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Łódź Circular Line
The Łódź Circular Line is a complex of railway lines and connectors in the city of Łódź, Poland, together forming the ring surrounding the central part of the city. History Earliest plans of creating the circular railway surrounding the city of Łódź were dated with late 1880s, and were mostly made for freight purposes to connect textile factories. The earliest section to be actually built was done as part of Warsaw-Kalisz railway in 1900-1902 - it ran between Zgierz and Łódź Kaliska stations. One year later a southern section from Widzew to Kaliska station through Chojny was put into service. During World War I the track gauge was changed from into standard . In 1926 a railway from Widzew to Zgierz through Bałuty was built, though the station was built 2 years later and the section was put into service in 1931. During World War II Łódź was annexed by Germany into Reichsgau Wartheland and renamed into ''Litzmannstadt''. In 1940-1941, extensively using the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Łódź Cross-City Line
The Łódź Cross-City Line is an under construction railway line running through the centre of the city of Łódź, Poland, intended to connect three major railway stations of the city: Łódź Kaliska railway station, Łódź Kaliska, Łódź Fabryczna railway station, Łódź Fabryczna, and Łódź Widzew railway station, Łódź Widzew. It consists of two sections: an open-air section between Łódź Widzew and Łódź Niciarniana stations, and a tunnel, currently reaching Łódź Fabryczna station. Existing sections Łódź Fabryczna – Łódź Widzew Historically, this long section was opened in 1865 as a part of the Łódź Factory Railway. - a company established by Karl Wilhelm Scheibler and Jan Bloch. The railway allowed Łódź to be served by trains running on the Warsaw–Vienna railway. In 1903 Łódź Widzew station was opened, serving both the "factory line" to Łódź Fabryczna and a Łódź Circular Line, circular line leading to Łódź Kaliska station, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |