Warszawa – Katowice railway line

Warszawa Zachodnia – Katowice Warsaw – Katowice
Stadler Flirt at Sosnowiec Główny station
Route number :	1
Course book range :	102, Warsaw - Koluszki also 601 Zawiercie - Katowice also 101
Route length:	316.252 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Power system :	continuously 3 kV  =
Top speed:	160 km / h
Dual track :	continuously
Legend from Legionowo , Mińsk Mazowiecki and Pilawa 2,434 Warszawa Zachodnia (since 1915; 1943: Warsaw West ) 114  m to Grodzisk ( WKD ) from Warszawa Praga to Warszawa Główna Towarowa to Kraków (Krakow) to Warszawa Główna Towarowa 6.804 Warszawa Włochy (since 1885; 1943: Wlochy ) 110  m after Poznan (Posen) 9.217 Warszawa Ursus (since 1906/1907; 1943: Ursus ) 108  m 10.345 Warszawa Ursus Niedźwiadek (since 2014) 106  m Expressway 2 11.638 Link to the route to Poznan 12,444 Piastów (since 1927; 1943: Piastow ) 103  m Utrata 15.891 Pruszków (1943: Pruszkow ; with connections) 97  m Link towards Grodzisk ( WKD ) 22.117 Brwinów (since 1900; 1943: Brwinow ) 99  m from Warszawa (Warsaw; WKD ) 25.993 Milanówek (since 1865; 1943: Milanowek ) 103  m from Warszawa (Warsaw; WKD ) 29,548 Grodzisk Mazowiecki (1943: Grodzisk Maz. ) 105  m 35,034 Jaktorów (since 1865; 1943: Jaktorow ) 109  m High-speed line to Katowice / Krakow 40.437 Międzyborów (since 1930; 1943: Miedzyborow ) 114  m 43.141 Żyrardów (1943: Zyrardow ) 119  m Pisia Landesstrasse 50 Sucha 50.033 Sucha Żyrardowska (since 1949) 119  m 51.982 Jesionka (since 1967) 121  m 55,405 Radziwiłłów Mazowiecki (1943: Radziwillow Maz. ) 120  m Korabievka Masovian and Łódź Voivodeships Rawka 60.644 Skierniewice Rawka (since 1927; 1943: Rawka ) 110  m 61.497 Abzw. Miedniewice 114  m Freight route from Łuków State road 70 65.929 Skierniewice (1943: Skierniewice ) 126  m 67.690 Skierniewice Park junction ( to Łowicz ) 71.254 Dąbrowice Skierniewickie (since 1950) 134  m 75,349 Maków (since 1946) 150  m 80.131 Płyćwia (1943: Plycwia ) 173  m 84.813 Lipce Reymontowskie (since?) 191  m 89.681 Krosnowa (since 1947) 200  m 92.345 Przyłęk Duży (since 1960) 204  m 95.723 Rogów (1943: Rogow ) 203  m Narrow gauge railway to Rawa Mazowiecka State road 72 99.572 Wągry (since 1947) 198  m 105.194 Koluszki (1943 Koluszki ; with sidings) 213  m to Łódź Railway line Łódź – Dębica 107.362 Będzelin branch 212  m Railway line Łódź – Dębica 111.011 Chrusty Nowe (since 1950) 208  m 114.176 Rokiciny (1943: Rokiciny ) 208  m 118.661 Łaznów (since 1947) 200  m Wolbórka 123.535 Wolbórka (since 1856; 1943: Czarnocin ) 189  m 129.944 Baby (1943: Baby ) 204  m 133.935 Moszczenica (since 1910; 1943: Moszczenica ) 188  m 138.561 Jarosty (since 1954) 197  m Expressway 8 , state roads 12 , 74 and 91 144.242 Piotrków Trybunalski (1943: Petrikau (Ostbahn) ) 205  m Piotrków Trybunalski Towarowa (since 1885) Narrow-gauge railway from Sulejów Piotrków Trybunalski Wąskotorowy Freight route to Biały Ług 150.364 Milejów (since 1927) 198  m State road 91 156.544 Rozprza (1943: Rozprza ) 187  m 159.328 Luciążanka (since 1967) 189  m 162.525 Wilkoszewice (since 1953) 198  m 166.718 Gorzkowice (since 1860; 1943: Gorzkowice ) 209  m 171.580 Gorzędów (since 1952) 219  m 174.975 Kamieńsk (since 1923; 1943: Nowy Kaminsk ) 220  m State road 91 177.694 Gomunice (since 1860; 1943: Kaminsk ) 220  m Widawka 183.436 Dobryszyce koło Radomska (since 1935; former train station) 228  m Connection to the granary Freight station with sidings 189.133 Radomsko (1943: Radomsko ) 225  m Landesstrasse 42 194.705 Bobry (since 1949) 210  m Warta (Warta) Łódź and Silesia Voivodeships 200.525 Widzów Teklinów (1943: Teklinow ) 221  m 202.736 Jacków (since 1989) 220  m State road 91 208,201 Kłomnice (1943: Klomnice ) 238  m 210,606 Rzerzęczyce (since 1950) 245  m Cement works station State road 91 217,700 Rudniki koło Częstochowy (1943: Rudniki near Czestochowa ) 253  m by Chorzew Siemkowice 222.755 Wyczerpy junction 258  m 225.815 Częstochowa Aniołów (since 1927) 250  m Landesstrasse 1 State road 46 229.745 Częstochowa (1943: Czestochowa ) 250  m old route to Lubliniec (Lublinitz) to and from Lubliniec (Lublinitz) old route to Kielce Landesstrasse 1 and 46 232.020 Częstochowa Towarowa (since 1911; former PV; 1943: Bleschno) 248  m 233,400 Częstochowa Raków (since 1967) 248  m Lubliniec – Kielce , hut connection ( junction Kucelinka ) State road 46 2.057 Częstochowa Mirów (route since 1953) 254  m 239.258 Korwinów (since 1870; 1943: Korwinow ) 259  m Warta (Warta) 246.462 9.959 Poraj (1943: Porai ) 272  m 250.787 Masłońskie Natalin (since 1952) 282  m 254,088 Żarki-Letnisko (since 1921; 1943: Zarki ) 289  m 257.525 Myszków Nowa Wieś (since 1969) 291  m 261,016 Myszków (1943: Myszkow ) 300  m 263,442 Myszków Światowit (since 1946) 300  m High-speed line from Warsaw 266,370 Myszków Mrzygłód (since 1918; 1943: Nierada ) 310  m 270,300 Zawiercie Borowe Pole (since 1960) 321  m Warta (Warta) State road 78 274.227 Zawiercie (1943: Warthenau ) 333  m to and from Tarnowskie Góry (Tarnowitz) Junction Zaw. Wrzosówka 330  m Czarna Przemsza (Black Przemsa) 280.654 Łazy (1943: Lazy ) 345  m 284,340 Wiesiółka (since 1989) 325  m Freight route to Dąbrowa Górnicza 286,557 Chruszczobród (since 1939) 326  m 289.202 Dąbrowa Górnicza Sikorka (since 1939; 1943: Sikorka ) 314  m 292.896 Dąbrowa Górnicza Ząbkowice (1943: Zombkowitz ) 298  m to Kraków (Krakow) Expressway 1 295,398 Dąbrowa Górnicza Pogoria (since 1973) 281  m by Dąbrowa Górnicza Strzemieszyce Freight route to Brzeziny Śląskie 296.726 Dąbrowa Górnicza Gołonóg (since 1885; former applicant ; 1943: Golonog ) 278  m from Sosnowiec Zagórze Dąbrowa Ivangorodzka 300.125 Dąbrowa Górnicza (1943: Dabrowa Gornicza ) 267  m Connection to the Paryż and Huta Bankowa coal mines 302.077 Będzin Ksawera (since 1957) 262  m 304.385 Będzin Miasto (1943: Bendsburg City ) 260  m 305.524 Będzin (1943: Bendsburg ) 255  m State Road 94 Czarna Przemsza (Black Przemsa) 3,200 Sosnowiec Pogoń (1935–?) 309,544 Sosnowiec Główny (1943: Sosnowitz Nord ) 255  m to and from Tunel Brynica (former German-Russian border) Dirt track to the Dąbrowa Górnicza – Panewnik railway line Rawa Railway line Katowice SP – Katowice M. to Katowice Szopienice Północne from Mysłowice (Myslowitz) 312.910 Katowice Szopienice Południowe (since 1870; Schoppinitz Süd) 262  m State road 79 by Katowice Dąbrówka Mała (Eichenau) 315.653 Katowice Zawodzie (since 1861; Kunigundeweiche; with connections) 261  m State road 86 318.686 Katowice (Kattowitz Stsbf) 271  m to Bielsko-Biała (Bielitz-Biala) to Legnica (Liegnitz)

