Gdansk to Warsaw on the excellent PKP EIP high-speed train

[@spark_6710]

Poland is amazing !! Thanks to KZbin, now I know so many more things about Poland 🇵🇱 I've always been wanting to visit Poland, but I didn't know this much of Poland ,or how really beautiful Poland was/ is !!! How Poland progressed / advanced within the last decades is really intriguing/ incredible !!! 👏 👏👏👍👍💜🥁🐉🎤🎶🚄🇵🇱💕💞

[@Barca391]

I am in poland right now, im about to leave but poland is relaxing out of the city and fun in the city.

[@spark_6710]

Oh yeah !! I am super jealous of you for being there !! Which part / city of Poland did you visit ? And which one of 'em do you like the best !? Thank you so much for your reply !! Have a safe trip !! 👍👍💜🥁🐉🎤🎶💞

[@shazzshank6393]

@@spark_6710 Without effin germans Poland would rule the EU...

[@xfiles3251]

To ty jeszcze nie byłeś w Polsce !!??? Uuuuu.....nie dobrze !😂 Duży błąd Pozdrawiam z Gdańska

[@wojwesoly]

Actually, pkp does ticket pricing a little differently. The price is not dependent on days till departure, but on how full the trains are. There is a base price and an empty train has a 45% discount. The fuller the train gets, the smaller the discount becomes (30%, 15%, 0%), until it reaches the base price.

[@adas1988]

I love the pricing scheme. PKP is a great service

[@DS.J]

Took this service once between Warsaw and Krakow. Excellent train. Something that should be replicated throughout the country to all major destinations in the country and beyound.

[@and.nowojski.J3.16]

Beautifully. In a short period of time, PKP has changed beyond recognition... All of Poland, too... Best regards

[@vladmateescu2488]

I was comparing it to the equivalent Bucharest to Constanta line (also linking the capital with the largest sea port and also the "best line in the country"). Quite different. There there are only 2 tracks, not 3 like here. Trains go max 160km/h, not 250km/h. But the biggest difference I guess is that the actual stations are not as renovated as the polish ones. Good job Poland.

[@Simon-Andersen]

Romania could really use some infrastructure upgrades on it railways, even bringing them up to around 160-200 km/h for long stretches would do wonders

[@vladmateescu2488]

@@Simon-Andersen I think bringing them over 160km/h requires a large investment as you have to completely re-think your signalling. You can no longer assume that the train driver sees any indication on the side of the track.

[@LMB222]

The trains go 160. That's already pretty good - please don't always negatively look at your country, we didn't always have what we have in 2023.

[@valamerkozlowski7915]

Poland has the most advanced rail system in the whole Europe. And also the cleanest of them all

[@viniciuscilla]

Even if I am Italian and love the Freccia, I must agree.

[@vonrichthofen5734]

Lol no it hasnt, not even close

[@nature_people]

Nice, clean train 👍

[@shazzshank6393]

because we don't have POC people :)

[@albfilms6956]

You covered everything. Thank you very much for the info!

[@dmnx]

1:28 these are SKM ticket machines, pkp ticket offices were shown on the sign when you was entering the tunnel

[@sic22l]

Since 2021 speed limit on about a third of this line is 200km/h.

[@LMB222]

ECTS, eh? Nice.

[@asdsdjfasdjxajiosdqw8791]

Central Europe desperately needs dedicated high speed lines.

[@Simon-Andersen]

Yes if this train was on a dedicated line it could really show its full potential

[@deXXXXter2]

@@Simon-Andersen There will be high speed line shortly between Warsaw, Wrocaław and Poznań, through my city, Łódź (including tunnel under the city). First stage should be U/C next year. Also, line between Warsaw and Kraków should have parts at 250km/h in 2 years time.

