Grochowska Street | |
Coordinates: | 52.2449°N 21.0889°W |
Length Mi: | 3.23 |
Location: | Praga Południe, Warsaw, Poland |
Maint: | ZDM Warsaw |
Direction A: | West |
Terminus A: | Jana Zamoyskiego |
Direction B: | East |
Terminus B: | Płowiecka |
Grochowska Street is a major road located in the Praga Południe district of Warsaw, Poland. Since November 1, 1925, a tram route has run along Grochowska Street.[1] Currently trams and many bus lines connect Praga with Śródmieście, Wola, Rembertów and Wawer.
On January 4, 1901, along the entire length of Grochowska Street, the WKD Jabłonowska was launched - a steam narrow-gauge railway with a track gauge of 800 mm, connecting Jabłonna with Wawer. Two stations were opened at Grochowska - Rogatki Moskiewskie and Grochów . In July 1915, the Russian troops blew up the Rogatki Moskiewskie station.[2]
In 1925, after a tram line was launched along the street, steps were taken to liquidate the railway. On September 7, 1939, the cable car lines were suspended due to hostilities and then reactivated a month later. The Warsaw Uprising prevented the line from running. The WKD Jabłonowska railway was reborn as a state-owned enterprise in 1945. The last time the railway was used at Grochowska Street was on January 31, 1956.[3]