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 |
Region |
Alaris |
ALS |
Spain |
Alta Velocidad Española |
AVE |
Spain |
Cisalpino |
CIS |
Italy/Switzerland |
Cross Country |
XC |
United Kingdom |
EuroCity |
EC |
Various European countries |
Euromed |
|
Spain |
Eurostar |
EST |
United Kingdom/France, United Kingdom/Belgium |
Eurostar Italia |
ES |
Italy |
Fyra |
FYR |
Netherlands, Netherlands/Belgium |
Intercity-Express |
ICE |
Germany, Austria, Germany/Netherlands, Germany/Switzerland, Germany/Austria, Germany/France, Germany/Denmark, Germany/Belgium |
Railjet |
RJ |
Austria, Austria/Hungary, Austria/Germany, Austria/Switzerland |
Train à Grande Vitesse |
TGV |
France, France/Switzerland, France/Germany, France/Italy, France/Luxembourg, France/Belgium, France/Spain |
Trenhotel |
TH |
Spain, Spain/Portugal, Spain/France, Spain/Switzerland, Spain/Italy |
Thalys |
THA |
France/Belgium/Netherlands, France/Belgium/Germany |
X 2000 |
X2 |
Sweden, Sweden/Denmark |
Austria, Germany and Switzerland
Long-distance (Fernverkehr) and local (Nahverkehr) train types within the Deutsche Bahn AG, Austrian Federal Railways (Österreichische Bundesbahnen or ÖBB), Swiss Federal Railways (Schweizerische Bundesbahnen or SBB) are divided into further sub-categories:
Long-distance passenger services (Personenfernverkehr)
Local passenger services (Personennahverkehr)
Name |
Abbreviation |
Operator |
Role |
Interregio-Express |
IRE |
DBAG |
almost a local train (Nahverkehrszug) stopping at few stations; semi-fast[1] |
EURegio |
ER |
ÖBB |
border-crossing local train stopping at few stations; semi-fast |
Regional-Express |
RE |
DBAG |
local train stopping at few stations; semi fast |
RegionalExpress |
REX |
ÖBB |
RegioExpress |
RE |
SBB |
ErlebnisZug |
EZ |
ÖBB |
Eilzug |
E |
(obsolete) |
Regionalbahn |
RB |
DBAG |
local train stopping at (almost) all stations; stopping train |
Regionalzug |
R |
ÖBB |
Regio |
R |
SBB |
metronom regional |
MEr |
metronom |
Stadt-Express |
SE |
(obsolete) |
local train not stopping on certain sections of line |
RegionalSchnellBahn |
RSB |
(obsolete) |
Regio-S-Bahn |
RSB |
ÖBB |
S-Bahn |
S |
various |
not to be confused with DBAG product classes, the same train types grouped by price |
Stadtbahn |
STB |
various |
RegioTram |
RT |
RBK & DB Regio |
Goods trains
There are a large number of goods train types, some of which are only used for a few trains. Very broadly they can be divided into:
Name |
Abbreviation |
Role |
Ganzzug |
IK, CS, CT inter alia |
Complete train-loads; trains that are used to transport a single type of freight from the loading point all the way to their destination station |
Einzelwagenverkehr |
FR, FS, FZ inter alia |
Trains that haul individual wagons or groups of wagons usually to or from the nearest railway hub |
Night trains
Name |
Abbreviation |
Role |
EuroNight |
EN |
International sleeper train |
CityNightLine |
CNL |
International night train with luxury sleeping compartments, normal sleepers and couchettes |
DB NachtZug |
NZ |
The main national night train in Germany with sleepers and normal coaches |
D-Zug
D-Nacht |
D
DN |
Night through-coach train (DB) and the night trains of eastern European railway companies |
Other types of train
Name |
Country |
Role |
Extrazug |
CH |
"Extra train" to supplement scheduled services |
Entlastungszug |
D |
"Relief train" added when there is a lot of traffic |
Sonderzug |
D |
"Special train" |
Former passenger train types
Name |
Abbreviation |
Role |
Autoreisezug |
ARZ |
Car sleeper-train or motorail |
