Warsaw cross-city line ( Polish : Linia Średnicowa w Warszawie ) is a 7 km (4.3 mi) railway line crossing Central Warsaw in the east–west direction. Opened in 1933 and electrified in 1936, it initially had two tracks, with an additional two added in 1967. The central part of the line is in a tunnel, which is 2,226 m (7,303 ft 2 in) long. It then crosses the Vistula by the Średnicowy railway bridge 470.15 m (1,542 ft 6 in) long located between Poniatowski Bridge and Świętokrzyski Bridge .
6-672: The line provides a direct link between Warszawa Wschodnia and Warszawa Zachodnia stations. The pre-1945 Warszawa Główna was located approximately halfway down the line. The station has been replaced by Warszawa Śródmieście and later supplemented by Warszawa Centralna , which is located to the west of the old station. Since the 1970s, the older (southern) pair of tracks is used by regional and commuter trains run (until 2005) by PKP / Polregio , and since then by Koleje Mazowieckie and Szybka Kolej Miejska . The regional trains use Warszawa Stadion , Warszawa Powiśle , Warszawa Śródmieście PKP and Warszawa Ochota stations (listed east-to-west),
12-591: Is one of the busiest railway stations in Poland, with over 800 daily trains. The station first started operating in 1866 as the terminus of the newly built Warsaw–Terespol Railway . By 1933 the station was rebuilt as a through the station with the opening of the Cross-City line. The station building was destroyed during World War II , and in postwar decades provisional, temporary buildings were used to serve passengers. The current station building opened in 1969 and
18-700: Is one of the most important railway stations in Warsaw , Poland. Its more official name is Warszawa Wschodnia Osobowa (translated as Warsaw East Passenger ). It is located on the eastern side of the Vistula river, on the border of the Praga-Północ and Praga-Południe districts, on the Warsaw Cross-City Line . It serves all trains passing through the larger Warszawa Centralna and Śródmieście stations which stop or terminate at Wschodnia station. It
24-624: The long distance tracks are a part of PKP rail line 2 (Warszawa Zachodnia - Terespol), while the light rail tracks are PKP rail line 47 (Warszawa Śródmieście WKD - Grodzisk Mazowiecki Radońska). This Polish rail-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a building or structure in Warsaw is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Warszawa Wschodnia railway station Warszawa Wschodnia , in English Warsaw East ,
30-564: The long-distance trains use Warszawa Centralna. A third set of tracks, which extend as far as the Warszawa Śródmieście WKD railway station , is used by the Warszawska Kolej Dojazdowa (WKD) suburban light rail line. The suburban tracks are designated by national railway infrastructure manager PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe as PKP rail line 448 from Warszawa Zachodnia to Warszawa Rembertów through Warszawa Wschodnia,
36-607: Was for a while the most modern large station in Warsaw. In the following years, it received little investment and so fell into disrepair. At the beginning of the 21st century, it was considered the worst railway station in Poland, according to Gazeta Wyborcza which gave it last place in the ranking of 23 most significant Polish railway stations. The station building was renovated for the UEFA Euro 2012 championship. As of May 2021, its sister station Warsaw Zachodnia station appears to be under significant reconstruction. The station
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