GW Train Regio

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GW Train Regio a.s.
Company type Joint-stock company [1]
Founded1992 [1]
Headquarters
Ústí nad Labem
,
Czech Republic
Area served
 Czech Republic; Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
ServicesRail passenger transport
Parent GW JIHOTRANS a.s. [1]
Website www.gwtr.cz
RegioSprinter regional train 2018-02-09 (234) Frankenfels - Sudbohmen.jpg
RegioSprinter regional train

GW Train Regio is a Czech railway company mainly engaged in the operation of passenger rail transport on regional lines.

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History

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]

Services

GW Train Regio serve 5 regions: [5]

Karlovy Vary Region

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]

Route R25 Plzeň-Most

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 Bohemian Region

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]

Hradec Králové Region

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]

Moravian-Silesian Region

GW Train Regio operate route 313 in the Moravian-Silesian Region, a 20 km route between Milotice nad Opavou and Vrbno pod Pradědem. [18]

Fleet

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.

PictureClassType NameNumber OwnedCommentsReference
Nadrazi Prachatice 01.jpg 654 Siemens-Duewag RegioSprinter RVT15 [21] [22] [23]
GW TRAIN REGIO 810492 20190116.jpg 810 6 [21]
Motorova jednotka 814 GWTR.jpg 814.5 1 [21]
SA109-011 Koleje Slaskie.JPG 817 Kolzam RegioVan 2Formally Koleje Śląskie class SA109 [24] [21]
GWTrain928 319-2 Plzen.jpg 845 DB Class 628 2Formally DB Class 628.2 [21] [9] [10]

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  2. ↑ "News in Brief". Railway Gazette. 12 February 2012. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
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  6. ↑ "145: Sokolov - Kraslice" (PDF). GW Train Regio. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "149: Karlovy Vary - Mariánské Lázně" (PDF). GW Train Regio. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "Private operator awarded subsidised long-distance passenger contract". Railway Gazette. 3 Aug 2016. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
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  10. 1 2 3 "World rolling stock market July 2016". Railway Gazette. 31 July 2016. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
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