Classic route
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska–Bielsko-Biała railway
Bielsko-Biała → Kalwaria Zebrzydowska · Poland
View on the map →Wikipedia (PL) ↗Stations · 6
Built as the Kaiser Ferdinand Northern Railway's Bielitz–Kalwaria local line, running through Wadowice under the Beskids.
Stations
- 0 kmBielsko-Biała Główna
- 8 kmKozy
- 16 kmKęty
- 28 kmAndrychów
- 41 kmWadowice
- 57 kmKalwaria Zebrzydowska
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 20574682 — 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 3 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits 0.1 km from the shape of R 43604
- 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 Kalwaria Zebrzydowska–Bielsko-Biała railway?
The Kalwaria Zebrzydowska–Bielsko-Biała railway runs 57 km from Bielsko-Biała to Kalwaria Zebrzydowska.
How long does the Kalwaria Zebrzydowska–Bielsko-Biała railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h 34 min for the 57 km. That is an average of 36 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Kalwaria Zebrzydowska–Bielsko-Biała railway?
PKP Intercity, with InterCity.
How old is the Kalwaria Zebrzydowska–Bielsko-Biała railway?
The line has been in service since 1888. 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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