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The capital of Poland, Warsaw (Warszawa), has about 1.6 million inhabitants. While the city only has two metro lines, it maintains a large tram network plus the WKD, an interurban light rail line. - network
length approx. 129 km 21-01-2013:
Zajezdnia Zoliborz –
Stare Swidry (Line 2) WKD (Warszawska Kolej Dojazdowa) is a light rail line, opened in 1925, which runs partly in tunnel in the city centre (parallel to PKP rail tracks) and then out to the western suburbs. This was the first electrified railway line in Poland and is 33 km long. Its city terminus Śródmieście WKD is located next to the Central Railway Station. |
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Robert Schwandl's TRAM ATLAS MITTELEUROPA | CENTRAL EUROPE (incl. Poland) This
illustrated atlas includes every tramway system in East-Central Europe,
from Poland via Czechia and Slovakia to Hungary. The atlas also covers
the three metro systems in the region, as well as trolleybuses in cities
with tramways. 10/2024, Text deutsch/English, ISBN 978 3 936573 76 3, EUR 24.50 - For more info & sample pages click here! |
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WTP - Warsaw Public Transport (timetables, etc.) Zarzad Transportu Miejskiego (ZTM - Public Transport in Warsaw) incl. tram fleet database! WKD (Warszawska Kolej Dojazdowa) Tramwaje Warszawskie at Wikipedia.pl BLOG: Read your webmaster's impressions of the Warsaw urban rail system after a visit in Aug. 2015
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