visited 3 times (surprising the border guards each time!). I wonder if the new bus station beside the main train station is fully up and running.
If you have a bit of time in Lublin, but not enough to get to the city centre, I recommend a quick trip to Park Ludowy. It's a lovely park a bit over 500m from the entrance of the main train station.
Good to see the article on night trains.
Thanks Jon ! It was great to meet you in person and fun to talk to you. Good luck with exploring the Ukraine train crossings.
Jon Worth
Filip Lachert he/him
Ranga Kullenga 
Tim Richards
J I
दुःख блядь
Brian Smith
Berend
Dianora (Diane Bruce)
Wettach (WGW)
Doede Sijtsma
波鉄 (Hatetsu)
ednl 🇪🇺
Salocin
Dee Toher
Braid in trains 
- solidarity with 
Lach Anonym's PT
LionelB
bartosz 🚲🌳🐍🦀
Nemo
Fabian B - Fabi's Flying Fotos
Andrew C-H