Warsaw–Gdańsk railway

Warsaw–Gdańsk railway
Warsaw–Gdańsk railway
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Poland
Termini	Warsaw; Gdańsk;
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Route number	9
History
Opened	1852; 172 years ago
Technical
Line length	323.393 km (200.947 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3000 V DC
Operating speed	200 km/h (125 mph)
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Warsaw Cross-City Line
	to Warszawa Zachodnia
	Warsaw–Dorohusk railway to Pilawa
	& Warsaw–Terespol railway
	Legionowo–Tłuszcz railway
	to Tłuszcz
	Freight line
	to Modlin Airport
	Legionowo–Nasielsk railway
	to Legionowo Piaski
	Nasielsk–Toruń railway
	to Sierpc
	Działdowo–Chojnice railway
	& Działdowo–Olsztyn railway
	Turza Wielka–Samborowo railway
	to Samborowo
	Zajączkowo Lubawskie–Nowe
	Miasto Lubawskie railway
	Zajączkowo Lubawskie–Lubawa railway
	to Lubawa
	Poznań–Skandawa railway
	← to Toruń│to Poznań/Skandawa →
	Poznań–Skandawa railway
	to Olsztyn
	Myślice–Szlachta railway
	to Myślice
	Jabłonowo Pomorskie–Prabuty railway
	to Jabłonowo Pomorskie
	Myślice–Szlachta railway
	to Kwidzyn
	Toruń–Malbork railway
	← to Toruń│to Malbork →
	Malbork–Braniewo railway
	to Elblag
	Szymankowo–Nowy Dwór Gdański railway
	to Nowy Dwór Gdański
	Chorzów–Tczew railway
	to Bydgoszcz
	Tczew–Kostrzyn railway
	to Chojnice
	Pszczółki–Kościerzyna railway
	to Kościerzyna
	Pruszcz Gdański–Łeba railway
	to Stara Piła and Łeba
	Pruszcz Gdański–Gdańsk Port Północny railway
	to Gdańsk Port Północny
	Gdańsk Południowy–Motława Most railway
	to Gdańsk Port Północny
	Gdańsk–Stargard railway
	to Gdynia
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The Warsaw–Gdańsk railway is a 323-kilometre-long (201 mi) Polish railway line, that connects Warsaw with Iława, Malbork, Tczew, Gdańsk and further along the coast to Gdynia.

Opening

The line was opened in stages between 1852 and 1877. Today's Line 9 was created separately in the Russian zone and German zone. It was built as part of the Prussian Eastern Railway linking Berlin with Königsberg (today's Kaliningrad).

Date	Section
6 August 1852	Gdańsk - Tczew
12 October 1857	Tczew - Malbork
1 September 1876	Malbork - Iława
1877	Iława - Warsaw

The line is double track throughout. The last single-track section between Mikolajki Pomorskie and Malbork was doubled to two tracks in 1967.^[1]

Electrification

Electrification took place in six stages between 1969 and 1985:

1969 - electrification of section Gdańsk - Tczew
1972 - electrification of section Warsaw - Nasielsk
1983-1985 - electrification of section of Nasielsk - Tczew ^[2]

Modernisation

Between 2006 and 2014 the line was completely modernised and made suitable for passenger trains to travel at 200 km/h (120 mph) (160 km/h (100 mph) for trains without ETCS) and 120 km/h (75 mph) for freight trains with axle loads of 22.5 tonnes or more. Before modernisation speed on the line was between 80 and 120 km/h (50 and 75 mph). The cost of modernisation cost about PLN 10 billion,^[3]^[4] which gives an approximate cost of PLN 31 million per kilometer of the route.