Wawel (train)

*Wawel*
	PKP class SU46 with EuroCity "Wawel" ready to depart for Berlin after change of locomotives at Węgliniec in Poland (May 2012)
Overview
Service type	InterCity (IC); (1995–2006); EuroCity (EC); (2006-2014, since 2020);
Status	Active
Locale	Poland; Germany;
First service	1995
Former operators	DB Fernverkehr, PKP Intercity
Route
Termini	Przemyśl Główny/; Kraków Główny /; Wrocław Główny; ; Berlin /; Hamburg-Altona;
Service frequency	Daily
Train numbers	IC 48/49; (1995–1998); IC 42/43; (1998–2002); IC 240/241; (2002–2006); EC 240/241; (2006–2008); EC 340/341; (2008–2010); EC 248/249; (2010–2014); EC 56/57; (since 2020);
On-board services
Class	1./2.
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

Wawel is a named international express train. Introduced in 1995 as an InterCity service, it was upgraded to EuroCity category by its operators PKP Intercity and DB Fernverkehr in 2006. The service was withdrawn at the end of 2014 but reintroduced in December 2020.

In its early years, the train linked Kraków and Wrocław in Poland with Berlin and Hamburg in Germany. It was named after the Wawel, former residence of the Polish kings in Kraków. Since 2022, the eastern terminus of the line has been located further east at Przemyśl, a short distance away from the Ukrainian border.