PKP Linia Hutnicza Szerokotorowa sp. z o.o. is a company in the
PKP Group
PKP Group ( pl, Grupa PKP) is a Polish corporate group founded in 2001 from the former state enterprise, Polish State Railways. The purpose of this change was to separate infrastructure management and transport operations.
It consists of the follo ...
which manages and operates the (''Broad Gauge Metallurgy Line''), which runs for from the
Ukrainian
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border in Izow-Hrubieszów to Sławków Południowy (near
Katowice
Katowice ( , , ; szl, Katowicy; german: Kattowitz, yi, קאַטעוויץ, Kattevitz) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Upper Silesian metropolitan area. It is the 11th most popul ...
).
, the company transported about 10 million tonnes of freight annually. The company owns 77 diesel locomotives (mainline and shunters), 95 wagons, 50 broad gauge bogies, and 168 standard gauge bogies.
The company was founded in 2001 after splitting the once-unitary Polskie Koleje Państwowe (the national rail operator) into smaller companies.
See also
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PKP Group
PKP Group ( pl, Grupa PKP) is a Polish corporate group founded in 2001 from the former state enterprise, Polish State Railways. The purpose of this change was to separate infrastructure management and transport operations.
It consists of the follo ...
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Rail transport in Poland
The Polish railways network consists of around of track as of 2019, of which is electrified. National electrification system is 3 kV DC.
Poland is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC), its UIC Country Code is 51.
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Resources
External links
LHS fan website
Railway companies of Poland
Railway infrastructure managers
PKP Group companies
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