| Szczecin鈥撆歸inouj艣cie railway | |
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| Overview | |
| Status | in use |
| Locale | Poland |
| Termini | |
| Service | |
| Type | Heavy rail |
| Route number | 401 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1882 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 100.713 km (62.580 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | 3000 V DC |
| Operating speed | 130 km/h (81 mph) |
The Szczecin鈥撆歸inouj艣cie railway is a Polish 100-kilometer long railway line, connecting Szczecin with the port in 艢winouj艣cie in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in north-western Poland, running from Szczecin D膮bie thru Goleni贸w, Wysoka Kamie艅ska, Wolin and Mi臋dzyzdroje. The line is designated as line number 401 by Polish national railway infrastructure manager PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe. The railway is part of European TEN-T route E59 from Scandinavia to Vienna, Budapest and Prague. For this reason the classification of the PLK line is also in the "first-class" category.
Opening
The line was consists of segments built by several companies during the 19th century when Pomerania along with western Poland was controlled by the German Kingdom of Prussia. The first section of the line from D膮bie (today a part of Szczecin) to Goleni贸w was built in 1882 as part of D膮bie鈥揔o艂obrzeg railway (German: Altdamm-Colberger Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft), which continues to Gryfice as the present day PKP rail line 402 (Koszalin鈭扜oleni贸w). Ten years later, the line was extended from Goleni贸w to Wolin by the Prussian Eastern Railway (Preu脽ische Ostbahn). After the nationalization of the Prussian Eastern Railway in 1888, the next section was built under the banner of Prussian state railways (Preu脽ische Staatseisenbahnen), before the end of the nineteenth century. In 1899, the line was extended to Mi臋dzyzdroje, and a year later to Swinouj艣cie. In 1901, the station in Swinouj艣cie (Ostswine) on the island of Wolin was connected by a railway ferry crossing to the today no longer existent 艢winouj艣cie Main Station (Swinem眉nde Hauptbahnhof) on the island of Usedom.
Between 1945 and 1948 trains could not operate between Rec艂aw and Wolin, because the bridge over the River Dziwna had been destroyed. Because of the Oder鈥揘eisse line, in the Potsdam Agreement the line came under the ownership of the Polish State Railways. Following the War a ferry service was started from 艢winouj艣cie to Ystad in Sweden. In 1950 the railway line was extended a short distance to 艢winouj艣cie Port, to the ferry terminal. Only a few trains travel to the port station, the majority finishing at 艢winouj艣cie station.
Electrification
In December 1979, electrification of the line from Szczecin to Goleni贸w was completed and in 1980 the rest of the line was electrified.
Route
Most of the route (93.5%), is double track.
Between the signal boxes "SDA" (on the Pozna艅鈥揝zczecin railway from / to Stargard ) and "SDC" (Szczecin鈥撆歸inouj艣cie) is a track, No. 857, which is used by trains between Goleni贸w and Stargard without having to change direction in Szczecin.
Modernization
In 2016 it is planned to modernize the Szczecin D膮bie 鈥 Kliniska and Rurka 鈥 Goleni贸w sections, which will increase line capacity and increase line speeds to 160 km/h.
Usage
Past
The German train timetable for the line shows that in 1917 the line was served by five train pairs per day between Szczecin and 艢winouj艣cie.
In 1981, 12 train pairs of passenger trains, and 5 pairs of fast trains which operated during the holiday season, operated on the line. Only 1 pair of trains ran to the station 艢winouj艣cie Port. One train pair operated to Kamie艅 Pomorski and five train pairs operated to Gryfic from Goleni贸w.
Current
The line is used by the following trains:
- Intercity trains between 艢winouj艣cie and Szczecin, continuing to various parts of Poland, including Warsaw, Wroc艂aw, Katowice and Krak贸w.
- Regional trains between 艢winouj艣cie (Port) and Szczecin, with most of these continuing to Pozna艅.
See also
References
- This article is based upon a translation of the Polish language version as of October 2016.