The Warszawa – Katowice (Warsaw – Katowice) railway is a double-track, electrified railway line in the Polish Masovian , Łódź and Silesia voivodeships . Historically, most of the line, Warsaw - Dombrowa , formed most of the Warsaw-Vienna railway .

course

The route begins in Warsaw West Railway Station ( Warsaw West ) and runs southwest through the stations of the district towns Pruszkow (km 15.891), Grodzisk Mazowiecki (km 29,548) - maintenance of some long-distance trains and the beginning of the Central Railway Mainline Grodzisk Mazowiecki-Zawiercie , a high-speed line - Żyrardów ( km 43.141; long-distance traffic stop) after the train station in the independent town of Skierniewice (long-distance traffic stop; km 65.929) - the beginning of the Skierniewice – Łowicz railway and the Skierniewice – Łuków railway, which is now only used for freight traffic . The route continues southwards via Rogów (km 95.723) - the beginning of the museum narrow-gauge railway Rogoów – Biała Rawska - after the long-distance Koluszki stop (km 105.194) - the end point of the railway line Łódź – Koluszki and thus part of the Warsaw – Łódź connection, a little south of it crossed the Łódź – Dębica line . Next long-distance train station Piotrków (km 144.242) - Beginning of the operated only in freight railway Piotrków-Bialy Lug and the disused narrow gauge railway Piotrków-Sulejów - then Radomsko (km 189.133), then Częstochowa (km 229.745). To the north of it, at the junction (podg) Wyczerpy , the Wyczerpy – Chorzew Siemkowice railway line , which is no longer regularly used by passengers, begins . The Kielce – Fosowskie railway crosses south of the station . The next long-distance train station is Myszków (km 261.016), then Zawiercie (km 274.227) - the end point of the Central Railway Main Line and the Tarnowskie Góry – Zawiercie railway, which is only partially used for freight traffic . Long-distance train stations in the following Upper Silesian industrial area are: Dąbrowa Górnicza , Będzin , Sosnowiec Główny and Katowice , where the line ends.

State of development

The line is double-tracked and electrified.

For passenger trains, the maximum speed to Koluszki is largely 140 to 160 km / h, to Częstochowa continuously 120 km / h, to Poraj 100 km / h, to Dąbrowa Górnicza 120 km / h and to Katowice Zawodzie largely 100 to 110 km / h, up to Katowice still 70 to 90 km / h. For freight trains it is mostly 120 km / h to Skierniewice, 100 km / h to Częstochowa, and mostly 80 km / h to Katowice.

history

See also : Warsaw-Vienna Railway

Early on, in the 1830s, a line was planned between Warsaw and the Austrian border, albeit initially as a horse-drawn tram. A consortium to build a steam train went bankrupt during construction in 1842, partly because the estimated cost was based on the infrastructure for horse-drawn trains. The building was then taken over by the Russian-Congress Polish state, and the first section from Warsaw to Pruszków was opened in 1845. In June 1845 the line to Grodzisk Mazowiecki was opened, in September to Żyrardów , in October to Skierniewice , in November to Koluszki . The line to Piotrków Trybunalski was opened in October of the following year, and to Częstochowa in December . In December of the following year to Dąbrowa Górnicza Ząbkowice. The Warsaw-Vienna railway goes over to the Dąbrowa Górnicza Ząbkowice – Kraków line . The remainder of today's Warsaw – Kattowitz railway, Dąbrowa Górnicza Ząbkowice – Kattowitz, was finally in August 1859, to Sosnowiec from the Warsaw – Vienna railway, Sosnowiec – border – Kattowitz from the Upper Silesian railway . In 1857 the state had leased the line for 75 years, but in 1912 the state bought the leasing company. During the lease years, the line was expanded to two tracks.

After the First World War , the entire route became Polish. In December 1936 the electrical operation from Warsaw to Pruszków was opened, in May 1937 to Grodzisk Mazowiecki, in September to Żyrardów.

Only after the Second World War was the line electrified further, namely in June 1953 to Skierniewice, in April 1954 to Rogów , in January 1955 to Koluszki, in January 1956 to Częstochowa, in May to Zawiercie , in June to Łazy and finally in June 1957 to Katowice. In May 1959 the line between Warsaw and Grodzisk was expanded to four tracks. In 1962 the Piotrków Trybunalski railway accident occurred .

The line has been renovated and expanded since 2006, even if the fastest traffic from Warsaw to Upper Silesia is via the Grodzisk Mazowiecki – Zawiercie high-speed line .

Literature and web links

Commons : Warszawa – Katowice railway line  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Ryszard Stankiewicz and Marcin Stiasny: Atlas Linii Kolejowych Polski 2014 . Eurosprinter, Rybnik 2014, ISBN 978-83-63652-12-8 , pp. D9, E8–9, F7–8, G7
• Description on atlaskolejowy.net (Polish)
• Warsaw-Vienna train. In: Viktor von Röll (ed.): Encyclopedia of the Railway System . 2nd Edition. Volume 10: Transitional bridges - intermediate station . Urban & Schwarzenberg, Berlin / Vienna 1923, pp  277 -278.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Wykaz linii Id-12 (D-29). (PDF; 2.6 MB) Polskie Line Kolejowe SA, 2009, archived from the original on March 3, 2016 ; accessed on September 27, 2019 (original website no longer available).  
2. ↑ PKP Polskie Line Kolejowe : Maximum speeds for wagon trains , multiple units and freight trains 2016/17