Warsaw cross-city line ( pl, Linia Średnicowa w Warszawie) is a 7 km railway line crossing Central Warsaw in the east–west direction. Opened in 1933 and electrified in 1936, it initially had two tracks, with an additional two added in 1967. The central part of the line is in a tunnel, which is 2226m long. It then crosses the

Vistula The Vistula (; pl, Wisła, ) is the longest river in Poland and the ninth-longest river in Europe, at in length. The drainage basin, reaching into three other nations, covers , of which is in Poland. The Vistula rises at Barania Góra in ...

by the Średnicowy railway bridge 470.15 m long located between

Poniatowski Bridge The Poniatowski Bridge ( pl, Most Poniatowskiego) is a bridge in Warsaw, Poland. Originally built between 1904 and 1914, it was damaged in each World War and rebuilt after each. It spans the Vistula River, connecting Warsaw's Powiśle and Praga ...

and Świętokrzyski Bridge. The line provides a direct link between Warszawa Wschodnia and

Warszawa Zachodnia Warszawa Zachodnia station, in English Warsaw West, is a railway and long-distance bus station in Warsaw, Poland on the border of Ochota and Wola districts. The railway station is the westernmost terminus of the Warsaw Cross-City Line. It serves ...

stations. The pre-1945 Warszawa Główna was located approximately halfway down the line. The station has been replaced by Warszawa Śródmieście and later supplemented by

Warszawa Centralna Warszawa Centralna, in English known as Warsaw Central Station, is the primary railway station in Warsaw, Poland. Completed in 1975, the station is located on the Warsaw Cross-City Line and features four underground island platforms with eight tr ...

, which is located to the west of the old station. Since the 1970s, the older (southern) pair of tracks is used by regional and commuter trains run (until 2005) by PKP/

Polregio Polregio (formerly ''Przewozy Regionalne'') is a train operator in Poland, responsible for local and interregional passenger transportation. Each day it runs approximately 3,000 regional trains. In 2002 it carried 215 million passengers. The ...

, and since then by

Koleje Mazowieckie Masovian Railways, in Polish Koleje Mazowieckie, is a regional rail operator in the Masovian Voivodeship of Poland. History The company was founded in 2004 as a joint venture of the Masovian Voivodeship, with 51% shares, and the, then governmen ...

and Szybka Kolej Miejska. The regional trains use Warszawa Stadion, Warszawa Powiśle, Warszawa Śródmieście PKP and Warszawa Ochota stations (listed east-to-west), the long-distance trains use Warszawa Centralna. A third set of tracks, which extend as far as the

Warszawa Śródmieście WKD railway station Warszawa Śródmieście WKD (Polish pronunciation: ) is the city terminus of the Warszawska Kolej Dojazdowa (WKD) suburban light rail line in Warsaw. It is situated in Aleje Jerozolimskie to the south-west of Warszawa Centralna railway station. ...

, are used by the

Warszawska Kolej Dojazdowa Warsaw Commuter Railway ( pl, Warszawska Kolej Dojazdowa, WKD) is a light rail commuter line in Poland's capital city of Warsaw. The line, together with its two branches, links Warsaw with the municipalities of Michałowice, Pruszków, Brwinów ...

(WKD) suburban light rail line.

Gallery

file:Wawa srodmiescie poludniowe.jpg, Western part of the Cross-City line running in a cutting file:PL Warszawa Ochota.jpg, Cross-City line at Warszawa Ochota station file:Tunel Średnicowy - Warszawa (6).jpg, Cross city tunnel seen at Warszawa Śródmieście station file:PKP Warszawa Powisle Lipiec 2010.jpg, Mouth of the cross city tunnel at Warszawa Powiśle station file:PL Warsaw linia srednicowa Kruczkowskiego.jpg, Viaduct over Kruczkowskiego street in Powiśle file:Most średnicowy w Warszawie 2021.jpg, Średnicowy Bridge crossing the

Vistula River The Vistula (; pl, Wisła, ) is the longest river in Poland and the ninth-longest river in Europe, at in length. The drainage basin, reaching into three other nations, covers , of which is in Poland. The Vistula rises at Barania Góra in ...

References

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