People from the Ukraine can now use Deutsche Bahn long-distance trains from Poland to Germany free of charge.

The railway announced this on Sunday.

You have to show your Ukrainian passport or ID card at the ticket office

"This is intended to make it easier for refugees to continue their journey from the border," says the company's official press release.

The railway is in close contact with the authorities and the partner railways.

Up to six Eurocity long-distance trains run daily from Poland to Germany, all via the Frankfurt/Oder border crossing.

The long-distance trains have their starting points in Warsaw, Gdansk, Przemysl (border to Ukraine)/Krakow, Vienna/Wroclaw.

Previously, the federal railways in Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia had already enabled Ukrainian citizens to travel by train free of charge in the respective country.