New Euro City connection: Krakow will soon reach Leipzig at lightning speed!

New Euro City connection: Krakow will soon reach Leipzig at lightning speed!

Elsterwerda, Deutschland - On June 26, 2025, the Polish State Railway (PKP) tested a new international railway line that is supposed to connect Eastern Poland to Saxony and Brandenburg. The test drive of a Euro City train took place and led from Przemysl via Wroclaw and Kraków to Leipzig, with a stopover in Hoyerswerda. The train connection would make it possible to travel the route between the Elbe-Elster and Poland in a few hours, which could significantly upgrade the region. The background of the test drive is measurement work of the Deutsche Bahn (DB) to check the platform lengths and heights on the new route reports rbb24 .

The planned connection stipulates that the new express train drives twice a day, once in the morning and once in the afternoon. The exact date for the timetable change is dated December 13, 2025. Although PKP has not yet officially confirmed the new route, it is optimistic and plans to expand its long-distance connections summarizes mdr.de. .

Details on the new rail connection

The connection could include trains that run over the interprzemyśl and Leipzig. The trains would pass important points such as Wrocław (Breslau) and Węgliniec (Kohlfurt), whereby the entire route is already electrified and is known as a Lower Silesian magistle. This new route is particularly important because only freight trains currently run across the border. German railway planners take into account factors such as platform lengths, transfer options and the potential for demand .

The exact cities in which the trains stop are not yet fixed, but important places such as Niesky, Hoyerswerda, Falkenberg, Torgau, Eilenburg and Delitzsch could be targeted. A consistent timing of the regional trains in Brandenburg could ensure that connections to the planned remote connection are set up writes rbb24 .

collaboration and border controls

Deutsche Bahn works closely with the federal police to organize the necessary border controls. These controls should usually take place on the border on the moving train without stopping. The integration into the existing train operation should be designed as smooth as possible. Overall, the Oberelbe Verkehrsverbund is open to the planning, whereby no official travel times have yet been published. Details can be found at mdr.de .

The last long -distance train connection between Dresden and Wrocław was discontinued in December 2004. With the new line, however, this could change and the cross -border travel to experience a renaissance. International travelers will be available in the future to book tickets uncomplicated, which is made easier by various booking platforms ShowsTrainline.com on .