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border lines Germany - Poland
Ahlbeck/Grenze - Swinoujscie
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Construction of the new line (the first new connection between Germany and Poland since 1945)
was completed in February 2008. The opening date of scheduled passenger train operation by
Usedomer Bäderbahn is still uncertain.
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Manfred Herbener |
[Pasewalk -] Grambow - Szczecin
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DB works to Szczecin Glowny.
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| operator |
used stock |
| DB |
628 running Lübeck - Szczecin (once 218, 219)
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| Railion |
232
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| OLa |
643.4, one local train on friday latenight
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| thanks to
Kai Ludwig,
Andrzej Massel,
Timo Car,
Krzysztof Mieloch,
Georg Ringler and
Marco Weber (last update: December 2006) |
[Angermünde -] Tantow - Szcecin (electrified)
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After upgrading the infrastructure between Tantow and Szczecin to permit operation at 160 km/h
and refurbishing Passow - Tantow DB works to Szczecin Glowny again.
Private operator rail4chem runs tank block trains in
cooperation with other operators.
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| operator |
used stock |
| DB |
628,
624 were sold to PKP
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| Railion |
23x (daily IC-services)
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| rail4chem |
HHPI loco 29 003 (» class 66) since May 2004
220 CTLR4C 001 (hired from Hoyer Railserv) until May 2004
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thanks to
Kai Ludwig,
Andrzej Massel,
Timo Car,
Krzysztof Mieloch,
Georg Ringler and
Marco Weber
(last update: July 2007) |
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In december 2006 private operator NBE (Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn) took over service from DB regio and works passengers
services on the most-frequented German-Polish line.
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| operator |
used stock |
| Railion |
232 (2x298 too weak)
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| NBE |
643/4 (once 219, 232/234, 624, 628 of DB)
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| rail4chem |
G1206 (to Kostrzyn)
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thanks to
Kai Ludwig,
Andrzej Massel,
Timo Car,
Krzysztof Mieloch,
Georg Ringler and
Marco Weber
(last update: December 2006) |
[Frankfurt (Oder) -] Frankfurt Oderbrücke - Slubice [- Rzepin] (electrified)
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EuroCity services are hauled by Czech dual-system electric locomotives or Railion diesel locomotives between Berlin and Rzepin.
PKP works freight to and from Frankfurt Oderbrücke where DB and PKP electric
locomotives are changed.
Since July 2007 CTL works nonstop trains without change of locos.
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| operator |
used stock |
| Railion |
189 (to Frankfurt only, homologation for Poland expected),
232 (all EC- and EN-services, to be replaced by class 189),
almost all other classes to Frankfurt Oderbrücke
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| PKP |
pass.: SP45 / SU45 (diesel)
freight: ET 22 (el.)
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| CD |
371 (2 EC to Rzepin until December 2007)
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| CTL |
189 |
| SBB Cargo |
482 (to Frankfurt/O only)
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thanks to
Kai Ludwig,
Andrzej Massel,
Timo Car,
Krzysztof Mieloch,
Georg Ringler and
Marco Weber
(last update: December 2007) |
PKP ET22 traverses the
border (river Oder).
© www.zu-den-zuegen.de |
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PKP SU45 waiting for duties
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Frankfurt (Oder).
© Luc Favre |
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DB class 232 reaching
German ground.
© Gerd Böhmer |
Guben - Gubin [- Zielona Góra]
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Passenger services were withdrawn due to mouth and foot disease on 6 October 2002.
CTL operates block trains (koke and chemical products) to Guben, where the coke trains are
taken over by Rentatrain (subsidary of CTL) and the chemistry trains change haulage to rail4chem.
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| operator |
used stock |
| CD |
once ST43, SU45, SP32
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| CTL |
???
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thanks to Georg Ringler
(last update: April 2004) |
Forst (Lausitz) - Zasieki [- Tuplice]
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PKP works EC-services 240/241 to Cottbus since 12. December 2004. In December 2007 PKP started operation of one regional train to Cottbus to avoid light running.
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| operator |
used stock |
| PKP |
ST43, SP45 / SU46 (to Forst)
SU46 011, 032, 037 and 048 (to Cottbus)
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thanks to
Kai Ludwig,
Andrzej Massel,
Timo Car,
Krzysztof Mieloch,
Georg Ringler and
Marco Weber
(last update: December 2007) |
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Line is used for freight only.
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| operator |
used stock |
| DB |
--- (once 232)
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| PKP |
SU 46
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thanks to
Kai Ludwig,
Andrzej Massel,
Timo Car,
Krzysztof Mieloch and
Georg Ringler
(last update: June 2002) |
Görlitz - Zgorzelec [- Wroclaw]
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PKP works to Görlitz, DB to Zgorzelec.
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| operator |
used stock |
| DB |
612
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| PKP |
SP45 / SU46
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thanks to
Kai Ludwig,
Andrzej Massel,
Timo Car,
Krzysztof Mieloch,
Georg Ringler and
Marco Weber
(last update: June 2007) |
[Görlitz -] Hagenwerder - Krzewina Zgorzelecka
[Zittau -] Hirschfelde - Krzewina Zgorzelecka
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This line ("Neißetalbahn") is used by corridor trains.
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| operator |
used stock |
| LausitzBahn |
Desiro (642)
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Several impressions from Lausitzbahn Görlitz - Hagenwerder - Krzewina Zgorzelecka.
© www.zu-den-zuegen.de and Kai Kirchwehm |
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