MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 14th March, 2020) The Russian Railways company said on Saturday that it would suspend train traffic from Moscow to Berlin and Paris after Poland, a transit country, decided to close the international passenger railway service due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
On Friday, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that the country would close its borders for foreigners for 10 days over the COVID-19 pandemic, adding that the ban may be prolonged depending on the further developments.
"In accordance with the notice of [Poland's] PKP Intercity on the closure of railway traffic through the Republic of Poland from March 14-15, 2020, in order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the operation of international passenger trains is suspended until further notice ... Thus, the following trains between Moscow and Berlin, between Moscow and Paris [from March 15-19]... are canceled," the company said in a statement.
Trains from Moscow to Berlin usually operate twice a week, while those between Moscow and Paris once a week.
