Masovian Railways

Masovian Railways ltd.

45WE of Koleje Mazowieckie
Type	Ltd.
Industry	Rail transport
Founded	2004
Headquarters	Warsaw, Poland
Area served	Masovia
Key people	Artur Radwan CEO
Owner	Masovian Voivodeship
Website	www.mazowieckie.com.pl

Masovian Railways,^[1] in Polish Koleje Mazowieckie, is a regional rail operator in the Masovian Voivodeship of Poland.

History[]

The company was founded in 2004 as a joint venture of the Masovian Voivodeship, with 51% shares, and the, then government-owned, PKP Przewozy Regionalne, with 49% shares, to handle local passenger traffic in the Voivodeship. It started operating on 1 January 2005. Since the end of 2007 Masovian Railways has been fully owned by the Masovian Voivodeship.

Headquarters in Warsaw

Rolling stock[]

At the beginning the rolling stock consisted of old electric multiple units taken over from PKP. These were gradually modernised, and further units purchased second-hand from other operators. Later on, the company purchased or leased new rolling stock. As of 2010 the Masovian Railways had just under 200 PKP class EN57, five EN71 and two .^[2] Additionally the company purchased seven railcars and four 628 diesel multiple units to serve on non-electrified routes.

In 2008 the company bought 10 modern Stadler FLIRT EMUs and 26 Bombardier Double-deck Coaches along with 11 cab cars. At the beginning, Masovian Railways leased 11 EU07 electric locomotives from PKP Cargo to work these trains, since 2011 they are pulled by TRAXX P160 DC purchased from Bombardier.

In 2011 the company bought 16 PESA ELF EMUs designated class EN76 and 4 DMUs also from PESA.

In January 2018 the company ordered 71 Stadler Flirt EMUs.

As of May 2021, the company owns, leases, or hires the following rolling stock:^[3]

Class	Image	Cars per set	Type	Top speed		Number	Builder	Built
				km/h	mph
EU47		N/A	Electric locomotive	160	99	11	Bombardier	2011
111Eb		N/A	Electric locomotive	160	99	2	PESA SA	2016
ABbfmnopuvxz / Bmnopuxz		varies	Double-decker coach	160	99	37 (incl. 11 driving trailers)	Bombardier	2008
B16bfmnopuxz / B16mnopuxz		usually 6 + driving trailer	Double-decker coach	160	99	22 (incl. 2 driving trailers)	PESA SA	2015
EN57		3	Electric multiple unit	110	68	185	Pafawag	1962-1994
		3	Electric multiple unit	100	62	2	Pafawag	1976-1984
EN71		4	Electric multiple unit	110	68	6	Pafawag	1976-1984
ER75		4	Electric multiple unit	160	99	10	Stadler	2008
EN76		4	Electric multiple unit	160	99	16	PESA SA	2012-2014
45WE		5	Electric multiple unit	160	99	12	Newag	2015
		1	Diesel multiple unit	120	75	6	LHB	1974-1982
VT628		2	Diesel multiple unit	120	75	4	MAN	1974
		1	Diesel multiple unit	120	75	6	PESA SA	2010-2011
		2	Diesel multiple unit	130	81	2	Newag	2013
ER160		5	Electric multiple unit	160	99	61	Stadler	2019-present

Railway lines[]

Main lines[]

• Across the Warsaw Cross-City Line
  • KM1 line to Skierniewice, through Pruszków, Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Żyrardów (hourly to Skierniewice, more frequently to Żyrardów and more to Grodzisk)
  • KM2 line to Łuków, through Sulejówek, Mińsk Mazowiecki, Siedlce (hourly to Siedlce, more frequently to Mińsk, with additional trains between Siedlce and Łuków)
  • KM3 line to Kutno, through Sochaczew, Łowicz (almost hourly to Łowicz, more frequently to Sochaczew)
  • KM7 line to Dęblin, through Otwock, Pilawa (hourly to Dęblin, much more frequently to Otwock)
  • variant of KM8 line to Skarżysko-Kamienna, through Piaseczno, Radom (infrequent)
  • variant of KM8 line to Góra Kalwaria, through Piaseczno (infrequent)
  • minor variant of KM9 line to Działdowo, Mława through Legionowo, Nasielsk (once a day)
  • minor variant of KM6 line to Tłuszcz, through Wołomin (infrequent)
• On the Warsaw Circumferential Line: major variant of KM9 line from Warszawa Wola and Warszawa Gdańska station to Mława, Działdowo, through Legionowo, Nasielsk (infrequent)
  • Until late 2011 Masovian Railways also used to operate a S9 line between Warszawa Gdańska and Legionowo for Warsaw Transport Authority, operating outside the company's fare system and branding
• major variant of KM6 line from Warszawa Wileńska station to Małkinia, through Wołomin, Tłuszcz (Warszawa – Tłuszcz is the most frequent service)

Minor lines[]

• From Legionowo to Tłuszcz
• From Radom to Drzewica
• From Radom to Dęblin
• From Nasielsk to Sierpc
• From Tłuszcz to Ostrołęka
• From Siedlce to Czeremcha
• From Sierpc, through Płock, to Kutno

Regional Express[]

Trains which compete with InterRegio and PKP Intercity. Most of them have air conditioning and are accessible to disabled passengers.

• Locomotive-hauled:
  • Łukowianka on KM2 line from Łuków to Warsaw, through Siedlce, Mińsk Mazowiecki (the name means a female inhabitant of Łuków)
  • Mazovia on KM3 line from Płock to Warsaw, through Kutno, Łowicz, Sochaczew
  • Radomiak on KM8 line from Skarżysko-Kamienna to Warsaw, through Radom, Piaseczno (the name means a male inhabitant of Radom)
  • Słoneczny from Warsaw to Gdynia or Ustka, through Legionowo, Nasielsk, Działdowo, Gdańsk (only in summer, KM9 line, the name means Sunny)
  • Wiedenka on KM1 line from Skierniewice to Warsaw, through Żyrardów (the name means a female inhabitant of Vienna (Wiedeń in Polish) but refers to common name of the Warsaw–Vienna railway line through Skierniewice)
• EMUs:
  • Bolimek on KM1 line from Żyrardów to Warsaw (the name refers to Bolimów Landscape Park)
  • Rudka on KM2 line from Siedlce to Warsaw, through Mińsk Mazowiecki (one of the fastest trains in Poland; the name refers to the spa near the Mrozy station).

Some trains on KM2 Warsaw – Mińsk Mazowiecki – Siedlce line do not stop at certain stops.

Cooperation with Warsaw public transport system[]

Within the Warsaw metropolitan area, long- and medium-term tickets issued by the Public Transport Authority (those valid for 24 hours or longer), previously validated in city buses, trams, metro or Fast Urban Rail are honoured in all regular trains of Masovian Railways.

See also[]

• Szybka Kolej Miejska
• Przewozy Regionalne

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Koleje Mazowieckie.

• Masovian Railways