Warsaw–Gdańsk railway

Warsaw–Gdańsk railway
Overview
Type	Heavy rail
Status	in use
Locale	Poland
Termini	Warsaw Gdańsk
Operation
Opened	1852
Technical
Line length	323.393 km (200.947 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Electrification	3000 V DC
Operating speed	160 km/h (99 mph)
Route number	9
Route map from Warszawa Zachodnia Warszawa Wschodnia to Terespol and Pilawa to Warszawa Gdańska Warszawa Praga Warszawa Żerań Warszawa Toruńska Warszawa Płudy Warszawa Choszczówka Legionowo to Tłuszcz Legionowo Przystanek Chotomów Janówek Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki Modlin Freight line to Modlin Airport Pomiechówek Brody Warszawskie Studzianki Nowe former line from Legionowo Piaski Nasielsk to Sierpc Kątne Jackowo Dworskie Świercze Kałęczyn Gąsocin Gołotczyzna Ciechanów Przemysłowy Ciechanów Czeruchy Krośnice Mazowieckie Konopki Stupsk Mazowiecki Wyszyny Mława Miasto Mława Iłowo Narzym Działdowo to Chojnice and Olsztyn Burkat Turza Wielka former line to Samborowo Gralewo Żabiny Tuczki Rybno Pomorskie Jeglia Hartowiec Montowo former line from Nowe Miasto Lubawskie Zajączkowo Lubawskie to Lubawa Rakowice Smolniki to Toruń from Toruń Iława Główna to Olsztyn Iława Miasto Ząbrowo Redaki Susz former line from Myślice former line from Jabłonowo Pomorskie Prabuty to Kwidzyn Gdakowo Mikołajki Pomorskie Mleczewo Dąbrówka Malborska Gronajny to Toruń from Toruń from Elblag Malbork Malbork Kałdowo from Nowy Dwór Gdański Stogi Malborskie Szymankowo Lisewo to Bydgoszcz Tczew to Chojnice Miłobądz Pszczółki former line to Kościerzyna Skowarcz Różyny former line from Stara Piła and Łeba Pruszcz Gdański Gdańsk Święty Wojciech to Gdańsk Port Północny Gdańsk Lipce Gdańsk Orunia from Gdańsk Port Północny Gdańsk Główny to Gdynia

The Warsaw–Gdańsk railway is a Polish 323-kilometre long railway line, that connects Warsaw with Iława, Malbork, Tczew, Gdańsk and further along the coast to Gdynia.

Opening

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 Konigsberg (today's Kaliningrad).

Date	Section
6 August 1852	Gdańsk - Tczew
12 October 1857	Tczew - Malbork
1 September 1876	Malbork - Iławą
1877	Iławą - 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

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

Between 2006 and 2014 the line was completely modernised and made suitable for passenger trains to travel at 200 km/h (160 km/h for trains without ETCS) and 120 km/h for freight trains with axle load of 22.5 tonnes. Before modernisation speed on the line was between 80 and 120 km/h. 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.

Usage

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

• EuroCity services from Gdynia to Vienna
• Intercity Premium, Express Intercity, Intercity and TLK services along the whole route
• Regional services

See also

• Railway lines of Poland

References

1. History of Line 9
2. History of Line 9

• This article is based upon a translation of the Polish language version as of October 2016.

External links

Media related to Warsaw–Gdańsk railway at Wikimedia Commons