Saint Petersburg–Warsaw Railway

Warsaw–St. Petersburg Railway
Warsaw Wileńska Station (1862–1915) Track gauge: (Warsaw–Grodno) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (Saint Petersburg–Hrodna) 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 27⁄32 in)
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0,062 Warszawa Wileńska Warszawa, ul. I. Kosmowskiej 9 ← Warszawa Wschodnia → Gdańsk Główny Warszawa, ul. Radzymińska 2,718 Warszawa Wileńska Marki 503 ← Warszawa Wschodnia Tow. (linia towarowa) Warszawa, ul. Kraśnicka Warszawa, Kanał Bródnowski Warszawa, ul. Bukowiecka Ząbki, ul. Łodygowa - Ząbki, ul. Stefana Batorego 6,746 Ząbki Ząbki, ul. Kolejowa Zielonka, al. J.Piłsudskiego - ← Zielonka Bankowa (Linia rozebrana) Ząbki Rozjazd 449 ← Warszawa Rembertów Zielonka, ul. Kolejowa 9,942-14,472 ZIELONKA Rzeka Długa 17,438 Kobyłka Ossów 19,339 Kobyłka 21,410 Wołomin 23,053 Wołomin Słoneczna Wołomin, ul. Geodetów Rzeka Czarna 25,082 Zagościniec 27,750 Dobczyn Rzeka Rządza 31,044 Klembów 13 ← Pilawa → Krusze 34,838 Jasienica Mazowiecka Rzeka Cienka 513 → p.odg. Jasienica Maz. 10 → Legionowo Tłuszcz, ul. Norwida 37,912 TŁUSZCZ 29 → Ostrołęka 41,020 Chrzęsne 42,084 Mokra Wieś Podkolej 47,587 Szewnica Rzeka Fiszor 53,001 Urle Rzeka Liwiec 55,235 Barchów Łochów ul. Wyszkowska 58,479 Łochów 63,689 Ostrówek Węgrowski Topór 68,680 Topór Rzeka Ugoszcz 72,978 Sadowne Węgrowskie Kanał Kaca 81,762 Prostyń 83,585 Post. odg. Prostyń Bug 514 ← Treblinka (nieprzejezdna) Zmiana liczby torów na 1 Bug River Rozjazd Małkinia Bug Zmiana liczby torów na 2 Przewóz 34 ← Siedlce 87,969 MAŁKINIA 34 → Ostrołęka 96,270 Zaręby Kościelne 99,260 Kietlanka 102,964 Szulborze Koty ↑ woj.mazowieckie 105,700 ↓ woj.podlaskie Czyżew-Złote Jabłko Czyżew-Stacja 111,838 Czyżew 118,077 Kity 120,800 Dąbrowa Łazy Szepietowo 127,379 Szepietowo Rzeka Mień 132,363 Szymbory 135,825 Jabłoń Kościelna 140,474 Racibory 146,107 Zdrody Nowe 150,575 Łapy Osse Łapy ul. Brańska 36 → Ostrołęka 154,035 Łapy Rzeka Narew Uhowo ul. Kościelna 156,265 Uhowo 160,117 Bojary Baciuty 163,251 Baciuty 167,107 Trypucie 168,996 Niewodnica 172,222 Klepacze Rzeka Horodnianka 172,500 post. odg. Turczyn 516 → Białystok Starosielce closed 173,570 Białystok Wiadukt 38 → Bartoszyce ← Białystok 515 ↑ Białystok Starosielce ↓ Białystok 32 ← Czeremcha ↓ Białystok 176,300 Post. odg. Białystok Towarowy 177,305 BIAŁYSTOK Reduced to single track Białystok al. Solidarności 37 ↑ Białystok ← Zubki Białostockie Rzeka Biała Białystok ul. gen. Maczka 67 Białystok al. 1000 Państwa Polskiego 67 Rzeka Supraśl 185,155 Wasilków Czarna River 191,278 Czarny Blok mijanka Czarny Blok 195,280 Wólka Ratowiecka 199,178 Czarna Białostocka 203,118 Machnacz Jałówka 207,525 Rozedranka Rzeka Sokołda 212,882 Gieniusze 57 ← Kuźnica Białostocka (linia towarowa) Sokółka ul. Białostocka Rzeka Sokółka 218,527 SOKÓŁKA 40 → Suwałki Sokółka ul. Kryńska 225,580 Kundzin Łosośna River 227,100 Łosośna 228,100 Łosośna - bocznica szlakowa 228,320 Krex Czuprynowo - bocznica szlakowa 230,146 Czuprynowo Kuźnica 234,349 KUŹNICA BIAŁOSTOCKA Łosośna River ↑ Poland Kuźnica − Grodno Border Crossing ↓ Belarus Bruzgi (Брузги) Klochki Klochki (Клочки) Bokuny (Бокуны) RIVER Klochki R99 Nemeyschizna (Немейщизна) RIVER Korobchitsy (Коробчицы) Gibulichi (Гибуличи) Prigorodny (Пригородный) 00 ← Mosty Grodno, Suvorov Street Grodno, Victory Street Niemen Grodno, Levanaberazhnaya Street ROAD GRODNO ROAD Grodno, Kochanowski Street 00 ← Mosty Kaplitsa (Каплица) ROAD Bogushevka (Богушевка) ROAD ROAD Rybnitsa (Рыбница) Pereseltsy (Пересельцы) Losevo (Лосево) 00 ← xx Porech'ye (Поречье) Porech'ye P41 Salate (Салатье) Lihachi (Лихачи) Uzberezh (Узбережь) ↑ Belarus Uzberezh − Senovė Border Crossing (CLOSED 2004) ↓ Lithuania Senovė Kabeliai Margionys Darželiai Marcinkonys Zervynos Varėna Matuizos Pamerkiai Valkininkai ↑ Alytus County ↓ Vilnius County Kalviai Klepočiai Rūdiškės Šklėriai Miškiniai 10 → Trakai Senieji Trakai Kariotiškės 10 → Kaunas Lentvaris Vokė Paneriai VILNIUS Naujoji Vilnia Bezdonys Pabradė Švenčionėliai Ignalina Dūkštas Turmantas LT–LV border Kurcums Grīva Daugavpils Kūdraine Zaļumi St.p.Medupe Višķi Vīganti St.p.Ārdava Aglona St.p.Apsāni St.p.Zalvezers T.p.Krāce St.p.Vainava Malta T.p.Pūpoli Rēzekne T.p.Kleperova Burzava Ilzēni Mežvidi Pureņi St.p.Malnava Kārsava LV–RU border Ostrov Gulbene Pskov(since 1859) Luga(since 1859) nach Narva, Paldiski (Baltic Railway) Gatchina(since 1858) from Saint Petersburg-Vitebsky Rail Terminal Saint Petersburg-Warsaw Rail Terminal(1851–2001)

