UKRAINE'S FLAGSHIP TRAIN / UZ INTERCITY PLUS FIRST CLASS FROM LVIV TO KYIV
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Hello and welcome back to Ukraine for another review on the channel!
Today we will be taking UZ's flagship service, the Intercity Plus from Lviv in the west, to the capital, Kyiv. I think you might be surprised at just how good this train is, and what it has to offer... Enjoy the video!
Date of Filming: 22/9/21
Camera: GoPro Hero 7 Black
Operator: Ukrainian Railways (UZ)
Departure: Lviv, Ukraine
Arrival: Kyiv, Ukraine
Cost: First Class Adult - 792.96 Hryvnia (£21.66, €25.68, $29.05)
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It's Львів, in Ukrainian, not Львов :)
@@artemnikulin2217 a VfB q
I visited Ukraine in July 2023 and i took this train. There was this one in the morning and i took the second leaving L'viv at noon. The train was packed mainly with women who went back to their home towns during summer. So even in these dificult times it is a life line between these big cities. The train was on time, which is usual for ukranian trains and comfortable. I highly recommend the hotdogs in the café as a snack which cost 90 hrivna (~ 2,20€). L'viv and Kyiv are two impressive cities worth a visit. Hopefully peace returns soon to the people over there!
I agree!!
10 years ago I went to Kyiv. Once this unthinkable war is over, I would love to do a two centre trip and visit Lviv and Kyiv and travel between the two with this train.
Me too! I'll definitely be going back ASAP 👌🏻
Stay strong brothers! Greetings from Polish friends! 🇵🇱❤🇺🇦
Absolutely 🙏🏻🇺🇦
Thanks, Ukraine grateful for your support 🇺🇦❤️🇵🇱
Dziękujemy bardzo wszystkim Polakom za pomoc i wsparcie dla Ukraińców. Polacy to niesamowici ludzi. Kocham od całego serca ❤👍
@@borynets brat nie zostawia brata w potrzebie! Trzymajcie się, jesteśmy z wami!!! 🇵🇱🇺🇦❤️
@@kk007pl 🙏 bardzo dziękuję 👍
Watching all of your beautiful Ukraine videos is just heartbreaking in the current climate. Knowing the very train from Kyiv to Lviv you reviewed became an evacuation life-saver is gut wrenching. Thanks for showing us this beautiful country as only you can.
I know right. Very sad. I can't wait to go back although I know it'll be very different 🥲
Great train and good luck for our eastern neighbours! Hope that your borders will remain untouched! 👍
Completely agree 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
Thank you very much for your kind words.
Thank you very much, brother! We in Ukraine stand for all europeans.
Unfortunately, they have been "touched" 8 years ago and things are only getting worse.
did not age well
Stay strong Ukrainian brothers, greetings from Poland! Will definitely watch it when I have time, these trains actually serve as Intercity services to Polish Przemyśl.
Я вчу українську мову, bit still have long way to go (potential work reasons)
Absolutely yes 😁
Привіт, друже :)
@@ximmanate2154 Witaj Druhu :)
Qbel! Дуже дякую за твої добрі побажання українцям! Bardzo dziękujemy za życzenia dla Ukraińców!
Stunning country!
Definitely 🥰
Ein schöner Zug und schöne Städte.
Ein schönes Land.❤️👍
Great video. The Ukraine is on my list of countries to visit. God bless the Ukraine and her peoples, keep them and their borders safe and secure. Steve
Agree Steve! And it's just Ukraine, not 'the' Ukraine. 🇺🇦
Sorry Ukraine. God bless her@@NonstopEurotrip
Thanks for this great video. My first impressions were how clean it was, especially the windows. Secondly how quiet and respectful all the passengers were. Thirdly it was so nice to see you eating a healthy, nutricious breakfast!! Pepsi and donuts....go boy!!
