Krakow tram

Krakow tram
Type NGT8 low-floor articulated tram in Krakow
Basic information
Country	Poland
city	Krakow
opening	1882
operator	MPK Kraków
Infrastructure
Route length	97 km
Gauge	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Power system	600 V = overhead line
Stops	78
Tunnel stations	2
Depots	3
business
Lines	27
Line length	343 km
vehicles	208
Top speed	70 km / h
statistics
Passengers	185 million per year (2010)
Mileage	14.0 million km per yeardep1

Pesa 2014N Krakowiak in Krakow

The completely redesigned E6 as EU8N in Krakow

The completely redesigned Vienna E ₆ as EU8N

The Kraków tram is the rail-bound local transport system of the southern Polish city of Kraków ( Kraków in Polish ).

history

In 1881 the Belgian company Compagnie Generale de Chemins de Fer Secondaires received a 45-year concession from the city of Krakow to operate a horse-drawn railway line . As a special feature, the operator chose the rarely used track width of 900 mm. The commissioning took place in October 1882. The Austrian Ministry of Railways issued with the Reichsgesetzblatt RGBl. 90/1900 a concession for the operation of a network of electric-powered narrow-gauge small railroad lines in Krakow . In 1901 the first line was switched to electrical operation.

From 1913 a second tram network was built in the usual standard gauge . The Ministry of Railways revoked the concession for the narrow-gauge lines partially with RGBl. 32/1916. In the RGBl. In 72/1916 the Ministry of Railways announced the concession of several standard-gauge small railway lines to be operated with electric power in the area of the royal capital Krakow .

Networks of both gauges existed in Krakow for four decades until the last narrow-gauge line was shut down in 1952. Remnants of track have been preserved in the old town to this day.

In 1952 the Krakow tram network was expanded to include a connection to Nowa Huta . For the history of the last few years, the construction of an underground route under the main train station and the creation of express tram routes are particularly significant. Express tram lines are highlighted in the line scheme with numbers from 50. This express tram line is also known as the Krakow light rail .

business

Today the Krakow tram appears as a modern, contemporary inner-city means of transport with a high proportion of new low-floor vehicles . In addition, used trams from Vienna , Düsseldorf and Nuremberg as well as older trains from Polish production are in use.

The historic tram 37 from 1913 is reminiscent of tram history in the old Austrian era - the vehicle is similar in design to contemporary Viennese vehicles, especially type H.

Lines

List of tram lines in Krakow (June 2016). There are currently 27 lines and one museum line - the "0". Numbers 50 and 52 are rapid transit lines, 62–69 are night lines, and numbers 81 and up are reserved for the special All Saints' Day lines on November 1st.

line	Beginning	The End	Travel time	Stops	Cycle [min]	Operating time
	Wzgórza Krzesławickie	Salwator	43 min	29	10/20	4: 30-24: 00
	Salwator	Cmentarz Rakowicki	19 min	12	10/20	5: 00-22: 30
	Nowy Bieżanów	Krowodrza Górka	40 min	24	10/20	4: 30-23: 00
	Wzgórza Krzesławickie	Bronowice Małe	50 min	32	10	4: 30-22: 30
	Wzgórza Krzesławickie	Krowodrza Górka	36 min	23	20th	5: 00-22: 30
	Kurdwanów	Salwator	32 min	22nd	20th	5: 00-20: 00
	Dąbie	Dworzec Towarowy	25 min	15th	20th	6: 30-18: 00
	Borek Fałęcki	Bronowice Małe	30 min	22nd	10	4: 30-22: 30
	Mistrzejowice	Nowy Bieżanów	55 min	35	20th	4: 30-23: 00
	Pleszów	Borek Fałęcki	61 min	33	20th	4: 30-23: 00
	Mały Płaszów	Czerwone Maki P + R	37 min	24	20th	5: 00-22: 30
	Łagiewniki	Wieczysta	31 min	17/18	20th	6: 30-18: 00
	Nowy Bieżanów	Bronowice	49 min	31	10/20	5: 00-0: 00
	Mistrzejowice	Bronowice	50 min	33	20th	5: 00-22: 30
	Mistrzejowice	Copy Wandy	22 min	16	20th	5: 00-23: 00
	Czerwone Maki P + R	Krowodrza Górka	44 min	26th	10/20	5: 00-22: 30
	Borek Fałęcki	Dworzec Towarowy	35 min	19th	10/20	4: 30-23: 00
	Cichy Kącik	Mały Płaszów	30 min	20th	10/20	5: 00-23: 00
	Pleszów	Osiedle Piastów	30 min	19th	20th	4: 30-23: 00
	Borek Fałęcki	Walcownia	60 min	36	10/20	5: 00-23: 30
	Czerwone Maki P + R	Bieżanów Nowy	40 min	28	20th	4: 30-22: 30
	Kurdwanów	Bronowice Małe	45 min	28	10/20	4: 30-23: 00
	Krowodrza Górka	Kurdwanów	33 min	23	5/10	5: 00-23: 30
	Czerwone Maki P + R	Osiedle Piastów	60 min	34	5/10	5: 00-23: 00
	Czerwone Maki P + R	Plac Centralny im. Ronalda Reagana	62 min	35	30th	23: 30-4: 00
	Bronowice Małe	Osiedle Piastów	54 min	30th	30th	23: 30-3: 30
	Krowodrza Górka	Nowy Bieżanów	50 min	28	30th	23: 30-4: 30

literature

Hans Lenhart, Claude Jeanmaire: Tram companies in Eastern Europe. Tramway systems of Eastern Europe. Verlag Eisenbahn, Villigen, 1975 and 1977.

Part I: Trams in the GDR and Poland, ISBN 3-85649-025-6 .
Part II. Trams in socialist countries, ISBN 3-85649-032-9 .

Robert Schwandl: Tram Atlas Poland Poland . 1st edition. Robert Schwandl Verlag, Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3-936573-50-3 , pp. 54–63 , chapter Kraków (German, English).

Web links

Commons : Krakow tram - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

[1] ttp://alex.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/alex?apm=0&aid=rgb&date=19000004&seite=00000174&size=45

[2] ttp://alex.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/alex?apm=0&aid=rgb&date=19160004&seite=00000165&size=45

[3] ttp://alex.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/alex?apm=0&aid=rgb&date=19160004&seite=00000165&size=45

[4] ttp://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/

[5] Special network map of the Krakow tram for November 1, 2016 at mpk.krakow.pl, accessed on October 29, 2018