The Saint Petersburg–Warsaw Railway, Russian "Санкт-Петербурго-Варшавская железная дорога" (transcription: Sankt-Peterburgo–Varshavskaya zheleznaya doroga) is a 1,333 km (828 mi) long railway, built in the 19th century by the Russian Empire to connect Russia with Central Europe. At the time the entire railway was within Russia, as Warsaw was under a Russian partition of Poland. Due to territorial changes, the line now lies within five countries and crosses the eastern border of the European Union three times. Therefore, no passenger trains follow the entire route. Travel by passenger train between Saint Petersburg and Warsaw today (2010) passes Brest instead.

History

Construction

In February 1851 the Tsarist Government of Russia made a decision to build the St. Petersburg–Warsaw railway line with a length of approximately 1,250 kilometres. It was built to Russian gauge. Construction was completed in 1862.

Now abandoned line between Marcinkonys and Porechye in Lithuania

The first section of the railway was completed in 1853 between Saint Petersburg and Gatchina, with daily scheduled train service started on October 31, 1853. On July 19, 1858, the first train arrived in Pskov.^[1]

In May 1858, construction started near Vilnius on the first section of 19 kilometers. On 1 May 1859 the ground works started along the entire route Daugavpils–Vilnius–Lentvaris–Kaunas–Kybartai. The end of summer of 1860 marked the end of the construction of the Ostrov-Daugavpils–Vilnius railway. The first train from Daugavpils arrived in Vilnius on 16 September 1860. In 1861, this branch was completed to the Prussian border, and between Verzhbolovo Station in Kybartai and Eydtkuhnen in Prussia (now Chernyshevskoye in Russian Kaliningrad Oblast) the first junction between Russian gauge and standard gauge railway systems was built, with rails in both gauges between the border stations.

The construction of the section from Lentvaris to Warsaw was completed on December 15, 1862.

The first locomotives for the St. Petersburg–Warsaw railway were bought in England, France, and Belgium. They were “G” class 0-6-0s with two cylinders. They were produced in Manchester in 1857, in Paris in 1860, and in Belgium in 1862. Their weight was 30–32 tons.

St. Petersburg–Warsaw railway station in Daugavpils

The portion between Vilnius and Warsaw was rebuilt in the standard gauge in the 1920s when that area belonged to Poland. The railway was partly destroyed during both world wars.

Map from 1902 which includes all of the railway

References

• "Line Riga–Valka celebrates 120 years "Latvijas dzelzceļš"". Latvian State Railways. Retrieved 28 July 2009. In 1907 Baltic Railway was merged with St.Petersburg–Warsaw Railway and was made the Northwest Railways 
• Rakov, V. A. (Vitaliĭ Aleksandrovich) (1995). Lokomotivy otechestvennykh zheleznykh dorog, 1845-195. Moskva: Transport. ISBN 5-277-00821-7.