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Warszawa Radość Railway Station
Warszawa Radość railway station is a railway station in the Wawer district of Warsaw, Poland. As of 2012, it is served by Koleje Mazowieckie, who run the KM7 services from Warszawa Zachodnia to Dęblin and by Szybka Kolej Miejska, who run the S1 services from Pruszków PKP to Otwock Otwock (Yiddish: אָטוואָצק) is a city in the Masovian Voivodeship in east-central Poland, some south-east of Warsaw, with 43,895 inhabitants (2024). Otwock is part of the Warsaw metropolitan area. It is situated on the right bank of the .... References *Station article akolej.one.pl External links * Radosc Railway stations served by Koleje Mazowieckie Railway stations served by Szybka Kolej Miejska (Warsaw) Wawer {{Warsaw-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wawer
Wawer () is one of the dzielnica, districts of Warsaw, located in the south-eastern part of the city. The Vistula river runs along its western border. Wawer became a district of Warsaw on 27 October 2002 (previously it was a part of Praga Południe district, and a municipality earlier). Wawer borders Praga Południe and Rembertów from the north, Wesoła from the east and Wilanów with Mokotów from the west (across the Vistula). History The name Wawer comes from the name of the Karczma Wawer, Wawer inn (''Karczma Wawer'', currently known as ''Zajazd Napoleoński''). The oldest mention of the tavern comes from 1727, and the Wawer colony was established in 1838. First settlers appeared in 1839. During the November Uprising, the First Battle of Wawer, first and First Battle of Wawer, second Wawer battles took place here in early 1831. On the night of 26/27 December 1939 German occupiers committed the Wawer massacre. In 1951, Wawer was incorporated into Warsaw. In 1960, Wawer wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warsaw
Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at 1.86 million residents within a Warsaw metropolitan area, greater metropolitan area of 3.27 million residents, which makes Warsaw the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 6th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures and comprises List of districts and neighbourhoods of Warsaw, 18 districts, while the metropolitan area covers . Warsaw is classified as an Globalization and World Cities Research Network#Alpha 2, alpha global city, a major political, economic and cultural hub, and the country's seat of government. It is also the capital of the Masovian Voivodeship. Warsaw traces its origins to a small fishing town in Masovia. The city rose to prominence in the late 16th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masovian Voivodeship
Masovian Voivodeship or Mazowieckie Province (, ) and any variation thereof, is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship (province) in east-central Poland, containing Poland's capital Warsaw. Masovian Voivodeship has an area of and had a 2019 population of 5,411,446, making it Poland's largest and most populous province. Its principal cities are Warsaw (1.783 million) in the center of the Warsaw metropolitan area, Radom (212,230) to the south, Płock (119,709) to the west, Siedlce (77,990) to the east, and Ostrołęka (52,071) to the north. It borders six other provinces: Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Warmian-Masurian to the north, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Podlaskie to the northeast, Lublin Voivodeship, Lublin to the southeast, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Świętokrzyskie (Holy Cross) to the south, Łódź Voivodeship, Łódź to the southwest, and Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship, Kuyavian–Pomeranian to the northwest. The name of the province recalls the region's traditional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish State Railways
The Polish State Railways ( , abbr.: PKP S.A.) is a Polish state-owned holding company (legally a sole-shareholder company of the State Treasury) comprising the rail transport holdings of the country's formerly dominant namesake railway operator. The company was reformed in 2001 when the former Polish State Railways state-owned enterprise was divided into several units based on the need for separation between infrastructure management and transport operations. Polish State Railways is the dominant company in the PKP Group collective that resulted from the split, and maintains 100% share control, being fully responsible for the assets of all of the other PKP Group component companies. PKP today PKP is currently the parent company of the PKP Group, passenger operators PKP Intercity and PKP Szybka Kolej Miejska w Trójmieście. Freight carriers PKP Cargo and PKP Linia Hutnicza Szerokotorowa are also parts of the group. PKP is also one of the largest real estate managers in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warsaw Railway Junction
The railway transport in Warsaw, Warsaw Railway Junction () is a set of seven major railway lines centred on the city of Warsaw. It serves the capital of Poland, as well as cities belonging to its agglomeration of over 2.5 million inhabitants. At its peak the lines of the Warsaw Railway Junction served approximately 250,000 passengers daily. The hub consists of seven main lines going to Białystok, Terespol, Lublin, Radom, Łódź, Poznań and Gdańsk, connected by the Warsaw Cross-City Line and Warsaw Circumferal Line, and the WKD light rail line to Grodzisk Mazowiecki. Apart from train stations in Warsaw, the hub includes the cities of Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Milanówek, Piastów, Pruszków, Sochaczew, Błonie, Ożarów, Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, Legionowo, Tłuszcz, Wołomin, Mińsk Mazowiecki, Sulejówek, Otwock, Warka and Piaseczno. The first railway line in Warsaw was the Warsaw–Vienna railway, opened in 1845, linking the city with the border between the Russian ruled Congres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of land transport, next to road transport. It is used for about 8% of passenger and rail freight transport, freight transport globally, thanks to its Energy efficiency in transport, energy efficiency and potentially high-speed rail, high speed.Rolling stock on rails generally encounters lower friction, frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, allowing