Szamotuły–Międzychód railway

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]

• October 1907: Szamotuły - Binino, Chrzypsko Wielkie - Międzychód
• April 1908: Binino - Nojewo, Nojewo - Chrzypsko Wielkie

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 supsended 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.

Gallery

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  Sieraków station
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  Nojewo station
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  Międzychód station

See also

• Railway lines of Poland

References

• This article is based upon a translation of the Polish language version as of November 2016.

External links

Media related to Szamotuły–Międzychód railway at Wikimedia Commons