Beschleunigter Personenzug |
BP |
"Fast passenger train", an Eilzug (semi-fast train) with compartment coaches and no supplementary fare |
Citybahn |
CB |
Category in between an S-Bahn train and a local train, only used on a few routes (Köln – Gummersbach, Bremen – Bremen-Vegesack, Hamburg – Stade and in the Saarland, precursor of the RegionalBahn and RegionalExpress trains (only in the Saar-Westpfalz area) |
Dienstbesatzerzug for the Westalliierten in Berlin |
Db + Dbg |
"Service train for the western allies in Berlin", military train for western forces in West Berlin which transited through the GDR |
D-Zug for the US-Army |
DUS |
Express train for the US Forces in Germany |
D-Zug with Wehrmachtsabteil |
DmW |
Express train for German Armed Forces (Wehrmacht) |
City-D-Zug |
DC |
National long-distance train, preferred for InterCity feeder services |
Express-Zug |
Ex |
National and international long-distance train with few stops en route, GDR and Austria |
FernExpress |
FD |
National and international long-distance train, mainly for holiday traffic |
Interexpress |
IEx |
International long-distance train with few stops en route, only GDR, Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia |
Eilzug |
E |
Semi-fast or fast stopping train, precursor of the RegionalExpress |
EuroCityExpress |
ECE |
|
ExpoExpress |
EXE |
DB specials used for Expo 2000 in Hanover, mainly ICE rakes |
F-Zug |
F |
National long-distance train with enhanced comfort, precursor of the InterCity trains |
Luxuszug |
L |
CIWL trains with the highest levels of comfort |
Metropolitan Express Train |
MET |
|
Nahverkehrszug or
Nahschnellverkehrszug |
N |
Local or stopping train, precursor of the Regionalbahn trains |
Personenzug with Güterbeförderung |
PmG |
Passenger train with goods wagons attached |
Personenzug |
P |
Passenger train; the most basic service |
Schnellzug for Fronturlauber |
SFR |
|
Städteschnellverkehrszug |
S |
Semi-fast train (Eilzug) with no supplement |
Städteschnellzug |
|
National long-distance train, only CH |
Städteexpress |
Ex |
(GDR + D) from 1976 to 1991, linked the GDR's outlying cities with Berlin. Travelled out in the morning and back in the evening. Supplementary express fare charged |
SwissExpress |
|
National long-distance train, only CH |
Trans-Europ-Express |
TEE |
international long-distance train with enhanced comfort |
- In 1953 the Deutsche Bundesbahn had the following categories
- Fernschnellzug (F) / Fernschnelltriebwagen (Ft)
- Schnellzug (D) / Schnelltriebwagen (Dt)
- Eilzug (E) / Eiltriebwagen (Et)
- Städteschnellverkehrszug (S) / Städteschnellverkehrs-Triebwagen (St) / Städteschnellverkehrs-Schienenomnibus (Sto)
- Nahschnellverkehrszug (N) / Nahschnellverkehrs-Triebwagen (Nt) / Nahschnellverkehrs-Schienenomnibus (Nto)
- Personenzug (without any abbrevation) / Triebwagen (T) / Schienenomnibus (Pto)
Former goods train categories
Name |
Abbreviation |
Role |
Durchgangsgüterzug |
Dg |
"Through goods train", largely corresponds to today's InterCargo train |
Ganzzug
e. g. Erzzug |
Gdg, Gag |
Complete train-load trains, e.g. mineral trains |
Güterzug with Personenbeförderung |
GmP |
Goods train with passenger coach(es) attached |
Huckepackzug
(Rollende Landstraße) |
|
"Piggy back train" or "rolling country road", train with flats for carrying road vehicles |
Nahgüterzug |
Ng |
Local goods train |
Postzug |
Postz |
Mail train |
Übergabegüterzug |
Üg |
Goods exchange train |
Train types - private operators
- 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.)
