Berolina was a
named passenger train between
Warsaw
Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at ...
and
Berlin
Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...
via
Frankfurt (Oder)
Frankfurt (Oder), also known as Frankfurt an der Oder (, ; Central Marchian: ''Frankfort an de Oder,'' ) is the fourth-largest city in the German state of Brandenburg after Potsdam, Cottbus and Brandenburg an der Havel. With around 58,000 inh ...
. Introduced in 1959, it went through a number of iterations, including a short period without a name. Part of the
Interexpress network as IEx 242/243 from 1986, it became categorised as
EuroCity
EuroCity (EC) is an international Train categories in Europe, train category and brand for European inter-city rail, inter-city trains that cross international borders and meet criteria covering comfort, speed, food service, and cleanliness. E ...
trains 42 and 43 in 1992. The service was finally replaced by the
Berlin-Warszawa-Express in 2002.
Berolina is reintroduced as an ICE train from Berlin to Vienna in 2018.
The train's name, ''
Berolina
Berolina is the female personification of Berlin and the allegorical female figure symbolizing the city. One of the best-known portraits of Berolina is the statue that once stood in Alexanderplatz.
Statue
In 1871, emperor William I ordered an B ...
'', is the
Neo-Latin
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name for Berlin and the
allegorical
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female figure symbolizing the city.
History
Initially, the ''Berolina'' was operated using
DRG Class 137 diesel multiple unit
A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple-unit train powered by on-board diesel engines. A DMU requires no separate locomotive, as the engines are incorporated into one or more of the carriages. Diesel-powered single-unit railcars are also ...
s (Bauart Köln). By the 1970s, these had been replaced by a rake of coaches hauled by
DR Class 130
The DR 130 family of locomotives comprises the DR Class 130 (''DBAG Class 230''), DR Class 131 (''DBAG Class 231''), DR Class 132 (''DBAG Class 232'' as well as Classes ''233'', ''234'' and ''241'' produced through modifications) and DR Class 14 ...
locomotives.
For part of its existence, the train continued as a ''
Schnellzug
A ''Schnellzug'' is an express train in German-speaking countries. The term is used both generically and also as a specific train type. In Germany and Austria it is also referred to colloquially as a ''D-Zug'', a short form of ''Durchgangszug'' ...
'' service (D 242/243) from Berlin to Paris, France, and then returned to Berlin (as D243), in each case via the Ruhr district and Belgium. However, the name ''Berolina'' was only ever used for the section of the train's route between Warsaw and Berlin.
See also
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Vindobona (train)
The ''Vindobona'' is an international named passenger train which began service in 1957 between Berlin and Vienna via Dresden and Prague. In later years the route was extended to run from Hamburg via Berlin, Dresden, Prague, Brno and Vienna to Vill ...
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History of rail transport in Germany
The history of rail transport in Germany can be traced back to the 16th century. The earliest form of railways, wagonways, were developed in Germany in the 16th century. Modern German rail history officially began with the opening of the steam-pow ...
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History of rail transport in Poland
The history of rail transport in Poland dates back to the first half of the 19th century when railways were built under Prussian, Russian, and Austrian rule. " Divided Poland" in the 19th century was the territory of the former Polish–Lithuanian ...
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List of EuroCity services
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List of named passenger trains of Europe
This article contains lists of named passenger trains in Europe, listed by country. Listing by country does eliminate some EuroCity services from the list, but they are listed on the relevant EuroCity page for daytime trains and the EuroNight p ...
References
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External links
Private web page– about the history of the DR's international trains 1977 to 1993
– about the history of the IEx trains
– about passenger trains to and from Moscow (includes brief discussion of the ''Berolina'')
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International named passenger trains
Named passenger trains of Germany
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Railway services introduced in 1959
Railway services discontinued in 2002