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| Łódź–Tuplice railway | |
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.jpg) An EN57AL EMU approaching Kalisz Winiary station | |
| Overview | |
| Native name | Linia kolejowa Łódź Kaliska - Forst |
| Status | In use |
| Owner | PKP PLK, DB Netz |
| Locale | Poland Germany |
| Termini | |
| Continues from | Template:LK-linia Łódź-Bednary railway |
| Continues as | Cottbus-Forst railway |
| Connecting lines |
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| Service | |
| Type | Heavy rail |
| Route number |
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| History | |
| Opened | 1846 (Głogów - Żagań), 1858 (Leszno - Głogów), 1871 (Żagań - Żary), 1872 (Żary - Forst), 1888 (Leszno - Ostrów Wlkp.), 1896 (Ostrów Wlkp. - Nowe Skalmierzyce), 1902 (Łódź - Kalisz), 1906 (Kalisz - Nowe Skalmierzyce) |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 388.577 km (241.451 mi) |
| Number of tracks |
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Old gauge | 1,524 mm (5 ft) (Łódź - Kalisz - Nowe Skalmierzyce) |
| Electrification | Overhead wire, 3000 V DC (Łódź Kaliska - Durzyn (branch post)) |
| Operating speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
The Łódź-Forst railway is a 388 kilometre-long railway line running between Łódź Kaliska station in Poland and Forst station in Germany. It is commonly used for passenger and freight services.
History
The railway line is consisting of various sections opened along Prussia and former lands of Congress Poland, which itself was part of Russian Empire. The first section was opened by Niederschliesische Zweigbahn company in 1st of October, 1846, running between Glogau (Głogów) and Sagan (Żagań) stations. Later, on 30th of December, 1857, the Breslau-Posen-Glogauer Eisenbahn company opened the stretch from Lissa (Leszno) to Klein Gräditz (Grodziec Mały), and on 18th of May 1858 opened the subsequent section to Glogau station, along with a bridge over the river Oder. Next section was opened by Niederschlesisch-Märkische Eisenbahn company on 31st of December 1871, from Sagan to Sorau (Żary) station, which received another link half-a-year later, on 30th of June 1872, to Forst, which already had a functioning railway connection to Cottbus. In 1888, all railways in Prussia were nationalised, and new section from Lissa to Ostrowo (Ostrów Wielkopolski) was opened on the 1st of October. Latest Prussian section of the railway line was opened on 14th of February 1896, from Ostrowo to Neu Skalmierschütz (Nowe Skalmierzyce), near the Russian-Prussian border.
In Russian Empire, the first section of the line was opened on 15th of November 1902, as part of Warsaw-Kalisz Railway, between Łódź Kaliska and Kalisz stations. Unlike the Prussian railway. this section was built with, typical for Russian railways back then, track gauge of 1,524 mm instead of standard 1,435 mm. On 28th of October 1906 a follow-up section to Nowe Skalmierzyce was built, along with new border station.
Track gauge was unified during World War I. In 1930's the line received a connection with a Coal Trunk-Line, which had it's major terminal located in Karsznice, southeast to Zduńska Wola. During World War II the railway's route was changed between Czekanów and Ostrów Wielkopolski, as well as Durzyn - Krotoszyn - Osusz section, where the Krotoszyn station was excluded from the line, and the former tracks leading to the station became the connectors with the main line.
The line was partially electrified in 1965, starting with the section from Łódź to Zduńska Wola. In 1973 the overhead wires were installed up to Sieradz station, followed 2 years later to Ostrów Wielkopolski, and in 1987 the section to Durzyn branch post, along with connector rail to Krotoszyn station, was electrified.
Current condition
The railway line is listed by Polish government as the railway line of national importance. On the section from Łódź to Ostrów Wielkopolski it is used by PKP Intercity trains running between Warsaw and Wrocław, running through Skierniewice, Koluszki, Łódź, Sieradz and Kalisz, as well it serves as a backup route for trains usually running on the E-20 international railway, in case of a lack of possibility to run on it. Also, the section is commonly used by PolRegio regional trains running from Łódź to Poznań and Wrocław. On much shorter section, between Łódź and Sieradz, it is used by ŁKA commuter trains. Currently, the section is undergoing through refurbishment, which will allow raising the speed limit of the railway from 80 to 120 km/h.
The section between Ostrów Wielkopolski and Leszno stations, due to no electrification, is served with diesel units; one of significant routes on the railway was PolRegio train from Kalisz to Leszno. However, the electrification of this section is planned.
Section from Wschowa to Żagań stations is currently impassable due to deteriorated condition of the tracks and no passenger services scheduled for this route. The section from Żagań to Żary is mostly served by diesel multiple units and freight trains powered by diesel locomotives.
References
- "Linia kolejowa 14 (PL) • Łódź Kaliska - Tuplice / © Atlas Kolejowy Polski, Czech i Słowacji". www.atlaskolejowy.net. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- "Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 17 kwietnia 2013 r. w sprawie wykazu linii kolejowych o znaczeniu państwowym". prawo.sejm.gov.pl. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- Olejniczak, Agnieszka (2017-01-24). "PKP wybrała wykonawcę na przebudowę linii Zduńska Wola - Łódź Kaliska". zdunskawola.naszemiasto.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- "Początek robót na linii nr 14. Pierwsze zamknięcie w maju". www.rynek-kolejowy.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- "Przygotowania do elektryfikacji linii z Krotoszyna do Głogowa". www.rynek-kolejowy.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- "Regulamin przydzielania tras 2015-2016" (PDF) (in Polish). PKP PLK.
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