rail cars to be coupled into longer trains. Power is usually provided by Diesel locomotive, diesel or Electric locomotive, electric locomotives. While railway transport is capital intensity, capital-intensive and less flexible than road transport, it can carry heavy loads of passengers and cargo with greater energy efficiency and safety. Precursors of railways driven by human or an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 government-owned PKP Przewozy Regionalne, with 49% shares, to handle local passenger traffic in the Voivodeship. It started operating on 1 January 2005. Since the end of 2007 Masovian Railways has been fully owned by the Masovian Voivodeship. Rolling stock At the beginning, the rolling stock consisted of old electric multiple units taken over from the Polish State Railways. These were gradually modernised, and further units purchased second-hand from other operators. Later on, the company purchased or leased new rolling stock. As of 2010 the Masovian Railways had just under 200 PKP class EN57, five EN71 and two EW60. Additionally, the company purchased seven DB Class 627 railcars and four 628 diesel multiple units to serve on non-electrifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warszawa Zachodnia Station
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 trains from PKP Intercity, Polregio, Koleje Mazowieckie, Szybka Kolej Miejska and Warszawska Kolej Dojazdowa as well as international trains passing through Warsaw. It is one of the busiest railway stations in Poland, with over 800 daily trains. Despite being one of the chief railway stations on the line towards Warszawa Centralna (Warsaw Central), there has been limited development of the station since its construction in 1936. However, the station is undergoing an extensive modernization between 2020 and 2024. History The station was built as part of the development of the Warsaw Railway Junction that was begun in 1919. Warszawa Zachodnia was opened in 1936 as the most westerly station on the Warsaw Cross-City Line. However, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dęblin Railway Station
Dęblin railway station is a railway station serving Dęblin in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. It is served by Koleje Mazowieckie (who run services from Dęblin to Warszawa Zachodnia and Radom), Przewozy Regionalne and PKP Intercity PKP Intercity is the subsidiary of the PKP Group responsible for long-distance rail passenger transport in Poland. It operates around 350 trains daily, connecting large agglomerations and smaller towns in Poland. It offers its services under ... (TLK services). During the Holocaust thousands of Jews were deported from Dęblin–Irena Ghetto to the extermination camps via this station. Train services The station is served by the following service(s): * Intercity services (IC) ''Łódź Fabryczna — Warszawa — Lublin Główny'' *Intercity services (TLK) ''Kołobrzeg — Gdynia Główna — Warszawa Wschodnia — Kraków Główny''Koleo. TLK 83170 USTRONIEKołobrzeg — Kraków Główny. Timetablehttps://koleo.pl/pociag/TLK/83170-USTRONIE/ref> ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szybka Kolej Miejska (Warsaw)
Szybka Kolej Miejska (SKM; which translates as 'Rapid Urban Rail') is a mixed rapid transit and commuter rail system in the Warsaw metropolitan area, operated by the city owned company Szybka Kolej Miejska Sp. z o.o. under the management of Warsaw Public Transport Authority, Public Transport Authority in Warsaw on shared, general Rail transport in Poland, railway lines managed by the PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe. History The earliest attempts to implement an electrified suburban rail system in Warsaw were made in 1936–37, when the Warsaw Railway Junction and surrounding railway lines were electrified to the national standard of 3 kV DC and high platform electric multiple units were introduced (which later came to be designated PKP class EW51). After World War II, newer EW53, EW54 and EW55 high-platform EMUs were introduced. In 1963, Warszawa Śródmieście railway station was rebuilt into its current form as an underground city station in the city center and in 1967 the Wars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pruszków PKP Railway Station
Pruszków is a city in east-central Poland, capital of Pruszków County in the Masovian Voivodeship. Pruszków is located along the western edge of the Warsaw metropolitan area. Pruszków is the largest city in the Warsaw metropolitan area outside Warsaw. Since the 19th century it has developed as an industrial centre located on an important railway line. In the 1990s and 2000s the city was synonymous with the "Pruszków mafia, Pruszków gang", one of two major organised crime groups in the country. It is known for the country's chief Arena Pruszków, indoor velodrome and the Dulag 121 camp in Pruszków, Dulag 121 Museum at the former Nazi German camp for Poles expelled from Warsaw. History Early history Pruszków was incorporated as a town in 1916 during World War I, although the village was first mentioned in chronicles in the 15th century. Within the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Kingdom of Poland, it was a private village of szlachta, Polish nobility, administratively l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otwock Railway Station
Otwock railway station is a railway station in Otwock, Poland. The station is served by Koleje Mazowieckie, who run trains from Warszawa Zachodnia to Dęblin, and Szybka Kolej Miejska, whose trains from Pruszków PKP terminate at Otwock. It is classified as C under the categories of Polish rail stations. History Otwock station opened in 1877, together with the Vistula River Railroad. The present day station building was constructed in 1910. The rail line through the station was electrified in 1936, to serve Warsaw suburban passenger trains. During the years 2018-2021 the station underwent complete modernization. Train services The station is served by the following service(s): *Intercity services (TLK) ''Kołobrzeg — Gdynia Główna — Warszawa Wschodnia — Kraków Główny''Koleo. TLK 83170 USTRONIEKołobrzeg — Kraków Główny. Timetablehttps://koleo.pl/pociag/TLK/83170-USTRONIE/ref> References *Otwock railway station article aKolej.one.pl (Polish Railways) {{DE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
