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In the summer of 1939, weeks ahead of the Nazi German and Soviet invasion of Poland the map of both Europe and Poland looked very different from today. The railway network of interwar Poland had little in common with the postwar reality of dramatically changing borders and political domination of the Soviet-style communism, as well as the pre-independence German, Austrian and Russian networks ...
The Polish State Railways (Polish: Polskie Koleje Państwowe [ˈpɔlskʲɛ ˈkɔlɛjɛ paj̃ˈstfɔvɛ], abbr.: PKP S.A. [2]) 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 ...
Lubań Śląski–Leśna railway is a single-track, non-electrified local significance railway line [2] with a length of 11.155 km. [1] [3] The line is located in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, within the Lubań County area, in Poland. It belongs to PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe Railway Line Plant in Wrocław and the Railway Line Plant in ...
After World War II, following the change in national borders, the railway line was taken over by Polish State Railways. After the damage done during the war, the line was quickly restored to operational status on 10 November 1946. [18] A ceremonial reopening took place at stations, including in Wleń. [18]
Transport in Poland involves air, water, road and rail transportation. The country has a large network of municipal public transport, such as buses, trams and the metro. As a country located at the 'cross-roads' of Europe, Poland is a nation with a large and increasingly modern network of transport infrastructure.
After World War II, the railway line came under Polish administration, transitioning from a private line to a state-owned one, becoming part of the Polish State Railways network. This formal transfer was made under Article 2 of the law passed on 3 January 1946 regarding the nationalization of key industries. [28]
During the invasion of Poland at the beginning of World War II the Polish railway network was crippled by the Luftwaffe bombing campaign. [3] Due to the average age of the network and lack of maintenance, many sections are limited to speeds below 160 km/h (99 mph) even on trunk lines. 2,813 km (1,748 mi) allow 160 km/h (99 mph) or more.
The Polish State Railways PKP considered two options: to expand existing transshipment facilities at the border (the break of gauge point) and to upgrade existing railway line to three or even four tracks to allow more freight to be carried, or to build a new broad-gauge line to ease transit across the border.