The –GdańWarsaw–Gdańsk railway is a Polish 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 (today's Kaliningrad).
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:
1969 - electrification of section Gdańsk - Tczew
1972 - electrification of section Warsaw - Nasielsk
1983-1985 - electrification of section of Nasielsk - Tczew
Modernisation
Between 2006 and 2014 the line was completely modernised and made suitable for passenger trains to travel at ( for trains without ETCS) and for freight trains with axle loads of 22.5 tonnes or more. Before modernisation speed on the line was between . 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 (EuroCity, Express InterCity, Intercity, TLK and regional services).
EuroCity services from Gdynia to Vienna
Intercity Premium, Express Intercity, Intercity and TLK services along the whole route Regional services
See also
Railway lines of Poland
References
This article is based upon a translation of the Polish language version as of October 2016.