Koleje Małopolskie
Koleje Małopolskie is a regional rail operator in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship of Poland.
History
The company was founded in 2013 and is owned by the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, to handle local passenger traffic in the Voivodeship. It started operations in 2013. The railway was founded to reduce the congestion on the Kraków - Wieliczka line, reducing the travel time to 21 minutes. The Wieliczka Salt Mine connection is considered to be the mainpopular station, the local council built a new Park & Ride near Wieliczka Park and Wieliczka Rynek railway stations.
Rolling stock
Railway lines
From the 14 December 2014 Koleje Małopolskie will transport passengers on the route Kraków Główny – Wieliczka Rynek-Kopalnia with modern and air conditioned trains. The travel time is 21 minutes, and the train will begin the route at 05:00 to 23:00 every thirty minutes. In 2015 after the railway will be renovated the route will extend to Kraków Balice which has direct access to the John Paul II International Airport.| Km | Name | City | Borough | Park & Ride | Connection |
| 0,000 | Kraków Główny | Kraków | Stare Miasto | Tram and Kraków City Bus | |
| 2,159 | Kraków Zabłocie | Kraków | Podgórze | ||
| 4,090 | Kraków Płaszów | Kraków | Podgórze | ||
| 6,099 | Kraków Prokocim | Kraków | Bieżanów-Prokocim | ||
| 8,375 | Kraków Bieżanów | Kraków | Bieżanów-Prokocim | ||
| 9,598 | Kraków Bieżanów Drożdżownia | Kraków | Bieżanów-Prokocim | ||
| 11,271 | Wieliczka Bogucice | Wieliczka | |||
| 12,741 | Wieliczka Park | Wieliczka | |||
| 13,385 | Wieliczka Rynek-Kopalnia | Wieliczka |
In the future Koleje Małopolskie will expand together with the Kraków High Speed Agglomeration Railway, which will gain three new routes:
- Trzebinia – Kraków Główny – Tarnów
- Sędziszów – Kraków Główny – Podbory Skawińskie
- Kraków Balice – Kraków Główny – Wieliczka Rynek-Kopalnia