Poznań–Skandawa railway

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Poznań–Skandawa railway
Wipsowo, dworzec 01.jpg
Rail line 353 in Wipsowo
Overview
Statusin use
LocalePoland
Kaliningrad Oblast
TerminiPoznań
Skandawa and Zheleznodorozhny
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Route number353
History
Opened1871 (1871)
Technical
Line length389.875 km (242.257 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification3000 V DC on the section Poznań to Korsze
Operating speed150 km/h (93 mph)
Route map

Legend
Warsaw–Kunowice railway to Poznań Główny
 Poznań Wschód
Warsaw–Kunowice railway to Warsaw
to
to
to
Gniezno
to
to
to Inowrocław
to
to
Chorzów–Tczew railway to
Chorzów–Tczew railway to
Inowrocław
to
Toruń Główny
to Kutno
to
to Sierpc
to
to
to
to
to Nowa Wieś Szlachecka
to
Warsaw–Gdańsk railway to Warsaw
Warsaw–Gdańsk railway to
to Turza Wielka
to Miłomłyn
to Olsztynek
to Działdowo
to
Olsztyn Główny
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
Poland
Russia
border
to Chernyakhovsk

The Poznań–Skandawa railway is a 389-kilometre-long (242 mi) railway line in Poland. It connects Poznań with Inowrocław, Toruń, and Olsztyn, then continues to the Polish-Russian border at Skandawa, Kaliningrad Oblast.

Opening[]

The line was opened in stages between 1871 and 1873.

Date Section
20 November 1871 Toruń Wschodni - Jabłonowo Pomorskie - Double track
27 December 1871 Czerwonka - Żeleznodorożnyj - Double track
26 May 1872 Poznań Wschód - Inowrocław - Single track, doubled on 1 January 1886
1 December 1872 Jabłonowo Pomorskie – Ostróda - Double track
1 December 1872 Olsztyn Główny - Czerwonka - Double track
25 March 1873 Inowrocław - Toruń Główny - Double track
15 August 1873 Toruń Główny – Toruń Wschodni - Double track
15 August 1873 Ostróda – Olsztyn Główny - Double track

Closure[]

The line between Korsze and Żeleznodorożnyj became single track from 1 January 1945.

On 12 March 2000 the line between Skandawa and Żeleznodorożnyj was closed to passenger traffic and on 3 April 2000 also between Korsze and Skandawa.

Electrification[]

Electrification took place in six stages between 1976 and 1990:

  • 23 December 1976 - electrification of section Poznań Wschód – Inowrocław
  • 20 December 1983 - electrification of section Inowrocław – Toruń Główny
  • 16 October 1986 - electrification of section of Toruń Wschodni – Iława Główna
  • 13 December 1987 - electrification of section of the Toruń Główny – Toruń Wschodni
  • 3 October 1988 - electrification of section Iława Główna – Olsztyn Główny
  • 18 December 1990 - electrification of section Olsztyn Główny - Korsze

Modernisation[]

On 3 October 2016 PKP PLK signed a contract with ZUE for the modernisation of part of Line 353 on the section Ostrowite - Biskupiec Pomorski and Biskupiec Pomorski - Jamielnik within the project "Work on Line 353 on the section Jabłonowo Pom. - Iława - Olsztyn - Korsze". Work will start in October 2017.[1]

Usage[]

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

  • EuroCity services from Berlin to Gdynia between Poznań Wschód and Inowrocław
  • Express Intercity, Intercity and TLK services along the route between Poznań Wschód, Inowrocław (for Bydgoszcz and Gdańsk), Toruń, Olsztyn and Korsze (for Elk)
  • Regional services
    • Przewozy Regionalne along the whole route
    • Koleje Wielkopolskie between Poznań Wschód and Gniezno

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ ZUE agreement for the modernization of the line 353

External links[]

Media related to Railway line 353 (Poland) at Wikimedia Commons


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