I had Mc Donalds on the other train 🫡
Mmm...Pepsi and jelly-filled doughnuts! Breakfast of champions! 😂
Oh absolutely 😂
Thanks for showing us this trip. Love to all in Ukraine right now. I hope to travel there one day, and look forward to visiting a free, democratic and peaceful Ukraine, safe from internal strife and external aggression 🇺🇦
Absolutely agree 👍🏻😊
Great Vlog and love these train sets...modern with clean coaches. Cant wait until its safe to come to Ukraine to try them all out! Love Ukraine! #SlavaUkraine!
Very nice trains these are. Beautiful trains. Keep up the good work as always ☺️
Thank you Andrew 🙏🏻
@@NonstopEurotrip You're more welcome :)
These trains were supplied by Hyundai Rotem, and initially they had problem with the bogies developing cracks in the frame,
and Hyundai was blaming Ukraine rail tracks weren't as smooth as specified.
I guess they solved that problem.
I guess 😂
Yes , looks comfortable . Thanks ! 🤩🤩🤩👍👍👍
Absolutely 🙏🏻
Hey there, друже (my friend in Ukrainian). I got a lot of joy, seeing your reactions to our different kinds of trains. For your info, previously, our rail network UZ was completely neglected and only recently (starting from 2020) politicians decided to initiate something really serious to develop our rail networks. There going to be the purchase of 30 new high speed trains, a lot of modern coaches and the upgrade of rail construction and infrastructure of the stations. Hope that you will make a new full scale review of Ukrainian new trains in maybe 5 or 6 years, and our rail network will impress you much more (positively). Elektrychkas are a total shame of our country and don’t even know if I should watch your review to them. I will be ashamed AF. But thank you very much for your honest opinion and feedback concerning our rail network. Hope we (Ukrainians) do not look and will not look like savages in the eyes of Western people. Greetings from Poltava (Central Ukraine) 😊😇
Каэшна, Шкоды и Хёндэ же при Зеленском приобрели, лол.
Thank you friend! I bloody love your country and I hope the recent events settle down so I can come back this year 🙏🏻🇺🇦
@@NonstopEurotrip Uhhh, i hope, but it's not up to us, it's up to crazy neighbor on the letter R on the east. Let's hope for the better
@@ximmanate2154 I stand with you 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
@@NonstopEurotrip thanks a lot 😊😇
Very interesting trip report!! Good value for the money. Comfortsbke seats!!
Lviv and Kyiv are beautiful cities.
Thank you Max for sharing. Hope your exploring was enjoyable😀😀♥️♥️
Absolutely, and wonderful country, I just hope it settles down soon 🙏🏻🇺🇦
@@NonstopEurotrip I agtee!#
Thansk for the ride ... good price ticket.
Absolutely yes 😁
Great trip report
Thank you 🙏🏻
Thank you for video about my birth country Ukraine and my town Kyiv and Lviv, its very needful in this time to see as Ukraine was before the war and how she is changed now to all people around the world.
I hope to come back as soon as possible, I love it! We stand with you brother 🙏🏻 Слава Україні! 🇺🇦
Was pleasantly surprised to see such a high standard of product offering in Ukraine. Worth a visit surely. 👍
It absolutely is 😊
Great video as usual! Yes, I use to catch this Intercity often, mainly between Kyiv to Lviv, and also to Kharkiv, comfortable coaches, and a great relationship between price and service. Preordered meals are good enough for the price. Now waiting for Chernobyl video.
Thank you! Not long to wait 😃
Thank you for the video!
You're welcome 😀
Well done as usual!
Thank you Andrew 🙏🏻
Great video as always and Indeed, it's a huge upgrade for commuters in terms of features as well as comfort and not only this intercity train is loaded with features but also with food too and that's the part I liked the most, you know taking a sip of coffee and watching beautiful scenery out of the window is really a pleasuring experience. And eagerly waiting for Chernobyl video.
Thanks Rahill! These aren't commuter trains but the premier fast trains used for long distance services! You're right about having some food and drink while relaxing watching the scenery go by though ☺️
@@NonstopEurotripoh, I see, looks like I got confused here and can't wait to get some radioactive vibes.. 😂
@@rahill-95 Coming up on Monday 😂
It's tragic to realize that much of this is being destroyed.
