Szamotuły–Międzychód railway explained

Szamotuły–Międzychód
Status:closed
Close:1995 passenger services
1996 freight services
Linelength Km:57
Routenumber:368
Electrification:no
Speed Km/H:60

The Szamotuły–Międzychód railway is a former Polish 57-kilometre long railway line, that connected Szamotuły with Międzychód.

Opening

The line was opened in four stages:[1] [2]

Modernisation

In 1977-1978 a major overhaul of the line took place, including stabilising embankments, replacement of wooden sleepers with concrete sleepers and replacement of the track.[3]

In 2004, the first plans to take over the line from PKP PLK and launch passenger services were announced, but this did not lead to anything.[4] In 2012, a proposal was made to build a cycle route along the course of the railway, but this met negative feedback from residents.[5]

Closure

In 1995, passenger traffic was suspended along the route. Freight services were suspended from 3 May 1996 between Sieraków Wielkopolski and Szamotuły.[6] In later years, freight trains only ran between Sieraków Wielkopolski and Międzychód.[7]

Despite the suspension of traffic on the line in 1996, the railway line remained in the list of railway lines of national importance until 2000.[8] [9]

Usage

In the 1970s, passenger traffic from the station in Sierakowie was about 4,800 people per month, but this steadily decreased to 3,200 people in 1990.[10] Since 2000, the line has occasionally been used for tourist trains using steam engines.[11]

In August 2016, the section between Sieraków Wielkopolski and Lesionkami was used for manual trolley rides.

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20121011032955/http://miedzychod.naszemiasto.pl/artykul/galeria/1022105,50-lat-temu-linia-miedzychod-szamotuly-byla-w-rozkwicie,id,t.html 50 years ago the line Międzychód - Szamotuły was in full bloom
  2. http://www.sejm.gov.pl/Sejm7.nsf/InterpelacjaTresc.xsp?key=65450D9E&view=null Letter for the reactivation of the railway line No. 368 Szamotuły - Międzychód
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20121011032955/http://miedzychod.naszemiasto.pl/artykul/galeria/1022105,50-lat-temu-linia-miedzychod-szamotuly-byla-w-rozkwicie,id,t.html 50 years ago the line Międzychód - Szamotuły was in full bloom
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20150125150717/http://powiat-miedzychodzki.pl/zalaczniki/rwxabsm3so.pdf Local Development Plan 2004-2013
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20150125150804/http://szamotuly.naszemiasto.pl/artykul/mieszkancy-podzieleni-w-sprawie-sciezki-rowerowej-na-dawnej,1380253,art,t,id,tm.html?sesja_gratka=f682d739499d7355c0ed20e6ba6174b2 Residents divided on the bike path on the former railway line
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20121011032955/http://miedzychod.naszemiasto.pl/artykul/galeria/1022105,50-lat-temu-linia-miedzychod-szamotuly-byla-w-rozkwicie,id,t.html 50 years ago the line Międzychód - Szamotuły was in full bloom
  7. http://www.sejm.gov.pl/Sejm7.nsf/InterpelacjaTresc.xsp?key=65450D9E&view=null Letter for the reactivation of the railway line No. 368 Szamotuły - Międzychód
  8. http://isap.sejm.gov.pl/DetailsServlet?id=WDU19961120538
  9. http://isap.sejm.gov.pl/DetailsServlet?id=WDU20000130156
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20121011032955/http://miedzychod.naszemiasto.pl/artykul/galeria/1022105,50-lat-temu-linia-miedzychod-szamotuly-byla-w-rozkwicie,id,t.html 50 years ago the line Międzychód - Szamotuły was in full bloom
  11. https://web.archive.org/web/20150125150153/http://powiat-miedzychodzki.pl/index.php?a=16777218&t=0&art=760 2012 tourist excursion along the line

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