External links
Media related to
Railway line 401 (Poland) at Wikimedia Commons
| Szczecin鈥撆歸inouj艣cie railway | |
|---|---|
|
| |
|
| |
| Overview | |
| Status | in use |
| Locale | Poland |
| Termini | |
| Service | |
| Type | Heavy rail |
| Route number | 401 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1882 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 100.713 km (62.580 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | 3000 V DC |
| Operating speed | 130 km/h (81 mph) |
The Szczecin鈥撆歸inouj艣cie railway is a Polish 100-kilometer long railway line, connecting Szczecin with the port in 艢winouj艣cie in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in north-western Poland, running from Szczecin D膮bie thru Goleni贸w, Wysoka Kamie艅ska, Wolin and Mi臋dzyzdroje. The line is designated as line number 401 by Polish national railway infrastructure manager PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe. The railway is part of European TEN-T route E59 from Scandinavia to Vienna, Budapest and Prague. For this reason the classification of the PLK line is also in the "first-class" category.
Opening
The line was consists of segments built by several companies during the 19th century when Pomerania along with western Poland was controlled by the German Kingdom of Prussia. The first section of the line from D膮bie (today a part of Szczecin) to Goleni贸w was built in 1882 as part of D膮bie鈥揔o艂obrzeg railway (German: Altdamm-Colberger Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft), which continues to Gryfice as the present day PKP rail line 402 (Koszalin鈭扜oleni贸w). Ten years later, the line was extended from Goleni贸w to Wolin by the Prussian Eastern Railway (Preu脽ische Ostbahn). After the nationalization of the Prussian Eastern Railway in 1888, the next section was built under the banner of Prussian state railways (Preu脽ische Staatseisenbahnen), before the end of the nineteenth century. In 1899, the line was extended to Mi臋dzyzdroje, and a year later to Swinouj艣cie. In 1901, the station in Swinouj艣cie (Ostswine) on the island of Wolin was connected by a railway ferry crossing to the today no longer existent 艢winouj艣cie Main Station (Swinem眉nde Hauptbahnhof) on the island of Usedom.
Between 1945 and 1948 trains could not operate between Rec艂aw and Wolin, because the bridge over the River Dziwna had been destroyed. Because of the Oder鈥揘eisse line, in the Potsdam Agreement the line came under the ownership of the Polish State Railways. Following the War a ferry service was started from 艢winouj艣cie to Ystad in Sweden. In 1950 the railway line was extended a short distance to 艢winouj艣cie Port, to the ferry terminal. Only a few trains travel to the port station, the majority finishing at 艢winouj艣cie station.
Electrification
In December 1979, electrification of the line from Szczecin to Goleni贸w was completed and in 1980 the rest of the line was electrified.
Route
Most of the route (93.5%), is double track.
Between the signal boxes "SDA" (on the Pozna艅鈥揝zczecin railway from / to Stargard ) and "SDC" (Szczecin鈥撆歸inouj艣cie) is a track, No. 857, which is used by trains between Goleni贸w and Stargard without having to change direction in Szczecin.
Modernization
In 2016 it is planned to modernize the Szczecin D膮bie 鈥 Kliniska and Rurka 鈥 Goleni贸w sections, which will increase line capacity and increase line speeds to 160 km/h.
Usage
Past
The German train timetable for the line shows that in 1917 the line was served by five train pairs per day between Szczecin and 艢winouj艣cie.
In 1981, 12 train pairs of passenger trains, and 5 pairs of fast trains which operated during the holiday season, operated on the line. Only 1 pair of trains ran to the station 艢winouj艣cie Port. One train pair operated to Kamie艅 Pomorski and five train pairs operated to Gryfic from Goleni贸w.
Current
The line is used by the following trains:
- Intercity trains between 艢winouj艣cie and Szczecin, continuing to various parts of Poland, including Warsaw, Wroc艂aw, Katowice and Krak贸w.
- Regional trains between 艢winouj艣cie (Port) and Szczecin, with most of these continuing to Pozna艅.
See also
References
- This article is based upon a translation of the Polish language version as of October 2016.
External links
Media related to
Railway line 401 (Poland) at Wikimedia Commons