Classic route
Nadodrzanka
Wrocław → Szczecin · Poland
The Nadodrzanka: down the Oder valley through Głogów and Zielona Góra, the quiet 1870s corridor between Silesia and the Baltic.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from 2 OpenStreetMap relations, their own nodes end to end: relation 1050561 (153 km), relation 16050347 (202 km) — 355 km of the route between them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of IC 134
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Nadodrzanka?
The Nadodrzanka runs 355 km from Wrocław to Szczecin.
How long does the Nadodrzanka take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 4 h 8 min for the 355 km. That is an average of 86 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.
Who runs the Nadodrzanka?
PKP Intercity.
How old is the Nadodrzanka?
The line has been in service since 1876. 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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