Poznań–Szczecin railway
| Poznań–Szczecin railway | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Status | in use | ||
| Locale | Poland | ||
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| Type | Heavy rail | ||
| Route number | 351 | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1846 | ||
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| Line length | 213 km (132 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | 3000 V DC | ||
| Operating speed | 150 km/h (93 mph) | ||
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The Poznań–Szczecin railway is a Polish 213-kilometre long railway line, that connects Poznań with Krzyż Wielkopolski, Stargard Szczecinski and further to Szczecin. The railway is part of European TEN-T route E59 from Scandinavia to Vienna, Budapest and Prague.
Opening
In May 1846 the Berlin-Stettiner Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft (BSE), decided to use the section from Szczecin to Stargard, which was an extension of the line from Berlin to Szczecin, which opened three years earlier.
On 4 March 1846, after approval of the project by King Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Hohenzollern, a concession for the construction of the line in the direction of Poznan by a joint stock company called Stargard Posener-Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft (SPE) was granted. Construction began on 20 March 1846 from Stargard. Other sections of the line opened in:
August 1847 from Stargard to Dobiegniew; June 1848 from Dobiegniew to Krzyż; July 1848 from Krzyż to Wronki and Szamotuł; August 1848 from Krzyż to Poznan Wola and Poznan Jeżyce.
The first train arrived in Poznan on 10 August 1848.
In 1856 the last part of the line was put into operation, between Jeżyc to Poznan Głowny. This joined with the newly built line of Wroclaw. In the meantime, in 1851, in Krzyż a railway junction established with the subsequent line from Berlin to Kaliningrad (known as the Ostbahn). The line from Stargard / Szczecin was the first that came to Poznan.
In 1918 (or 1919), the southern part of the line became part of the newly formed state - Second Polish Republic. Border stations were: Kreuz (Krzyż) on the German side and Drawski Młyn on the Polish side. In 1936 a peripheral goods line opened between Szczecin Dąbie and Szczecin Głowny.
Electrification
The line from Poznan was the first line in Szczecin and the current West Pomeranian Province to be electrified. Dates of electrification of the line are:
- June 1975 between Poznan Główny and Rokietnica;
- September 1977 between Rokietnica and Krzyż;
- July–August 1978 between Krzyż and Stargard Szczeciński;
- December 1978 between Stargard Szczeciński and Szczecin Główny.
Usage
The line is used by the following service(s):
- Intercity services Swinoujscie - Szczecin - Stargard - Krzyz - Poznan - Kutno - Warsaw - Bialystok / Lublin - Rzeszow - Przemysl
- Intercity services Swinoujscie - Szczecin - Stargard - Krzyz - Poznan - Leszno - Wroclaw - Opole - Katowice - Krakow - Rzeszow - Przemysl
- Intercity services Szczecin - Stargard - Krzyz - Poznan - Kutno - Lowicz - Lodz - Krakow
- Intercity services Szczecin - Stargard - Krzyz - Pila - Bydgoszcz - Torun - Kutno - Lowicz - Warsaw - Lublin - Rzeszow - Przemysl
- Intercity services Gorzow Wielkopolski - Krzyz - Poznan - Ostrow Wielkopolski - Lubliniec - Czestochowa - Krakow
- Regional services (R) Swinoujscie - Szczecin - Stargard - Dobiegniew - Krzyz - Wronki - Poznan
- Regional services (R) Kostrzyn - Gorzow Wielkopolski - Krzyz - Poznan
See also
References
External links
Media related to Poznań–Szczecin railway at Wikimedia Commons