😥
Blame the war mongers in the war machine NATO! And the arms industry, not to forget.
@@peterwilson9699 take a break on the conspiracy theories bro
@@peterwilson9699Not that NATO destroyed anything there. Without the Russian invasion there wouldn't be any war in Ukraine. First Crimea, then Luhansk and Donetsk. Maybe they should give up anything without questioning, and just live under Russian occupation - that wouldn't be warmongering, according to even the dumbest people's standards.
No, all objects presented in the video are working now, sometimes were repaired
Great video !!
Thanks 👍🏻
Great video. I do love how you are friends with your "competitors" and promote each others videos. I can't wait for the Chernobyl video. From the previews, it looks like it's fantastic.
I don't see them as competition, we're just good friends 👌🏻 Thank you and Chernobyl was amazing! ☢️🙏🏻
Awesome!
Yes yes ☺️
WoW! That cafe car's snacks shop is so cool... that's what it should look like to be called a "cafe car"..
😎😎😎
I rode from Kyiv to Kharkiv in 2019 and it must’ve been the same type of train. Quite comfortable
Totally agree. I hope to do it again ASAP. When permitted 😞
Beautiful, thank you and best wishes. from Connecticut. US.
Thank you 🙏🏻
Great video- thanks.
Ah...the "breakfast of champions" A Pepsi and a tub of donuts. Glad to see you are eating healthy!!
Absolutely 🙏🏻🇺🇦😂
Fantastic video! During my school trip in 2017, I traveled by this train from Przemyśl to Lviv and in return. But on that time I traveled in second class. Still, this train amazed me. It was modern and comfortable. Heck, even the toilets were clean, which I hardly would expect from the train in Ukraine. I wish I could ride this train one more time.
Haha excellent! 😁🇺🇦
@Dan White you've obviously never been on an old Ukrainian train 😂
A very wonderful, wonderful video blog style has become a very nice one, may the press be forever
Glad you enjoyed it 😁
Another nice vid. Very much looking forward to the Chernobyl videos!
Thank you Sonja! I'm excited to share it 😊
Liked your station captions transitioning from Cyrillic to Latin!
Glad you liked it 😊
Thank you for interesting video
Glad you enjoyed it 🙂
i love your videos
Thanks dude ☺️
Really interesting 👌
Thanks 👍🏻
yes great ride...i will go!!
Maybe not right now!
Very good slightly different format
👍🏻😃
I wanted to be journeying around Kyiv next week. Thank you for the video. My stomache clenched at Bucha. Ukraine will prevail and we'll get to have our train safari then.
Absolutely 💯😁
Thank you, nonstop eurotrip! So, two parts: your video and the trip itself. Your video is, as always, wonderful. I really like your way of filming and presenting stations and everything in fact. On the other hand, it's very difficult, for a country I don't know like Ukraine, to get an idea of the trip you took. So several things. First, the station. It's a huge inconvenience for me when there is no lift in a station: it's true, what an idea, with all the luggage and all the health concerns that people may have, heart, respiratory or others, than to put a lift? The elevator is a fundamental point in a station, just like the presence of a fast food chain that I love. I also like the interconnection between train and metro, RER, tramway etc etc. Afterwards, the landscapes that you showed me do not move me at all. I'm not sure what to think of the seats you took. I think the locomotive is much more beautiful than the wagons it carries or the wagon you sat in. I find that the locomotive is very beautiful, 21st century, while the interior dates from the 1970s, well, much older. Finally, I have a mixed opinion on your trip, what. Otherwise, you always film very well and you delight me a lot. A huge thank you to you, nonstop eurotrip. By the way, did you sleep well at the hotel? And Superlabs didn't show up on the train?
What a lovely comment Louis! Superalbs was there with me the whole time ☺️ It's a very different train culture, so I was surprised they were so similar, like a multiple unit. And yes you're right there wasn't much to see en route. See ya! 🇺🇦
Nice train
Absolutely is 😊
Great video! Thank you very much for traveling through my country!