[@marcinmrozowski6703]

More likely in three years but anyway 😁

[@przemysawturlej9641]

​@@Simon-Andersen This line has an operational speed of 200 kph on some sections, so it's a pretty good standard. The fastest EIP go 2h 32min from Warsaw to Gdańsk (327 km = 125 kph on average)

[@mm34639]

I'd say we need to make it more reliable (less delays), and re-open many lines/stations closed in 2000s. But higher speed is always nice 😀

[@LMB222]

2:46 the tilting technology in this train is what Fiat (edit: Fiat Ferroviara) bought from the never to be completed British APT, the follower of InterCity 125

[@lukemac_geniushsly6989]

hello Simon! Takk for videoen. Jeg skal ta det samme tog neste uke fra Gdansk lufthavn til Warsawa.. Jeg skal bruke google maps og denne er anbefalt som rute

[@Simon-Andersen]

Jeg håber du får en god tur 😊

[@Ninja-fu1hx]

Thats strange because I took the same train a few weeks ago and actual travel time was 30 minutes shorter.

[@Simon-Andersen]

Maybe there were some trackworks when I took it

[@kacpermalinowski8215]

@@Simon-Andersen There are constant trackworks on that line. Sometimes it's 2:20h warsaw-gdynia sometimes it's 3h you just never know.

[@omers6892]

Thanks for the video

[@RobimRobbe]

3:08 the open door😂😂

[@faxepl]

Take a closer look. The conductor is standing in the door making sure that noone is chasing the leaving train.

[@Andrzej360]

The tracks are prefectly fine for speeds of 250km/h the only limiter to this is the signalling which is not good enough to manage those speeds.

[@some_romanian_hater]

11:19 Bro that locomotive is so rare!!! its an EP08-01 it recently burnt down but i hope it will get back on rails

[@Simon-Andersen]

Ah nice catch then! Shame to hear it burned down, lets hope they can fix it :D

[@some_romanian_hater]

@@Simon-Andersen GOOD NEWS BECAUSE IT JUST GOT BACK!

[@EsotericDesi]

Were those tables in the café car shaking and making all that noise..?... Or maybe I'm wrong... But, beautiful train either way...

[@Simon-Andersen]

I'm not sure, could also maybe be amplified a bit by the less good stabilization on my old camera.

[@the_vehicle_spotter]

Nice video:)

[@Simon-Andersen]

Thanks 😀

[@carolinekelly3415]

Hello, thanks for connecting and reaching out. I am surprised to receive this video? It would have been good for you to contact me sooner. Several years ago.

[@tydzienwpiguce5420]

Where did you find information that Gdańsk is 4th largest city in Poland? Gdańsk is 6th.... 1 Warsaw 2 Kraków 3 Wrocław 4 Łódź 5 Poznań 6 Gdańsk

[@Simon-Andersen]

Wikipedia list it as the 4th largest metropolitan area, possibly that includeds sopot and gdynia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gda%C5%84sk

[@tydzienwpiguce5420]

@@Simon-Andersen Only you are not saying that you are traveling from "4ft largest metropolitan area" but "4ft largest city - Gdańsk"... Either way Wikipedia as a solid source of information? Really sorry to break it down to you, but it is also not 4th metropolitan area. I could bring you here some docs, but those would be in Polish. However by size it goes like WARSZAWA 2702mln; KONURBACJA ŚLĄSKA(SILESIA) 1990mln; ŁÓDŹ 0,760mln; KRAKÓW 0,756mln; TRÓJMIASTO(GDAŃSK) 0,748mln; WROCŁAW 0,690mln; POZNAŃ 0,565mln

[@2mek99]

@@tydzienwpiguce5420 You data are wrong. Kraków is now much bigger than Lodz.

[@tydzienwpiguce5420]

@@2mek99 first of all, if you want to lecture me check you grammar. Seems you have no idea what "is" and what "are". Secondly I took my data from sources. You just came here to play smart. So either present data (Wikipedia is not a source and if you claim it is, you clearly are victim of Polish education system), or leave it to someone, who made effort and checked data.

[@CreatorPolar]

@@tydzienwpiguce5420☝️🤓

[@PedroAugusto-bp5xk]

Good but I really miss economy class reviews here. Do you guys think that everybody can afford first class tickets?