- 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
- SuperCity (SC)
- highest-standard trains requiring reservation, made of modern tilting-train units operating on both national and international routes
- 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
- Express (Ex)
- faster trains linking regions, mostly faster and more comfortable than the R trains
- 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
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, non-smoking |
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, smoking room |
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 |
140-160 |
Business class, 2nd class, restaurant car, smoking room |
Locomotive hauled, single and double deck cars (manufactured since the 90s) |
InterCity2 |
IC² (or IC2) |
Like the InterCity trains (see above), but on shorter routes and fewer onboard services. |
200-300 / 50-100 |
160-200 |
Business class, 2nd class, sales trolley, non-smoking |
Locomotive hauled, double deck cars (mnf. since the 2000s), push-pull operation planned |
Express (daytime) |
P |
Operates mostly outside the trunk lines. |
200-500 / 50-100 |
120-140 |
2nd class, restaurant car, usually smoking room |
Locomotive hauled, older "blue" cars (mnf. before the 90s) |
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, smoking room, car-carrier wagons (Lapland trains only) |
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, non-smoking |
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, non-smoking |
Electric multiple units, some rush hour trains are locomotive hauled with "red" cars from the 80s |
NOTE: Long distance trains are identified (in passenger information systems) by train number prefixed with the train type abbreviation (e.g. "IC² 177"). 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
- National or international services by high speed trains with supplementary fare, totally or partially on high speed lines. Similar to the ICE.
- LUNEA
- Night service
- CORAIL TEOZ
- National services on main lines with supplementary fare, never on high speed lines. Similar to the Intercity. There are no CORAIL TEOZ trains between two cities already linked by TGV on a similar itinerary.
- CORAIL INTERCITES
- 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 REGIONAL)
- These trains are financed by administratives regions and don't reflete precisely a 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 big city on a short distance, neighbourhood 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 (merged TER and TGV). In the Nord-Pas-de-Calais, important cities have to be linked to the main city Lille in less than one hour. The TERGV consists in TGV trains for regional service, the only one with a supplementary fare. These trains use the high speed lines (LGV) to link quickly Dunkerque, Calais, Boulogne-sur-Mer (non-exhaustive list), essentially for business workers. The TERGV is similar to a kind of regional ICE.[2]
- There are also TER200,[3] iC TER[4] and INTERLOIRE[5]
Hungary (MÁV)
- Eurocity
- international luxury trains
- Intercity
- trains mainly in national services on important long-distance routes with air conditioning, restaurant car and seat reservation
- Expressz
- fast train with compulsory seat reservation (only summertime)
- Gyorsvonat
- express trains on long-distance routes with standard rolling stock
- Sebesvonat
- Eilzug equivalent
- Zónázó
- RegionalBahn 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
- Interrégió
This trains make connections with Intercity trains from smaller towns. Air conditioned, allowed to travel with bike or wheelchair.
- RegionalExpress
- ÖBB REX trains serve the Vienna-Ebenfurth-Sopron-Deutschkreutz line
International services
- EuroCity (EC): trains on international service
- EuroNight (EN): trains on international service (night)
High-speed trains
Long-distance services
- Eurostar Italia (ES*): trains (ETR 460) linking Rome with Ravenna and Reggio Calabria
- Eurostar City Italia (ES*CITY): 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). All trains categorized as ES*CITY are also called Frecciabianca. EurostarCity was renamed only Frecciabianca (FB) as of 11 December 2011
- InterCity (IC)
- InterCity Notte (ICN): Intercity on night service
- Espresso (E o EXP): trains for long-distance (north-south) services (night, holiday or relief trains)
Regional and local trains
These trains are financed by administratives regions:
- Regionale: basic local train, equates to German Regionalbahn
- Regionale Veloce (RegioExpress for railway Merano-Malles managed by SAD[6] and for railway Brescia-Edolo managed by Trenord[7]): local or interregional train stopping at few stations
- 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.
- Fyra
- High-Speed train currently running between Amsterdam and Breda
- Internationale trein (international train)
- train class in cross-border traffic between the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany (Intercity to Berlin) and other European countries
- Intercity
- national train, links the cities with fixed-interval services
- Sneltrein
- Express train, similar to the German Regionalexpress or Eilzug, the train class is gradually being replaced by "downgraded" IC trains
- Stoptrein
- stops at all stations, the basic local train service, similar to the German Regionalbahn
- Sprinter
- stops at all stations and runs mainly in conurbations, similar to the German S-Bahn. The Sprinter is gradually replacing the stoptrein.
In 2012 only three levels will remain: Fyra - Intercity - Sprinter.
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
- Ekspres 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;
- Tanie Linie Kolejowe (TLK)
- fast trains on inter-regional routes; must be reserved in 1st class; operated by PKP Intercity
- RegioEkspres (RE)
- fast comfortable trains on inter-regional routes; same fare as in InterRegio; 1st and 2nd class, with facultative reservation (available in the Internet ticketing system only); currently only on two routes[8]: 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
- S-Bahn in Tricity (operated by PKP SKM) and Warsaw (operated by SKM Warszawa)
- 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 160 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
- 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.
