| Koleje Małopolskie | |
| Franchise: | Kraków, Poland |
| Nameforarea: | route |
| Key People: | Tomasz Warchol (CEO) |
| Abbr: | KMŁ; KMAL |
| Regions: | Lesser Poland Voivodeship |
| Fleet: | 24 |
| Stationsop: | 9 |
| Website: | www.kolejemalopolskie.com.pl |
Koleje Małopolskie (KMŁ; Lesser Poland Railways) is a regional rail operator in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship of Poland.[1]
The company was founded on 2 December 2013 and is owned by the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, to handle local passenger traffic in the Voivodeship. It started operations on 6 November 2014. The railway was founded to reduce the congestion on the Kraków - Wieliczka line, reducing the travel time to 21 minutes. The Wieliczka Salt Mine connection is considered to be the main popular station, the local council built a new Park & Ride near Wieliczka Park and Wieliczka Rynek railway stations.[2]
From 14 December 2014 Koleje Małopolskie began transporting passengers on the route Kraków Główny – Wieliczka Rynek-Kopalnia with modern and air conditioned trains.[3] The travel time is 21 minutes, and the train will begin the route at 05:00 to 23:00 every thirty minutes. In 2015 after renovations the route was extended to Kraków Balice which has direct access to the John Paul II International Airport, taking over the former Balice Ekspres train operated by Polregio.[4] [5]
| Km | Name | City | Borough | Park & Ride | Connection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0,000 | Kraków Główny | Kraków | Stare Miasto | Tram and Kraków City Bus | |
| 2,159 | Kraków Zabłocie | Podgórze | |||
| 4,090 | Kraków Płaszów | ||||
| 6,099 | Kraków Prokocim | Bieżanów-Prokocim | |||
| 8,375 | Kraków Bieżanów | ||||
| 9,598 | Kraków Bieżanów Drożdżownia | ||||
| 11,271 | Wieliczka Bogucice | Wieliczka | |||
| 12,741 | Wieliczka Park | ||||
| 13,385 | Wieliczka Rynek-Kopalnia | ||||
Between 2014 and 2018, Koleje Małopolskie, together with the Kraków High Speed Agglomeration Railway, gained three new routes:[6]