You're welcome, I love Ukraine 😎
Hyundai Rotem manufactured some of Metrolink's newer cars here in California, they and the Intercity Plus share the same faucet!
Interesting!!!
Well actually Ukraine’s flagship is Tarpan , it’s another intercity train made by Ukraine’s factory, we’ve got only two of them but their top speed is 200 km per hour
I have done Tarpan too on Kyiv-Odessa, video will be coming up soon 😊
@@NonstopEurotrip is it still coming or did you decide to postpone it due to the war?
@@NonstopEurotrip hello?
@@Mike-ukr Postponed, sorry!
Why am I getting recommended this now? 🙂 Anyways, love the video, I really like the design of the train. It reminds me of the sc44 chargers in America for some reason....
Thank you! Check out my others too 🙂
Ничего себе!
This is a beautiful vidéo!I hope peace comes back to Ukaine soon.....Slava Ukraini!Bonjour de Québec au Canada.....
Wonderful country, would love to visit someday, but its a little too ‘hot’ right now for me. Ill give it 10/15 years
Hopefully it'll all settle down soon 🙏🏻
UZ is in positive balance this year, lots of new pax trainsets are ordered this year
Good to hear!!
@@NonstopEurotrip Hope you like Ukraine! Nice vids you have!
Sadly not running this end of February 2022.
For obvious reasons
Nice development. When I was there the fast day train from Lviv to Kyiv was locomotive hauled, but also in quite comfortable cars, and I found it good value for money.
Absolutely yes, I believe they do still run a fast loco hauled day service too 🇺🇦
@@NonstopEurotrip These Huyndai trains have replaced those loco-hauled trains, which have been moved to serve other routes. But you still have the old-fashioned night trains, so if you are nostalgic you can refresh your memory how it feels to travel in a squeaky old car with no air conditioning :)
BTW, the fast trains are also profitable as long as they are more than 70%-full.
Same train manufacturer as the newest Metrolink Cars here in the western part of the states!
Slightly different tho!
US citizen here. I've been looking to travel to Ukraine now. After looking at all the train options do you think it's better to take the 19 hour over night train from Poland to Kyiv or go from Poland to Lviv then catch this high speed line. I really like the look of first class and and being able to walk between the cars. Great video.
Definitely best not to go right now.
Hello! Average monthly wage in Ukraine in December 2021 was 17453 Hyrvna. It`s 625$. ;) But you are right, it`s small monthly salary.
Thank you 🙏🏻
Britain's narrower loading gauge really gets shown up on international trains like this with the additional space and comfort on offer. If only they'd listened to Brunel..
Onboard Café looked well stocked..
Lviv looks stunning.
Would agree with all this Mark 👍🏻
But the 1435mm gauge is standard in most of Europe and the one in former Soviet countries is just 1520mm so not massively more. Yet they are able to put 5 seats next to each other. I guess it’s more to do with horizontal clearances.
17:40 we know what that means now. 😮
😟
Looks more like an regional train. But i wish just the best to ukraine.
Probaly u can make a Video from the route Vienna-Kyiv. Would be amazing
It's on my plan, when things settle down! 🇺🇦
Since this train has a cafe carriage i don't think this supposed to be regional train at any point..
Good work, very special video to watch especially since the war is going on, what a peaceful and beautiful country Ukraine, now destroyed by the invader
Couldn't agree more. And I'd urge everyone to visit when it's possible again, amazing country 🇺🇦
No seats in cafe?
Looks a fascinating country. I want to visit Chernobyl at some point just to get some perspective on the fallout of that disaster which i remember well. Another enjoyable video .Nice train and good to see traditional controls in the loo for water soap etc.
Absolutely is! Chernobyl was honestly one of my most memorable experiences ever 😃
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Small notice: not Львов, but Львів.