Slovakia (ZSSK)
- 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, mostly domestic services (several trains are available to Vienna - closing since 2010 timetable - and Hungary). Reservation always necessary when travelling between Bratislava hlavná stanica and Košice, surcharge payable when travelling with domestic ticket
- EuroNight (EN)
- high quality night train
- 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 is also high quality domestic express service from Banská Bystrica to Bratislava (Ex 530/531)
- Rýchlik (R)
- "fast train" - trains for longer routes, usually stops at all towns en route, but not at villages
- Regional Express (REX)
- international local train stopping at few stations; semi fast, Slovakia/Austria
- EURegional(ER)
- border-crossing local train stopping at few stations (but more than Regional Express); semi-fast, Slovakia/Austria
- Zrýchlený vlak (Zr)
- semi fast train
- Osobný vlak (Os)
- stopping train, serving all stations
- InterCity Slovenija (ICS)
- serve large stations only, equivalent to ICE in Germany and Austria, using tilting trains
- InterCity (IC)
- serve larger stations across the country, usually using push-pull trains or DMUs
- International Train (MV)
- similar to InterCity, but serves other countries, especially Croatia
- Regional Train (RG)
- similar to InterCity
- Local Train (LP)
- stopping train, usually using EMUs and DMUs
- AVE
- High speed trains, speeds up to 300 km/h
- Routes:
- Alvia
- Trains capable of operating in both high-speed and conventional lines, speeds up to 250 km/h
- Routes:
- Altaria
- Trains which use different locomotives in high-speed and conventional lines, speeds up to 250 km/h
- Routes:
- Euromed
- Operates in the Mediterranean coast, speeds up to 220 km/h
- Routes:
- Barcelona-Valencia-Alicante
- Alaris
- Tilting trains operating in conventional lines, speeds up to 200 km/h
- Routes:
- Talgo
- Tilting trains in high-speed and conventional lines, link Madrid with other capital cities
- Routes:
- Arco
- Conventional trains, link Barcelona with other capital cities
- Routes:
- 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
- Madrid-Paris
- Barcelona-Paris
- Barcelona-Zürich
- Barcelona-Milan C.le
- Lisbon-Irún
- Barcelona-Cádiz
- Barcelona-Málaga.
- Barcelona-Granada
- Barcelona-Vigo
- Barcelona-Gijón
- Media Distancia
AVANT, also called lanzaderas. Land trains that use the high speed. Madrid-Toledo Madrid Pta. Atocha-Ciudad Real-Puertollano Madrid Chamartín-Segovia-Valladolid Sevilla-Málaga Cádiz-Sevilla-Córdoba-Jaén Barcelona-Lleida Catalayud-Zaragoza
- 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
Former Soviet Union
- Passaschirski (пассажирский)
- express train, very largely sleepers only, must be reserved
- Elektro-/Diesel-Pojesd powyschennoj komfortnosti (электро-/дизель-поезд повышенной комфортности)
- fast passenger train, sometimes also with 1st and 2nd class, sometimes must be reserved
- Elektro-/Diesel-Pojesd (электро-/дизель-поезд)
- Local train, 3rd class only
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/vlak, Lokalni voz
- Regional train stopping at all station, usually multiple unit trains
See also
Sleeper trains in Europe
Footnotes and References
- ^ Semi-fast train, also known as a fast stopping train
- ^ http://telechargement.ter-sncf.com/Images/Nord_Pas_De_Calais/Tridion/CM_Lille_Dunkerque_2011_3v_tcm-26-64300.pdf
- ^ http://telechargement.ter-sncf.com/Images/Alsace/Tridion/AG_01_bis_Strasbourg_Mulhouse_B%C3%A2le_ap_1011_tcm-10-12416.pdf
- ^ http://telechargement.ter-sncf.com/Images/Paca/Tridion/Fiche_14_V3_WEB_tcm-27-55576.pdf
- ^ http://telechargement.ter-sncf.com/Images/Centre/Tridion/FW01-E11_tcm-17-16027.pdf
- ^ 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