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Poznań–Piła railway

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Type
  
Heavy rail

Opened
  
1879 (1879)

Electrification
  
3000 V DC

Terminis
  
Piła, Poznań

Status
  
in use

Line length
  
92.538 km (57.500 mi)

Locale
  
Poland

Poznań–Piła railway

Track gauge
  
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in)

The Poznań–Piła railway is a Polish 92-kilometre long railway line, that connects Poznań with Piła.

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Electrification

The line was electrified in 1990.

Route

The route is largely single track, with passing places at various stations along the route.

Modernisation

In October 2011, PKP PLK tendered for a feasibility study for the modernisation of the line. A tender for the modernisation was announced in October 2015. This investment is to be organised to be included in the budget of the European Union for the period 2014–2020.

Usage

The line is used by the following service(s):

  • Intercity services between Poznań and Piła, continuing to various parts of Poland, including Kołobrzeg, Słupsk, Wrocław, Katowice and Krakow.
  • Regional services between Poznań and Piła, with some of these continuing to Kołobrzeg or Koszalin.

    • References

    Poznań–Piła railway Wikipedia
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