🙈🙈🙈
I really hope to visit Ukraine some day ... Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
✌🏻✌🏻😀😀
Very good video and train from UZ. But at the start I notised one mistake not "Львов" - Lvov, it's russian language, now city named from 1991 like "Львів" - Lviv, this is on ukrainian. All your videos so cool, I believe when war will end, you make some videos from my country again)
My apologies 😟
will you ever visit georgia?
I may 🤗
Lovely video. I am trying to book ticket for this intercity flagship train from Lyiv to Kyiv too but not able to. Even the website you recommended is not helpful. How do i make sure i am booking tickets for me and my family on this particular train? Please help
These are only bookable through Ukrainian railways currently
@@NonstopEurotrip Oh ok. I will check it out. I do have one more question please. I am in Uzhhorod but driving to Lyiv from Uzhhorod only because I am severely claustrophobic and the sleeper train cabins from Uzhhorod to Kyiv are really too small. But i found this intercity Plus to be more spacious looking (even though its seats) Is that right? So I am planning to drive to Lyiv and from there this train to Kyiv. But one more question there is no tunnel on the way from Lyiv to Kyiv right? Thanks for your help
Slava Ukrainii
Let’s all hope that the Ukraine remains independent despite the threats
Without other countries/NATO help, it's gonna be tough
Absolutely 🙏🏻🇺🇦
Украина сама ищет конфликта! А вообще, смешно читать что-то о "независимости" Украины 😄 Украину породил СССР!
@@user-xr1bu8hi5v i don't get it what is funny?
What Russia did in Crimea and is now trying in eastern Ukraine
will not happen again in other part of this country be sure !!!
@@highjump464 they can buy selling off the eastern part of the country
Where is Superalbs gone? I haven't seen new videos on his channel
He's taking a break. He'll be back soon with a vengeance! 👌🏻
Good looking train. Much more comfortable than the new Hitachi units we have in the UK. With upright seats hard as wood. But will the railway be damaged if the Russians invade
I hope not! On both counts and yes, much nicer than an 800 obvs 😅
@@NonstopEurotrip Well. 3 weeks on and unfortunately sadly I was proved right. I could see this coming. A useful point is the 5ft gauge is counter to what Ukraine needed, European gauge would be better as it stops Russian trains using the lines and better ables the Ukrainians to supply direct from Europe. Railways were originally designed in Europe with Military supply in mind. and you will find most of the main routes were built with that in mind. Ukraines railways would also have been designed with that in mind. so it will be easy for Russia to use them to supply their convoys
Thanks to refer to the excellent channel of Superalb, but sadly he has been posting much less recently
Don't worry, he will be back soon! 🥰
❤😂❤
MY DAD LIVES IN DUBNO
Thank you! Can you make a video about Russian or Kazakhstani trains? They also have interesting and comfortable trains like Sapsan, Lastochka(Russia) and Tulpar-Talgo(Kazakhstan). Both countries have good sleeper trains and commuter trains(Electrichka).
When we're allowed back in!!!
It's so sad what Putin's doing to such a lovely country. It would have been nice to see it in person. When you went through Bucha, that was especially heartbreaking, considering the massacre that happened there.
Absolutely 🥺
Hryvnia hryvnia
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15:04 eh... UZ said they made 113 millions of grivna of pure profit last year. But not like that's something nice thing to happen, if they have it - they didn't spend it on something like track repairs
They definitely didn't 🤣
14:13 nightmare material
😂😂😂
I hope this was traveling was done before all the unrest in that country. Please, please be careful.
Of course, I spent 6 weeks in Ukraine with my friend last summer 🇺🇦
Is this an IC train?
Intercity Plus
I assume this was filmed before the war. I can understand how a big nation feels envy on a country at irs borders functioning so well - but that is no reason to attack ! I would try to use many of the ideas and take council from those doing better.
Yes, and I can't wait to go back!
Терр ответьте на вопрос, чем Украина лучше России? Это первое, а второе, по вашей логике Россия бы уже давно бы напала на приблатов или Скандинавию
Looking at the schedules right now there are increased frequency westbound away from Ukraine with the risk of being targeted by Iranian Shahed 131 & 136 Kamikaze drones in the Lviv Yard area due it being used for Supply trains from there to the eastern Donbass region front.
