Two electric trains of the 675 EJ series were purchased
Ukrzaliznytsia Southern Railways in preparation for the
UEFA Euro 2012 soccer championship for
EUR 39.9 million. They were to be the first of a series of between 50 and 60 trains intended to reorganize inter-regional passenger traffic, however no further units were purchased. The trains were used on a series of routes, centered around Kharkiv reaching
Donetsk,
Dnipro,
Kyiv,
Luhansk,
Mariupol and
Simferopol. Following the 2014
Russian occupation of Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk, the trains served mainly the route between Kharkiv and Kyiv, gradually extended westwards towards
Vinnytsia and
Ternopil. In April 2021 the trainsets were undergoing major repairs in Ukrzaliznytsia's own
Kyiv Electric Car Repair Plant and by the Czech Škoda manufacturer in the
Czech Republic. One of the two trains will be providing an additional 2023 around-Christmas-time service on Kyiv-Lviv route.
Characterization and electric equipment The electric multiple unit consists of two
power cars and four trailer cars in between. It has at total of 623 seats, of which 46 are first class (on the second floor of power cars), 577 are second class. The trains are equipped with 4 lifts for wheelchairs and special toilets. Car bodies made of aluminium. The total traction power is 4,000 kW (8 induction motors of 500 kW each). ==References==