Line M1 is the first line of the

Warsaw Metro The Warsaw Metro ( pl, Metro Warszawskie) is a rapid transit underground system serving the Polish capital Warsaw. It currently consists of two lines, the north-south Line M1 which links central Warsaw with its densely populated northern and sout ...

. It is 23.1 km long, has 21 stations and runs from the

Kabaty Kabaty is a residential neighborhood in Ursynów, the southernmost district of Warsaw. Sparsely populated until the late 1980s, Kabaty witnessed rapid growth in the 1990s and especially the 2000s. It is located near the Kabaty Woods, a popula ...

estate in the

Ursynów Ursynów () is the southernmost district of Warsaw. With a surface area of , it is the third largest district in Warsaw, comprising 8.6% of the city. The district has a population of over 150,000, and is one of the fastest-growing neighbourhoods ...

district to the Młociny district in

Bielany Bielany () is a district in Warsaw located in the north-western part of the city. Initially a part of Żoliborz, Bielany has been an independent district since 1994. Bielany borders Żoliborz to the south-east, and Bemowo to the south-west. Its ...

. The decision to build it was made in 1982, and a year later the first works in Ursynów began. In 1995, the first section of the route connecting Ursynów and

Mokotów Mokotów , is a ''dzielnica'' (borough, district) of Warsaw, the capital of Poland. Mokotów is densely populated, and is a seat to many foreign embassies and companies. Only a small part of the district is lightly industrialised (''Służewiec ...

with Śródmieście was launched, and the next sections were put into operation in the following years. In 2008, construction of the Bielany section was completed and crossings on the whole line were started. There is also a plan to add two additional stations around the center portion of the metro line. M1 trains run from approximately 5:00 AM to 12:10 AM (from Monday to Thursday and Sunday) and from approximately 5:00 AM to 3:00 AM (Fridays and Saturdays).

Current stations

Future stations

Rolling stock

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Alstom Metropolis The Alstom Metropolis is a family of electric multiple units designed and produced by the French rolling stock manufacturer Alstom. It is designed for high capacity rapid transit or metro rail infrastructure systems. Trains can be run in various ...

98B Siemens Inspiro, A11 Politechnika, 2015-08-01.jpg ,

Siemens Inspiro The Siemens Inspiro is a family of electric multiple units designed and manufactured by Siemens since 2012 for metro systems. The product was launched on 19 September 2012 at the InnoTrans in Berlin. The first Inspiro entered service with Warsa ...

Depots

A single depot is located south of the Kabaty station. This depot is used, among others, for repairing, maintaining, and testing metro trains. As of 2020, the depot itself employed around 500 people.

References

External links

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Warsaw at ''UrbanRail.net''

Warsaw Metro Map

Warsaw Metro fan site and discussion forum

pictures of Warsaw Metro

Stations as Canvas: Painting the Warsaw Metro
{{Warsaw Metro Warsaw Metro lines Railway lines opened in 1995 1995 establishments in Poland