Railways in Europe
Sarajevo is the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the country’s largest railway hub. The Sarajevo train station is a very large building, from which around ten trains depart each day. The station was built between 1947 and 1952, designed by architects from Czechoslovakia and the German Democratic Republic. At the time of its opening, …
Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna (Łódź Metropolitan Railway, ŁKA) is a regional rail operator which serves most of the regional routes in the Łódź Voivodeship. The company was founded in 2010. It is fully owned by the Łódź Voivodeship government. Currently, the company operates regional passenger trains within Łódź and surrounding towns in the Łódź Voivodeship. On …
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Koleje Śląskie (Silesian Railways; KŚ) is a regional rail operator in the Silesian Voivodeship of Poland. The company is fully owned by regional government. The rail operator launched first passenger trains in October 2011. In the following years Silesian Railways undertook passenger services on all regional routes in Silesian Voivodeship. Currently, the company operates regional …
SKM WARSZAWA (Szybka Kolej Miejska w Warszawie) is a commuter railway operator in the Warsaw metropolitan area operated by the city owned company Szybka Kolej Miejska Sp. z o.o. under the management of Public Transport Authority in Warsaw. Currently, SKM Warszawa operates on the following lines: Warszawa – Otwock Warszawa – Pruszków Warsaw Chopin Airport …
Warszawska Kolej Dojazdowa (Warsaw Commuter Railway, WKD) is a light rail commuter line in Poland’s capital city of Warsaw. The line, together with its two branches, links Warsaw with the municipalities of Michałowice, Pruszków, Brwinów, Podkowa Leśna, Milanówek and Grodzisk Mazowiecki to the south-west of Warsaw. The line is used by many commuters from the …
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Koleje Mazowieckie (Masovian Railways, KM) is a regional rail operator in the Masovian Voivodeship of Poland. The company was founded in 2004. Currently, Koleje Mazowieckie company serves many regional lines in Mazovia region. The company operates regional passenger trains within Mazovia Voivodeship. On some routes, trains are operated jointly by Koleje Wielkopolskie and Szybka Kolej …
Koleje Wielkopolskie (Greater Poland Railways; KW) is a regional rail operator which runs passenger trains in the Greater Poland Voivodeship of Poland. The company was founded on 29 September 2009 and began regular passenger services two years later. The operator is fully owned by the regional government. The company operates regional passenger trains within Greater …
In Slovakia, there are two rack railways. The first one, the Štrba – Štrbské Pleso cog railway, is part of the Tatra Electric Railway network and is operated by Slovak Railways. The second has been in operation since 2014 on the Tisovec – Zbojská section. Its history is particularly interesting: In 1896, a railway line …
Koleje Małopolskie (Lesser Poland Railways, KMŁ) is a regional rail operator in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship of Poland. The company operates regional trains as well as buses that connect railway stations with towns not directly served by rail. Nearly all KMŁ trains start or end in Kraków. On some routes, trains are operated jointly by …
Koleje Dolnośląskie (Lower Silesia Railays, KD) is a regional train operator running services within the Lower Silesian Voivodeship and to neighboring provinces in Poland. The company was founded on December 28, 2007, by a decision of the Lower Silesian Regional Assembly and is fully owned by the regional government. Koleje Dolnośląskie is a dynamically growing …