波鉄 (Hatetsu)Aug 23, 2025

#RegioJet officially announced their Polish open access network, including #CrossBorderRail, set to launch on #RailwayNewYear in December, with full service from April 2026. Routes:
Kraków-Warsaw-Gdynia
Warsaw-Poznań
Warsaw-Ostrava-Prague
Warsaw-Ostrava-Vienna

Tickets available on RJ's website and app, opening ticket desks in Kraków, Poznań and Warsaw in December.

Fair bit of boasting, especially about their role as an employer (still intensively looking, I guess), and also an admission: "As the offer until December 2025 is pure marketing, our travel times will be a bit longer (around 30 minutes) and there will be only one pair of our connections. That's why we will be offering tickets **at very low prices**. The catering prices are final, however."

(Source: https://regiojet.pl/regiojet-w-polsce via https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/regiojet-odslania-karty-z-warszawy-nie-tylko-do-krakowa-124470.html)

cc @jon @kolej

#kolej #rail #poland #poznań #trójmiasto #Gdańsk #Gdynia

Show threadCycling on RailsAug 23, 2025

@HaTetsu Any info about bicycles? I played around briefly on the booking website and didn't see how to add them, but perhaps I missed something?

@jon @kolej

Show thread波鉄 (Hatetsu)
@cycling_on_rails @jon No info, but I wouldn't expect these to be particularly different from RJ trains in Czechia - which is to say, no bicycles :(
Aug 23, 2025 at 2:30pmWeb
Show threadCycling on RailsAug 23, 2025

@HaTetsu That'd be unfortunate... Sounds like they managed to sneak in just in time before the new EU regulation on bicycle transport then. https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission/114641062391860941

@jon

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Attached: 1 image Bikes welcome on board! 🚆🚲 Combining cycling and train travel is now much easier in the EU. As of today, all new and upgraded trains will have dedicated spaces for all bikes – not just foldables. Sustainable, flexible travel is the future. Where will your next journey take you? 👇🚴‍♀️

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Show threadJon WorthAug 23, 2025
@cycling_on_rails @HaTetsu No. The legislation doesn’t apply to rolling stock that pre dates the legislation.
Show threadCycling on RailsAug 23, 2025

@jon @HaTetsu I know :) Doesn't apply either to rolling stock ordered before the legislation came into effect a couple months ago. And order options I suppose? Also night trains are excluded somehow... https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32021R0782#art_6

That's what I mean by sneaking in, just use old rolling stock & never update it and you can get away with it for decades. Would have been great to set a timeline to update existing trains too.

Regulation - 2021/782 - EN - EUR-Lex

Show threadCycling on RailsAug 24, 2025

@HaTetsu @jon After further checking, the "low cost" class mentions "rowery ZA DARMO" i.e. bicycles FOR FREE: https://regiojet.pl/uslugi/obsluga-w-pociagu/low-cost

The fine print says you have to book in advance (no idea where, hope they'll sort this out in the trial phase) and the bicycle spots are at the end of the carriage. #CyclingOnRails #RowerWPociągu