Poznań–Szczecin railway

Poznań–Szczecin railway
Overview
Type	Heavy rail
Status	in use
Locale	Poland
Termini	Poznań Szczecin
Operation
Opened	1846
Technical
Line length	213 km (132 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3000 V DC
Operating speed	150 km/h (93 mph)
Route number	351
Route map from Wrocław Poznań Główny to Warsaw to Piła Główna Poznań Wola from Zieliniec Kiekrz Rokietnica former railway to Skwierzyna Pamiątkowo Baborówko Szamotuły to Międzychód Pęckowo former railway from Oborniki Wielkopolskie Wronki Mokrz Miały former railway from Inowrocław Rąbinek Drawski Młyn from Tczew former railway from Człopa Krzyż Wielkopolski to Kietz (border) Drawiny Podlesiec Mierzęcin Strzelecki Dobiegniew Bierzwnik Rębusz Słonice Stary Klukom from Grotniki Drawskie Choszczno former railway to Głazowa Ziemomyśl Dolice Morzyca Kolin Strzebielewo Pyrzyckie Witkowo Pyrzyckie from Pyrzyce from Gdańsk Główny Stargard Szczeciński former railway to Stargard Szczeciński Wąskotorowy Grzędzice Stargardzkie Miedwiecko Reptowo Szczecin Zdunowo to "SDC” from Świnoujście Port Szczecin Dąbie to Szczecin "SEC” Szczecin Zdroje to Szczecin Podjuchy to "SPA” from "SPB” from Power station to Szczecin Turzyn from Bützow from Trzebież Szczeciński Szczecin Główny to Wrocław

The Poznań–Szczecin railway is an Polish 213-kilometre long railway line, that connects Poznań with Krzyż Wielkopolski, Stargard Szczecinski and further to Szczecin. The railway is part of European TEN-T route E59 from Scandinavia to Vienna, Budapest and Prague.

Opening

In May 1846 the Berlin-Stettiner Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft (BSE), decided to use the section from Szczecin to Stargard, which was an extension of the line from Berlin to Szczecin, which opened three years earlier.

On 4 March 1846, after approval of the project by King Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Hohenzollern, a concession for the construction of the line in the direction of Poznan by a joint stock company called Stargard Posener-Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft (SPE) was granted. Construction began on 20 March 1846 from Stargard. Other sections of the line opened in:

August 1847 from Stargard to Dobiegniew; June 1848 from Dobiegniew to Krzyż; July 1848 from Krzyż to Wronki and Szamotuł; August 1848 from Krzyż to Poznan Wola and Poznan Jeżyce.

The first train arrived in Poznan on 10 August 1848.

In 1856 the last part of the line was put into operation, between Jeżyc to Poznan Głowny. This joined with the newly built line of Wroclaw. In the meantime, in 1851, in Krzyż a railway junction established with the subsequent line from Berlin to Kaliningrad (known as the Ostbahn). The line from Stargard / Szczecin was the first that came to Poznan.

In 1918 (or 1919), the southern part of the line became part of the newly formed state - Second Polish Republic. Border stations were: Kreuz (Krzyż) on the German side and Drawski Młyn on the Polish side. In 1936 a peripheral goods line opened between Szczecin Dąbie and Szczecin Głowny.

Electrification

Dates of electrification of the line are:

June 1975 between Poznan Główny and Rokietnica; September 1977 between Rokietnica and Krzyż; July-August 1978 between Krzyż and Stargard Szczeciński; December 1978 between Stargard Szczeciński and Szczecin Główny.

The line from Poznan was the first line in Szczecin and the current West Pomeranian Province to be electrified.

Usage

The line is used by the following service(s):

See also

• Railway lines of Poland

References

External links

Media related to Poznań–Szczecin railway at Wikimedia Commons