6 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. L04 873 Innotrans 2024, Steuerwagen 80-90 019: Falk2· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Comfortjet Sedlec: Ventura35· CC0
- 3. ČD ComfortJet coach, Děčín hl.n: RAIL P ( RAIL.PHOTOGRAPHY )· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. ČD ComfortJet test train: RealKaiserschmarren· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. Šalina ČD ComfortJet, Husitská: Matojeje· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. Šalina ČD ComfortJet, Moravské náměstí: Matojeje· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
ComfortJet is a high-speed push-pull train which is being built by Siemens Mobility and Škoda Transportation for the Czech train operator České dráhy and began operations in summer 2024. Based on the Railjet, Siemens developed its Vectrain train family. It will operate at speeds of up to 230 km/h and will replace old carriages on international EuroCity services between the Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Austria, Slovakia and Hungary and on domestic InterCity services in the Czech Republic.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- Top speed is 1.8× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 10 minutes.
- Seats 555: 11 full city buses (~50 seats each).
high-speed train: Built for 200–350 km/h on dedicated lines, like the TGV, ICE or Shinkansen.
spec sheet
- built
- —
- number built
- 20
- kind
- high-speed train
- origin
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- builders
- Siemens Mobility, Škoda Transportation
- operators
- České dráhy
- top speed
- 230 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- formation
- 1 locomotive, 9 cars
- capacity
- 555 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q122955476, Wikipedia: ComfortJet (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.