Poznań–Piła railway

Poznań–Piła railway
Overview
Status	in use
Locale	Poland
Termini	Poznań; Piła
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Route number	354
History
Opened	1879
Technical
Line length	92.538 km (57.500 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3000 V DC
Operating speed	100 km/h (62 mph)
Route map
	Wrocław–Poznań railway to Wrocław
	Warsaw–Kunowice railway to Rzepin
	Kluczbork–Poznań line to Jarocin
	Warsaw–Kunowice railway
	to Warsaw
	Poznań–Szczecin railway
	to Szczecin
	Zieliniec–Kiekrz line
	to Zieliniec
	Oborniki Wielkopolskie–Wronki line
	to Drawski Młyn
	Inowrocław–Drawski Młyn line
	to Drawski Młyn
	Inowrocław–Drawski Młyn line
	to Wągrowiec
	Kutno–Piła line
	to Bydgoszcz
	Tczew–Kostrzyn line
	to Chojnice
	Tczew–Kostrzyn line
	to Krzyż
	Piła–Ulikowo line
	to Ulikowo
	Piła–Ustka railway
	to Szczecinek

The Poznań–Piła railway is a Polish 92-kilometre long railway line, that connects Poznań with Piła.

Electrification

The line was electrified in 1990.

Route

The route is largely single track, with passing places at various stations along the route.

Modernisation

In October 2011, PKP PLK tendered for a feasibility study for the modernisation of the line. A tender for the modernisation was announced in October 2015.[1] This investment is to be organised to be included in the budget of the European Union for the period 2014–2020.

Usage

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

Intercity services between Poznań and Piła, continuing to various parts of Poland, including Kołobrzeg, Słupsk, Wrocław, Katowice and Krakow.
Regional services between Poznań and Piła, with some of these continuing to Kołobrzeg or Koszalin.

References

"PKP PLK launches new tender on railway modernization – Railway Pro Communication Platform". railwaypro.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.

This article is based upon a translation of the Polish language version as of October 2016.

External links

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[railwaypro-1] "PKP PLK launches new tender on railway modernization – Railway Pro Communication Platform". railwaypro.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.