Scenic route
Silesian Mountain Railway
Wrocław → Szklarska Poręba · Poland
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The 1867 Silesian Mountain Railway: through Wałbrzych’s coal valleys and Jelenia Góra, climbing to nearly 700 m at Szklarska Poręba under the Karkonosze.
Stations
- 0 kmWrocław Główny +7
- 5 kmWrocław Grabiszyn
- 7 kmWrocław Zachodni
- 10 kmMokronos Górny
- 12 kmSmolec
- 16 kmSadowice Wrocławskie
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- 22 kmKąty Wrocławskie
- 31 kmMietków
- 37 kmImbramowice
- 44 kmŻarów
- 49 kmJaworzyna Śląska
- 59 kmŚwiebodzice
- 67 kmWałbrzych Szczawienko
- 70 kmWałbrzych Miasto
- 72 kmWałbrzych Centrum
- 75 kmWałbrzych Fabryczny
- 80 kmWałbrzych Główny
- 84 kmBoguszów-Gorce Wschód
- 86 kmBoguszów-Gorce
- 89 kmBoguszów-Gorce Zachód
- 93 kmWitków Śląski
- 99 kmSędzisław
- 106 kmMarciszów
- 108 kmCiechanowice
- 114 kmJanowice Wielkie
- 117 kmTrzcińsko
- 121 kmWojanów
- 126 kmJelenia Góra
- 127 kmJelenia Góra Zabobrze
- 131 kmJelenia Góra Zachodnia
- 132 kmJelenia Góra Przemysłowa
- 135 kmJelenia Góra Cieplice
- 137 kmJelenia Góra Orle
- 139 kmJelenia Góra Sobieszów
- 141 kmPiechowice Dolne
- 143 kmPiechowice
- 147 kmGórzyniec
- 152 kmSzklarska Poręba Dolna
- 155 kmSzklarska Poręba Średnia
- 158 kmSzklarska Poręba Górna
The stations OpenStreetMap maps along this line, in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. Not every train stops at every station. 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
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 10 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of R 76109
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Silesian Mountain Railway?
The Silesian Mountain Railway runs 157 km from Wrocław to Szklarska Poręba.
How long does the Silesian Mountain Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 2 h 43 min for the 157 km. That is an average of 58 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 100 km/h.
Who runs the Silesian Mountain Railway?
PKP Intercity and Koleje Dolnośląskie, with IC Karkonosze, KD.
How old is the Silesian Mountain Railway?
The line has been in service since 1867. 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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