Warsaw–Gdańsk railway
The Warsaw–Gdańsk railway is a 323-kilometre-long (201 mi) Polish railway line, that connects Warsaw with Iława, Malbork, Tczew, Gdańsk and further along the coast to Gdynia.
Opening
[edit]The line was opened in stages between 1852 and 1877. Today's Line 9 was created separately in the Russian zone and German zone. It was built as part of the Prussian Eastern Railway linking Berlin with Königsberg (today's Kaliningrad).
| Date | Section |
|---|---|
| 6 August 1852 | Gdańsk - Tczew |
| 12 October 1857 | Tczew - Malbork |
| 1 September 1876 | Malbork - Iława |
| 1877 | Iława - Warsaw |
The line is double track throughout. The last single-track section between Mikolajki Pomorskie and Malbork was doubled to two tracks in 1967.[1]
Electrification
[edit]Electrification took place in six stages between 1969 and 1985:
- 1969 - electrification of section Gdańsk - Tczew
- 1972 - electrification of section Warsaw - Nasielsk
- 1983-1985 - electrification of section of Nasielsk - Tczew [2]
Modernisation
[edit]Between 2006 and 2014 the line was completely modernised and made suitable for passenger trains to travel at 200 km/h (120 mph) (160 km/h (100 mph) for trains without ETCS) and 120 km/h (75 mph) for freight trains with axle loads of 22.5 tonnes or more. Before modernisation speed on the line was between 80 and 120 km/h (50 and 75 mph). The cost of modernisation cost about PLN 10 billion,[3][4] which gives an approximate cost of PLN 31 million per kilometer of the route. The modernisation allowed the fastest train from Warszawa Centralna station to reach Gdańsk Główny station in 2 hours and 25 minutes[5].
Usage
[edit]The line sees trains of various categories.
- Express InterCity Premium, Express InterCity[6], Intercity and TLK services along the whole route[7]
- Regional services[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ History of Line 9
- ^ History of Line 9
- ^ "E65 Północ - z wychylnym pudłem czy bez?".
- ^ "Portal Kolejowy NaKolei.pl - Wiadomości: Transport, Rynek kolejowy, Pociągi".
- ^ "2 godziny i 25 minut. Rekordowo szybkie Pendolino z Warszawy do Gdańska". Rynek Kolejowy (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- ^ "Rozkładowe pociągi wagonowe na 200 km/h od 15 grudnia". Rynek Kolejowy (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-01-02.
- ^ "Od 15 grudnia więcej pociągów. Po raz pierwszy jedziemy bezpośrednio do Pragi, stolicy Czech". www.gdansk.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-01-02.
- ^ "Rozkład jazdy pociągów". polregio.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- This article is based upon a translation of the Polish language version as of October 2016.
External links
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Media related to Railway line 9 (Poland) at Wikimedia Commons
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