Heritage route
Bieszczady Forest Railway
Majdan → Balnica · Poland
Poland’s highest narrow-gauge line, a former logging railway that now carries over 150,000 riders a year into the Bieszczady wilderness.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 7615388 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 2 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: the railway’s own site — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Bieszczady Forest Railway?
The Bieszczady Forest Railway runs 9 km from Majdan to Balnica.
How long does the Bieszczady Forest Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 45 min for the 9 km. That is an average of 12 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 20 km/h.
Who runs the Bieszczady Forest Railway?
Bieszczadzka Kolejka Leśna Foundation, with Px48 steam locomotive, Lyd2 diesel locomotive.
How old is the Bieszczady Forest Railway?
The line has been in service since 1898. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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