Warsaw Cross-City Line

Warsaw Cross-City Line
2 ↑ Terespol, 9 → Gdańsk 4.254 Warszawa Wschodnia Warszawa Stadion Vistula river (Średnicowy Rail Bridge) Warszawa Powiśle Warsaw Metro Centrum Warszawa Śródmieście PKP 0.346 Warszawa Centralna 0.000 Warszawa Śródmieście WKD Warszawa Ochota Warsaw Główna/Warsaw Railway Museum 20 ↑ Warszawa Gdańska 3.082 Warszawa Zachodnia Platform 8 (Warszawa Wola) 1 ↓ Katowice 47 ↓ Grodzisk Mazowiecki

Warsaw cross-city line (Polish: Linia Średnicowa) 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 1949. The central part of the line is in a tunnel, which 2.31 km long. It then crosses the Vistula by the Średnicowy railway bridge (445 m) long located between Poniatowski Bridge and Świętokrzyski Bridge.

The line provided a direct short link between Warszawa Wschodnia and Warszawa Zachodnia stations. The pre-1945 Warszawa Główna was located approximately halfway down the line. The station has been replaced by Warszawa Centralna, which is located to the west of the old station.

Since the 1970s, the older (southern) pair of tracks is used by regional trains run by Koleje Mazowieckie 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, are used by the Warszawska Kolej Dojazdowa (WKD) suburban light rail line.

Gallery

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  Western part of the Cross-City line running in a cutting
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  Cross-City line at Warszawa Ochota station
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  Cross city tunnel seen at Warszawa Śródmieście station
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  Mouth of the cross city tunnel at Warszawa Powiśle station
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  Viaduct over Kruczkowskiego street in Powiśle
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  Średnicowy Bridge crossing the Vistula River

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