Warsaw–Gdańsk railway


The Warsaw–Gdańsk railway is a Polish 323-kilometre long railway line, that connects Warsaw with Iława, Malbork, Tczew, Gdańsk and further along the coast to Gdynia.

Opening

The line was opened in stages between 1852 and 1877. Today's Line 9 was created separately in the Russian zone and German zone. It was built as part of the Prussian Eastern Railway linking Berlin with Königsberg.
DateSection
6 August 1852Gdańsk - Tczew
12 October 1857Tczew - Malbork
1 September 1876Malbork - Iława
1877Iława - Warsaw

The line is double track throughout. The last single-track section between Mikolajki Pomorskie and Malbork was doubled to two tracks in 1967.

Electrification

Electrification took place in six stages between 1969 and 1985:
Between 2006 and 2014 the line was completely modernised and made suitable for passenger trains to travel at 200 km/h and 120 km/h for freight trains with axle load of 22.5 tonnes. Before modernisation speed on the line was between 80 and 120 km/h. The cost of modernisation cost about PLN 10 billion, which gives an approximate cost of PLN 31 million per kilometer of the route.

Usage

The line sees trains of various categories.