[@Simon-Andersen]

Thanks Pedro, I try to do a mix of both on my channel 😊

[@spark_6710]

​@@Simon-AndersenI love both !! Comparisons ,too ! 💜🥁🐉🎤🎶💞

[@JacekSeroka]

I enjoyed the movie,time well spent

[@Simon-Andersen]

Thanks Jacek :-)

[@thomaslazarski3596]

I wonder what maximum speed this modern train is capable of un disturbed.

[@michu9493]

250km/h The highest speed during tests in Poland was 291km/h

[@adamzawadzki7190]

Queues to the ticket machine is normal. PKP is know for its horrible attitude towards passangers. There will not be more machines or enough of cashiers after renovation

[@Simon-Andersen]

The PKP onboard staff is usually great, but i ussualy buy my tickets online so i dont know much about the station staff :-)

[@adamzawadzki7190]

@@Simon-Andersen it is mostly about management. With main station renovation there is no attitude towards the better passanger service. That is why you could see only 2 machines. And there is planty of space to install more but not a chance to do it. I.e. please visit Sopot all 1st floor Might by used for the lounge with tickets machines. For few year it is empty and people have very little space to wait for their train

[@etbadaboum]

What is needed to get a higher average speed on this line?

[@etbadaboum]

@@ncard00 I mean possible expected investment on the line to make it speedier. Barely more than 100 kmh on average is too slow.

[@kolakpatolik1857]

@@etbadaboum ETCS, and an approval from railway transportation dept. I guess.

[@Student-w-Podrozy-TRAVEL]

​@@etbadaboum we have stupid railways and stupid chiefa of PKP trainlines. There is still community inside. The channel called KURACYJA is making movies avout all tragic catastrophies and accidents with Polish Trains. And always is the same thing. PKP dont took any lesson of the accidents.

[@Student-w-Podrozy-TRAVEL]

Our railways are old and not modern. Its not prepared for hogh speed. So polish the fastest and modern train called: Husarz (Means winged hussair) are sell abroad

[@marcinmrozowski6703]

The most important thing is electricity - Krakow-Warsaw line is ready for 250 km/h but the electricity has to be renewed to get higher speed than 200 km/h. We will be able to do it in about 3 years

[@mostlikely...]

🇵🇱🚅

[@Jarbuckiewicz-ff8so]

to Najwyższa polka

[@KarTr1000]

Jak już robisz film o Polsce, to dobrze by były, gdybyś postarał się o polskie napisy. Oglądam ale nie rozumiem, co mówisz. A tak na marginesie co takiego ciekawego widzisz w tym pociągu? Czy tam gdzie mieszkasz, nie ma pociągów?

[@ississ2263]

Why are you angry ? 😂

[@PanProper]

​@@ississ2263To nie złość tylko frustracja wynikająca z pochodzenia...😂

[@marcinmrozowski6703]

It's not his problem you can't understand basic English 😂😂

[@sekritdokumint9326]

To nie jego problem, że jesteś niedoedukowany i nie znasz innego języka tylko twój. Poza tym czemu ma nie widzieć nic ciekawego w pociągu? Inżynieria i technika jest fajna. Jedni lubią samochody, inni samoloty, inni statki czy pociągi. Co ty jesteś taki sfrustrowany gburze?

[@vitoperez]

Hay un español detenido en Polonia acusado de espiar para los rusos. Cuidado con lo que se habla en ese país. Conmigo que no cuenten para visitarlos.

[@PanProper]

Słuszna uwaga...☝️

[@jaanhuuk7835]

No i ten koleś faktycznie był szpiegiem

[@sekritdokumint9326]

12:06 there are a few mistakes in the video like you claiming Gdańsk is the 4th largest "city" in Poland, but that one is the worst. That is Wisła, the Vistula River. The main, most important, longest river in Poland. You need to do your research better mate, that one is really really bad

[@Simon-Andersen]

@@sekritdokumint9326 Research was done, Gdansk is part of the 4th largest urban area by UN measurements. Sure it depends how you define the city borders, so you can argue it's not and their estimates are wrong, but this is not a video about how you measure population of cities and urban areas. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_areas_in_Poland The river is named Wisla sure, but the railway passes over it in the Praga district, hence the Praga. River. I'm mentioning the location of the river. I could have used more clear language tho. Thanks for your criticism, I'd prefer if it was constructive and more researched next time.

