Classic route
ŁKA Częstochowa–Łódź
Częstochowa → Łódź · Poland
From Częstochowa over the line to Chorzew Siemkowice, built in 1939 and used only by freight from 2012 until passenger trains came back in December 2024, then by Zduńska Wola, Łask and Pabianice to Łódź Kaliska.
- Distance
- 146 km
- Fastest time
- 2 h 25 min
- Average speed
- 60 km/h
Stations
- 0 kmCzęstochowa
- 4 kmCzęstochowa Aniołów
- 10 kmRząsawa
- 15 kmMykanów
- 18 kmStary Cykarzew
- 19 kmCykarzew Północny
Show 21 more stations
- 21 kmStary Broniszew
- 28 kmWażne Młyny
- 32 kmNowa Brzeźnica
- 35 kmDubidze
- 36 kmDubidze-Kolonia
- 40 kmWistka
- 47 kmBiała Szlachecka
- 55 kmChorzew Siemkowice
- 62 kmHuta
- 68 kmRusiec Łódzki
- 78 kmChociw Łaski
- 84 kmSiedlce Łaskie
- 88 kmKozuby
- 99 kmZduńska Wola Południowa
- 100 kmZduńska Wola Karsznice
- 104 kmZduńska Wola
- 110 kmBorszewice
- 115 kmŁask
- 121 kmKolumna
- 125 kmDobroń
- 128 kmChechło
- 131 kmPabianice
- 133 kmPabianice Północne
- 139 kmŁódź Lublinek
- 143 kmŁódź Retkinia
- 146 kmŁódź Kaliska +1
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. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 19775161: the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 98.3% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 4 m); the longest stretch away from it is 2.5 km
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of LKA 41238
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the ŁKA Częstochowa–Łódź?
The ŁKA Częstochowa–Łódź runs 146 km from Częstochowa to Łódź.
How long does the ŁKA Częstochowa–Łódź take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 25 min for the 146 km. That is an average of 60 km/h end to end.
Who runs the ŁKA Częstochowa–Łódź?
Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna, with ŁKA regional.
How old is the ŁKA Częstochowa–Łódź?
The line has been in service since 1939. 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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