Warsaw-Vienna Railway
The Warsaw-Vienna Railway (Polish: Kolej Warszawsko-Wiedeńska) was a historic railway system which operated in Congress Poland, a part of the Russian Empire, from 1845 until 1912, when it was nationalized by the Russian government. The main component of its network was a line 327,6 km in length from Warsaw to the station Maczki (today a suburb of Sosnowiec) on the border with the Austrian Empire, from 1867 known as the Austro-Hungarian Empire. There the line connected to the Austrian railway network, enabling the trains to continue on to Vienna (hence the name of the line). It was the first rail line built in Congress Poland and the second in the Russian Empire, after a short stretch of about 30 km between Tsarskoye Selo and Saint Petersburg which opened in 1837. The line used the standard European gauge (1435 mm) for its rails, as opposed to all other railways in the Russian Empire which used the broad gauge (1524 mm), hence it formed a system separate from other Russian railways.
Route
Main line: Warszawa - Grodzisk Mazowiecki - Skierniewice - Koluszki - Piotrków Trybunalski - Radomsko - Częstochowa - Zawiercie - Ząbkowice Będzińskie - Strzemieszyce Południowe - border with Austria (Maczki)
Branch lines:
See also
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