[@sekritdokumint9326]

​@@Simon-Andersen Well clearly not enough. You said what you said in the video, and now you're trying to weasel out of your mistake with some skewed logic. "It depends how you define the city borders"? They are clearly defined and well known. Every single entrance to the city is clearly marked with signs and markers. You can even go to google maps, type in Gdańsk and the entire area of the city is clearly highlighted, because we exactly know where the borders are. But that is besides the point, because the size of a city is measured in population, which sure as hell is not 4th, but 6th. Again you are trying to argue with some complicated, skewed logic despite that data, just because you cannot admit you made one small mistake. It's 6th and you can find this information given by our government agencies. Your point makes absolutely no sense with the comparison of a metropolitan area and a city, these are two different entities, and you clearly claimed it to be the "4th largest city". It baffles me why you cannot just admit you were wrong on that, as you just did with the fact you should have phrased the fact about Wisła river better. But what baffles me even more is apparently the idea that you call the river where you cross it, and where the location is? Who does that? You don't say the Kazimierz river in Kraków, because you crossed the old bridge in Kazimierz district over Wisła, or you don't say the Puławy river, because you crossed the Wisła river in Puławy. You say the Vistula river, you say the Oder river, the Tiber, the Thames river. What even is this kind of logic? It's so bizarre and I have never witnessed someone speaking in such a manner. You should have said you're crossing the Vistula river from the Praga district. At least you admitted you should have said that better. And what is up my guy with that passive aggressive comment at the end? Did I hurt your feeling for pointing out you are very clearly wrong with these two things? And now pointing out your absolutely bizarre and illogical statements? Mate you - a tourist, are trying to tell a native of a country he is wrong about that country, and should do "more research", despite me knowing a great deal about it. Do you even realise how moronic that statement is? And you'd prefer "if it was constructive"? What is not constructive about pointing out you've made a really serious and bad mistake? That river is our national pride and the backbone of the country, it's like saying that Danish people speak a very backwards farmers version of Swedish. Or that Copenhagen is a German city. Would that not be a very bad thing to say, and very wrong? Obviously it would be, and I probably would have been in a bit of a trouble with the locals, but apparently it seems I'm sort of bad and rude for pointing out, that you saying that was a REALLY BAD MISTAKE on your part? It's honestly shocking how a few words pointing out merely two mistakes made you so defensive and passive aggressive. Especially that I've said you need to do the research better, not that you're doing it awfully. You clearly have a lot of knowledge about rail systems, and you even know what a TLK is, how our train stations work etc. But just pointing out, that the mistakes you made were kind bad, and you need to do that better, so you can avoid them in the future. If you cannot possibly take even the slightest bit of the most neutral critique, that is in fact well informed, because I'm a native and know a bit more, and is in a way constructive, because I'm not on a scientific debate with you, but just pointing out two mistakes (I could have just insulted you out of the blue over it, and only that would not be constructive), then maybe work with a public isn't for you, or maybe it is, but you just need to learn to suck it up, and grow from your mistakes, when people nicely pointe them out. To you - a non native.

[@Simon-Andersen]

@@sekritdokumint9326 I've quoted my source and I'll happily explain that city borders don't actually often give an accurate representation of the city as a whole. I'll take Copenhagen as an example, simple Google search will list 600k people which complelty ignores all the technically different cities that basically function as one in the entire urban area. In reality it's much more close to 1.5mil. This is excatly why I usually use the urban area metric in these videos, because it's ussualy a more accurate representation of the whole city rather than whatever municipality or city borders were drawn 100 years ago and never updated. Feel free to disagree with the river comment. Ive explained my logic and agree it could have been clearer. I thought your initial comment came across quite harsh with the "need to do better" apologies if that wasn't the intention, my repose would have been much more polite then 😅