Katowice 2025-01-27 The Warsaw-Vienna Railway. By 1860, there were already 200,000 km of railway lines in the world. The Warsaw-Vienna Railway is one of the most frequently described railway lines in Poland. But in reality, these are journalistic descriptions, not to mention just any description. Only in old book publications is the Warsaw-Vienna Railway described…

Wieluń 2025-01-22 Railway line No. 181 Herby Nowe – Oleśnica. Railway line No. 181 Herby Nowe – Oleśnica is a railway line that contributed to the development of the Republic of Poland, after regaining independence after the Great World War, in 1918. Currently (2025) LK No. 181 has a length of 149.428 km. It has…

Chabówka. 2021-08-19 Retro holiday trains on the route Skansen Chabówka – Kasina Wielka. As every year, the Open-Air Museum in Chabówka organized summer trips on the Retro train. In 2021, the route to Kasina Wielka was extended. The route is approximately 25 km long. The trail runs along the picturesque valley of the Raba River.…

Rzym 2023-09-02 Italy. Suburban train Rome – Ostia. 2023. Geographic coordinates: 41.722N 12.305E. Rome is one of the most visited cities in Europe and in the world. When the Boeing B-707 aircraft was designed, one of the requirements was a non-stop flight from New York (USA) to Rome (Italy). Public transport in Rome is well…

Otłoczyn 2024-12-09 Catastrophe – Otłoczyn. The Otłoczyn train disaster was the largest train disaster in Poland, which occurred on August 19, 1980, at approximately 4:30 a.m. There was a head-on collision between two trains: a passenger train on the Toruń Główny – Łódź Kaliska route and a freight train on the Otłoczyn – Wrocki route.…

Trzebinia 2024-11-25 Railway line No. 103 Trzebinia – Skawce. The Trzebinia–Skawce railway line was launched on August 15, 1899. It was a local line, on which freight and passenger trains do not currently run. Except for the short section Okleśna–Spytkowice, opened for freight traffic (Alwernia Chemical Plant). The line was single-track, electrified, running meridionally. Initially,…

Kraków 2024-11-25 Railway line No. 94 Kraków Płaszów – Oświęcim. The railway line No. 94 Kraków Płaszów – Oświęcim can be described as the Galician Vistula Railway. The distance of the tracks from the Vistula River does not exceed 6 km, and the longest is at the height of the Kraków Sidzina passenger stop. The…

Kraków 2024-11-18 InterCity train 1350 “Tatry” Warsaw – Zakopane. The InterCity 1350 “Tatry” train is one of 257 typical trains. InterCity trains connect about 400 cities in Poland. The InterCity 1350 “Tatry” train connects the Warszawa Wschodnia station with Zakopane. In the opposite direction, the InterCity 3150 “Tatry” Zakopane – Warszawa Wschodnia train runs. In…

Kołobrzeg 2024-11-13 InterCity train “Malczewski” Kołobrzeg – Kraków Główny. PKP InterCity. PKP InterCity is a Polish rail carrier that belongs to the PKP group. It deals with the transport of passengers on long routes. In Poland, it has a 15% share in passenger transport in terms of the number of passengers, but 53% in transport…

Wrocław 2024-10-11 Railway line No. 271 Wrocław Główny – Poznań Główny. Railway line No. 271 Wrocław – Poznań was built in 1856. This line connects Wrocław Główny – Poznań Główny, runs in the meridional direction and has a length of 164.212 km. The line is double-track, electrified with 3 kV DC current. After the last…