Łódź–Kutno railway

The Łódź—Kutno railway is a railway line located in central Poland, in Łódź Voivodeship, connecting the city of Łódź with a railway station in Kutno via Zgierz, Ozorków and Łęczyca. The section between Łódź Widzew and Zgierz stations is a part of a railway ring around the city of Łódź.

Łódź–Kutno railway
A railway viaduct in Stoki (Widzew district) over the tram line between Pomorska and Telefoniczna streets in 2007
Overview
Native nameLinia kolejowa Łódź Widzew - Kutno
TypeHeavy rail
StatusIn use
LocaleŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
TerminiŁódź Widzew
Kutno
Continues from 17  Łódź-Koluszki railway
Continues as 3  Warsaw-Kunowice railway (toward Konin)
Connecting lines
  • Łódź Widzew
    •  17  Łódź-Koluszki railway
    •  540  to Chojny
    •  541  to Olechów
  • Zgierz
    •  15  Łódź-Bednary railway
  • Kutno
    •  3  Warsaw-Kunowice railway
    •  18  to Piła
    •  33  to Brodnica
Line number 16 
Operation
Opened1923 (Zgierz - Kutno), 1931 (Łódź - Zgierz)
OwnerPKP PLK
Technical
Line length71.027 km (44.134 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
ElectrificationOverhead wire, 3000 V DC
Operating speed100 km/h (62 mph)
 17 
Łódź–Koluszki railway
to Koluszki
 Łódź Widzew
 17  to Fabryczna
 Łódź Stoki
Łódź Uniwersity
 Łódź Marysin
 Radegast
Łódź Warszawska
under construction
 Łódź Arturówek
Łódź Radogoszcz Wschód
under construction
 15 
Łódź–Bednary railway
to Łódź Żabieniec
 Zgierz
 15  to Stryków
 Zgierz Jaracza
 Zgierz Północ
 Zgierz Kontrewers
 Grotniki
 Chociszew
 Ozorków Nowe Miasto
 Ozorków
 Sierpów
 Łęczyca
 Gawrony
 Witonia
 3 
Warsaw–Kunowice railway
to Łowicz
 Kutno
 33 
Kutno–Brodnica railway
to Płock
 18 
Kutno–Piła railway
to Włocławek
 3  to Konin

History

Construction of the railway was commenced by Polish State Railways in 1920. In 1923 the partially finished section between Zgierz and Łęczyca was opened, three years later a link to Kutno was finished. The section between Zgierz and Widzew stations was finished in 1931.

The railway was electrified within two stages: in 1969 (Zgierz-Kutno) and 1981 (Łódź Widzew-Zgierz).[1]

Current condition

The railway line is currently used for both freight and passenger services. The section between Zgierz and Kutno is listed as the railway of national importance[2]. However, due to being single-track, the capacity of the railway is vastly limited, especially with regional passenger services from Łódź to Kutno.

The railway line is mainly served by ŁKA regional trains from Łódź Kaliska station to Kutno and commuter trains from Łódź Fabryczna station to Zgierz. Also, PolRegio trains from Łódź to Toruń, as well as PKP Intercity trains between Gdynia and Katowice, use this railway.

Future

The railway is due to be refurbished, in order to allow a 20 kilometres per hour (12 mph) increase in operational speed.[3] There are plans to either build up a second track on Zgierz-Kutno section, or create new railway connecting these two stations, which will run mostly intercity passenger services.[4]

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References
  1. "Ogólnopolska Baza Kolejowa". www.bazakolejowa.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  2. "Linia kolejowa nr 16 Łódź Widzew - Kutno – Baza kolejowa". semaforek.kolej.org.pl. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  3. Kolejowy, Kurier. "Między Ozorkowem i Łęczycą pociągi pojadą 120 km/h". kurierkolejowy.eu. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  4. "PKP PLK rozważy budowę nowej linii Łódź – Kutno". www.rynek-kolejowy.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-08-30.
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