I hope not!
SOLD. ♥
😃
Considering Ukraine's sitaution, it's a shame that the best trains we have are just 1-2 decades old used/upgraded trains from western European states.
Greetings from Hungary
You have new Stadler KISS sets ☺️
@@NonstopEurotrip And so what? Hundreds, if not thousands of old, faulty locomotives from the 60's or 70's still make up the majority of the hungarian trains. Hell, if the good old V43 series, or the M41 series didn't exist, we would still use steam locomotives.
@@NonstopEurotrip take a look at this: ruclips.net/video/9kXD6T1RuKM/видео.html This is a fairly common occurence
@@mastermindd now that WOULD be fun 😅
@@NonstopEurotrip Well, some 424s are still operational, so you can never know... 😏
As a Korean, looks so famaliar lol Might have shared a same parts bin with our high speed trains of that time. Hope all of the nascent powertrain issues got resolved.
Probably 😋
На майбутнє .
Це побажання для УКРЗАЛІЗНИЦІ .
Було б добре щоб Hunday в таких потягах робив спеціальні двері
(з підйомником) і місця для транспортування (вхід --вихід) людей інвалідів .
Щоб для неповносправних був один спец.туалет.
Щоб в такому потязі були місця для транспортування велосипедів і перевезення домашніх тварин в клітках .
Всього цього на разі в цих Хюндаях. нема .
Також великий мінус бачити не повністю покриті дахом перони які можна вже покривати сонячними панелями , що може забезпечити Київський вокзал дармовою електрикою а пасажирам додати комфорту і зручності .
І останнє .
Невже ми повинні віддавати сотні міліонів $ на закупівлю таких поїздів , в той час як в нас стільки людей без роботи , як проектанти , інжинери , конструктори , і є виробничі можливості .
Хоба це по господарськи ,
Isn't Tarpan (Intercity+), completely manufactured in Ukraine, the flagship train now? Capable of 220 km/h but operational up to 180 km/h. When i travelled from Kyiv back to Lviv in 2018 i used it both times. Last time i used Hyundai on this route was in 2017. It's definitely newer, faster and more comfortable than Hyundai. Next time you can take Tarpan to Lviv from Kyiv, maybe its only used for evening routs.
When we were there, the 2 Tarpan sets were running Kyiv-Odessa, so we did that instead! Max 160kmh. Also sold as normal Intercity, not plus 🤷🏻♂️🇺🇦👍🏻
@@NonstopEurotrip Fair enough, haven't travel with Ukrainian flagship training for almost 5 years now :).
Hello...
Very nice train - modern. When driving at 160km/h ,it is quite comfortable inside. A bit from the inside , it resembles our Pendolino (Alstom) , or Sapsan (Siemens) Velaro Rus .
Greetings from Poland
Built by Hyundai Rotem in Korea. The same company that makes the most advanced production tank in the world called K-2. Poland should buy them to defend Poland from Putin's aggression. Maybe Ukraine should have bought tanks before trains too.
The Pendolino is a much better train! Especially the PKPIC EIP 😍
@@NonstopEurotrip The real Pendolino is definitely better , and the one that runs in Poland is a trimmed version ...
The name Pendolino means a pendulum , i.e a tilting box , it is a useful system when cornering at higher speed .
There are no such tilting box trains in Polisch rolling stock , but Sapsan probably already has it (Velaro Rus)
Before the war.........
Why are the seat that way on the other side of train 😳
They just are Jill 🤷🏻♂️😂
UKRANIA 🇺🇦 TRAIN 🚄💖😃🙏🏻😇
On my opinion Tarpan looks better -w-
I agree!
Did you buy the postcard you send to me during that stay in Lviv? I looked the history of the city up. Nice city with a history of a lot of different cultures.
I did 😁
Yeah with the prices you see definitely that’s the poorest country in Europe
From my experience travelling there, Georgia and Armenia seem poorer...