Number of passengers carried by Leo Express grows
Over 1.83 million passengers in the first half of the year alone, 130% more than last year
Prague, August 22, 2024 - In the first half of 2024, Leo Express trains carried more than 1,831,000 passengers. The number of passengers increased by 130% compared to the previous year. The number of train kilometers also increased to 2.32 million.
In the first six months, Leo Express increased its passenger volume by 130% compared to the same period last year. In total, it carried over 1,831,000 passengers on commercial lines, regional lines and including passengers within the IDS (Integrated Transport System) of the Bratislava region. These included 108,425 children, 358,512 students, 154,625 senior citizens, 19,726 wheelchair users and 5,699 cyclists.
More traveling in the Czech Republic and abroad, increasing numbers in the Danube region
There is a growing interest in traveling within the Czech Republic between Prague and Moravia and vice versa, but also further to Slovakia and Poland. The regional line in the Orlicko region, which is connected to the commercial lines, and the new regional line in Slovakia between Bratislava and Komárno also contribute significantly to the number of passengers. In six months, Leo Express has transported over one million passengers on this line, including 400,000 within the Integrated Transport System of the Bratislava region, and interest in this line continues to grow after the arrival of the new carrier.
In the first half of the year, Leo Express recorded a total of 2.32 million train kilometers. This represents an increase of 43.5% compared to the first half of last year.
Contact for media
Emil Sedlařík, phone: +420 773 740 512, e-mail: [email protected]
Leo Express is a private transport operator that has been providing rail and bus passenger services in Central Europe since 2012. In the Czech Republic, it primarily operates on the commercial route Prague – Olomouc – Ostrava, with selected train services continuing to Prešov in Slovakia or Kraków in Poland. The network is complemented by bus connections to Ukraine, which link with train services. Since December 2019, Leo Express has also operated regional trains in the Pardubice region in the Czech Republic, and in December 2023, the company took over regional rail services on the busiest Slovak line, Bratislava – Komárno. The company already has experience in the German market, where it operated train services between Berlin and Stuttgart from 2017 to 2020. For 2026, new connections are planned from Prague via Olomouc to Bratislava, from Kraków to Warsaw, as well as from Przemyśl via Kraków and Prague to Frankfurt and Frankfurt Airport. Together with its main shareholder, the Spanish state railways Renfe, it plans strong growth in Europe in the coming years, both in commercial routes and in public service obligations.
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