Classic route
LTG Link Vilnius–Warsaw
Vilnius → Warsaw · Lithuania · Poland
For years the Baltics’ only rail gateway to the rest of Europe. Vilnius to Warsaw through the Suwałki Gap, changing trains at Mockava.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from 2 OpenStreetMap relations, their own nodes end to end: relation 18237947 (201 km), relation 319289 (220 km) — 421 km of the route between them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 97.4% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 5 m); the longest stretch away from it is 6.5 km
- 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 LTG Link?
The LTG Link runs 620 km from Vilnius to Warsaw. It runs through Lithuania and Poland.
How long does the LTG Link take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 7 h 30 min for the 620 km. That is an average of 83 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.
Who runs the LTG Link?
LTG Link and PKP Intercity, with LTG DMU + PKP IC.
How old is the LTG Link?
The line has been in service since 2022. 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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