Poznań–Skandawa railway

Poznań–Skandawa railway

Rail line 353 in Wipsowo
Overview
Type Heavy rail
Status in use
Locale Poland
Kaliningrad Oblast
Termini Poznań
Skandawa and Zheleznodorozhny
Operation
Opened 1871 (1871)
Technical
Line length 389.875 km (242.257 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Electrification 3000 V DC on the section Poznań to Korsze
Operating speed 150 km/h (93 mph)
Route number 353
Route map
from Poznań Główny
Poznań Wschód
to Warsaw
to Gołańcz
Ligowiec
from Poznań Franowo freight yard
Kobylnica
Biskupice Wielkopolskie
Promno
Pobiedziska Letnisko
Pobiedziska
Lednogóra
Fałkowo
Pierzyska
from Oleśnica
Gniezno
to Gniezno Winiary
Jankowo Dolne
Trzemeszno
Wydartowo
from Orchowo
Mogilno
former line to Inowrocław
former line to Wszedzień
Kołodziejewo
Janikowo
from Znin
to Chorzów
from Chorzów
from Chorzów
to Bydgoszcz
Inowrocław
Więcławice
Wierzchosławice
Gniewkowo
Suchatówka
from Bydgoszcz
Toruń Kluczyki
Toruń Główny
to Kutno
Toruń Miasto
Toruń Wschodni
to Grudziądz
to Sierpc
Toruń Elana
Papowo Toruńskie
Turzno
Kamionki Jezioro
Rychnowo Wielkie
from Bydgoszcz
Kowalewo Pomorskie
Zieleń
Wąbrzeźno
former line to Wąbrzeźno Miasto
Książki
from Grudziądz
Jabłonowo Pomorskie
to Brodnica
former line to Nowa Wieś Szlachecka
Ostrowite koło Jabłonowa
Biskupiec Pomorski
Jamielnik
former line from Tama Brodzka
from Warsaw
Iława Główna
to Gdańsk
Rudzienice Suskie
Pikus
former line from Turza Wielka
Samborowo
former line from Miłomłyn
Ostróda
former line to Olsztynek
Lubajny
Stare Jabłonki
Biesal
Unieszewo
Naterki
from Działdowo
from Malbork
Olsztyn Zachodni
Olsztyn Główny
to Ełk
Łęgajny
Barczewo
Wipsowo
from Korniewo
Czerwonka
to Ełk
Górowo
former line from Reszel
Sątopy-Samulewo
former line to Lidzbark Warmiński
Łankiejmy
from Bartoszyce
Korsze
to Ełk
Parys
Drogosze
former line to Krymławki
Modgarby
Skandawa
Wielewo
Border Poland / Kaliningrad Oblast
Żeleznodorożnyj
to Chernyakhovsk

The Poznań–Skandawa railway is a Polish 389-kilometre long railway line, that connects Poznań with Inowrocław, Toruń, Olsztyn and further to the Polish border with Russia-Kaliningrad Oblast at Skandawa.

Opening

The line was opened in stages between 1871 and 1873.

Date Section
20 November 1871 Toruń Wschodni - Jabłonowo Pomorskie - Double track
27 December 1871 Czerwonka - Żeleznodorożnyj - Double track
26 May 1872 Poznań Wschód - Inowrocław - Single track, doubled on 1 January 1886
1 December 1872 Jabłonowo Pomorskie – Ostróda - Double track
1 December 1872 Olsztyn Główny - Czerwonka - Double track
25 March 1873 Inowrocław - Toruń Główny - Double track
15 August 1873 Toruń Główny – Toruń Wschodni - Double track
15 August 1873 Ostróda – Olsztyn Główny - Double track

Closure

The line between Korsze and Żeleznodorożnyj became single track from 1 January 1945.

On 12 March 2000 the line between Skandawa and Żeleznodorożnyj was closed to passenger traffic and on 3 April 2000 also between Korsze and Skandawa.

Electrification

Electrification took place in six stages between 1976 and 1990:

Modernisation

On 3 October 2016 PKP PLK signed a contract with ZUE for the modernisation of part of Line 353 on the section Ostrowite - Biskupiec Pomorski and Biskupiec Pomorski - Jamielnik within the project "Work on Line 353 on the section Jabłonowo Pom. - Iława - Olsztyn - Korsze". Work will start in October 2017.[1]

Usage

The line sees trains of various categories (EuroCity, Express InterCity, Intercity, TLK and regional services).

See also

References

Media related to Poznań–Skandawa railway at Wikimedia Commons

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