New Kyiv–Chełm train to serve Zhytomyr and Lutsk
Ticket sales for train No. 123/124 began on November 11, with the inaugural service scheduled for November 28. The route will give Zhytomyr and Lutsk a new international rail link.
Ukrainian Railways has opened ticket sales for train No. 123/124 between Kyiv and Chełm, Poland. The service is due to make its first run on November 28 and will operate every other day.
Telegram channel @UkrzalInfo reported the timetable on Wednesday, November 11. On even-numbered dates, the train will leave Kyiv at 6:48 p.m., call at Zhytomyr at 9:38 p.m. and Lutsk at 4:22 a.m., and reach Chełm at 10:47 a.m.
Passengers arriving in Chełm will have connections toward Warsaw, Lublin and Poznań. Return trains will depart Chełm at 5:15 p.m. on odd-numbered dates, stop in Lutsk at 1 a.m. and Zhytomyr at 8:20 a.m., and arrive in Kyiv at 11:15 a.m.
Besides providing an international option for the two regional centers, the schedule will allow passengers to use the train for domestic journeys between Kyiv, Zhytomyr and Lutsk.