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Company type | Joint-stock company [1] |
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Founded | 1992 [1] |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Czech Republic; Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland |
Services | Rail passenger transport |
Parent | GW JIHOTRANS a.s. [1] |
Website |
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GW Train Regio is a Czech railway company mainly engaged in the operation of passenger rail transport on regional lines.
The company was formed from the passenger divisions of Viamont, a Czech rail operator. In 2008, Viamont Regio a.s. was established, to separate Viamont's freight and passenger operations, a process which was completed by 2011.
In December 2011, the company was purchased by the IDS building corporation a.s., who renamed the business to its current name, GW Train Regio. [2]
The company was purchased again in 2014, by ČSAD JIHOTRANS a.s., [3] [4] who were renamed to GW JIHOTRANS a.s. in 2015. [1]
GW Train Regio serve 5 regions: [5]
This region operates service 145, from Sokolov to Kraslice, [6] and service 149, which runs from Karlovy Vary to Bečov nad Teplou, and Mariánské Lázně. [7]
GW Train Regio operate route R25, from Plzeň to Most, under a 10-year contract from the Czech Ministry of Transport. [8] This route uses former DB Class 628.2 trains, [9] which were purchased from DB, and refurbished in 2016. [10]
South Bohemia operate 229 km of routes, under a 15-year contract from the Czech Ministry of Transport. [11] These routes were due to commence operation under GWTR in December 2016, after winning the contract, above Arriva, and České dráhy, [12] [13] however, due to a legal challenge from ČD, this was delayed until December 2017. [14]
GW Train Regio operate 3 routes in Hradec Králové Region, route 045, a 10 km route from Svoboda nad Úpou to Trutnov (where it connects with České dráhy trains to Hradec Králové and Prague), [15] as well as 2 international routes to Poland - line D26, which operates between Trutnov and Sędzisław, and D28, which connects Adršpach and Wałbrzych. [16] [17]
GW Train Regio operate route 313 in the Moravian-Silesian Region, a 20 km route between Milotice nad Opavou and Vrbno pod Pradědem. [18]
GW Train Regio operate several types of trains, these include former Deutsche Bahn Class 628.2 trains, purchased and refurbished in 2016, [9] [10] which operate route R25, whilst other services are operated by Siemens-Duewag RegioSprinter trains, which were completely refurbished by CZ Loko [19] adding air-conditioning, plug sockets, WiFi and a toilet. [20] The fleet also contains some refurbished ČD Class 810s, as well as a few other second hand trains. In the past, the carrier operated one Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1 marked as a series 650. [21] Later Stadler's railcar is sold to Germany.
Picture | Class | Type Name | Number Owned | Comments | Reference |
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654 | Siemens-Duewag RegioSprinter RVT | 15 | [21] [22] [23] | ||
810 | 6 | [21] | |||
814.5 | 1 | [21] | |||
817 | Kolzam RegioVan | 2 | Formally Koleje Śląskie class SA109 | [24] [21] | |
845 | DB Class 628 | 2 | Formally DB Class 628.2 | [21] [9] [10] |