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Metro Line 1
The first section of the first metro line, from Kabaty to Wilanowska was built by the cut-and-cover method, the so-called Berlin Method. The section through the city centre was built using a tunnel boring machine for two 5.5m single-track tunnels.
Initially two more stations, Plac Konstytucji (between Politechnika and Centrum), and Muranów (between Ratusz and Dworzec Gdański) were planned but shelved for financial reasons. The current length of the line is 22.6 km with 21 stations (10/2008).
WKD (Warszawska Kolej Dojazdowa) Apart from the new metro there is also a light rail line, opened in 1925, running partly in tunnel in the city centre (parallel to PKP rail tracks) and then out to the western suburbs. This was the first electrified railway line in Poland and is 33 km long. Its city terminus Śródmieście WKD is located next to the Central Railway Station. A 2 km long extension from Salomea to the airport might be built in the future (see WKD's web site). |
| History |
| 07 April
1995: Kabaty
- Politechnika (11.5 km) 26 May 1998: Politechnika - Centrum (1.5 km) 11 May 2001: Centrum - Ratusz (1.7 km) 20 Dec 2003: Ratusz - Dworzec Gdański (1.5 km) 08 Apr 2005: Dworzec Gdański - Plac Wilsona (1.5 km) 29 Dec 2006: Plac Wilsona - Marymont (0.9 km - shuttle service only) 20 Mar 2008: Plac Wilsona - Marymont (normal service) 23 Apr 2008: Marymont - Słodowiec (1.0 km) 25 Oct 2008: Słodowiec - Młociny (3.0 km) |
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Line 2 will start at Chrzanów in the west of the city and cross under the Wisła river to serve the neighbourhood of Praga on the eastern side of the city. The western route was modified in late 2005 to run along Gorczewska avenue. The central section between Rondo Daszyńskiego and Dworzec Wileński (6.5km) will be excavated by tunnel boring machines. Interchange with Line 1 will be provided at Marszałkowska | Świętokrzyska station (see map). Feasibility and environmental impact studies for the central section have been completed, and construction consortia have been invited to start putting forward offers. The environmental impact study for the outer sections is scheduled for completion in mid-2008. Construction of the central section is due to start at the beginning of 2009 and finish at the end of 2011. Initially this segment was to be completed by 2013, but as Warsaw is one of the host cities for the 2012 UEFA European Championship, the project has been given high priority. One of the stations on this segment, Stadion, will be located next to the new national stadium. The current configuration of the line adds a segment of what was previously Line 3 (between Stadion and Gocław) as a branch of Line 2, thereby adding 6 stations to the project. Stadion is the last station before Line 2 splits into its northeast and southeast segments, as well as being an interchange station with suburban railways and SKM. The alignment of the entire line can be seen here. |
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The Warsaw Metro operates from 5:00 until 0:00, every 4-5 minutes during the day (3-4 minutes during the peaks) and every 8-9 minutes early morning and after 21:00. On Saturdays daytime frequency is 5-6 minutes, and on Sundays 6-7 minutes. Beginning February 2007, on an experimental basis, the metro also operates until about 3:00 on Friday/Saturday and Saturday/Sunday nights, departing every 30 minutes from 0:30 until 2:30. Fares Prices valid in 2008 and in Polish złoty (PLN) (1 PLN = 0.25 EUR). The fare system was restructured on 1 Oct. 2001 with new peak and off-peak tickets as well as new time-based tickets (60, 90 or 120 minutes). In the future a new zonal system will be introduced which will bring new changes to the fare system. Magnetic tickets (like those in Paris) are available for single, 60/90/120 minute, and 24 hr/3-day/weekly tickets, and are valid on metro, trams, and buses only. Contactless smartcards are available for 1-month and 3-month passes. As of the first quarter of 2007, these are valid for metro, trams, buses, as well as all suburban services on WKD, SKM and KM trains within the city limits (except trains originating/terminating at Warszawa Wileńska). A map of valid rail stations within the city limits is shown here. The following prices are within Warsaw city boundaries: Single - 2.80; single off-peak (09:00-14:00) - 2.40 20 min
- 2.00; 40 min - 2.80; 60 min - 4.00, etc. |
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Zarzad Transportu Miejskiego (Public Transport in Warsaw) WKD (Warszawska Kolej Dojazdowa) Koleje Mazowieckie - Suburban Railways SKM Szybka Kolej Miejska (Suburban Rail) Metro Warszawskie by Piotr Pietrzak Warsaw Metro Report - July 2003 (Personal Impressions by Robert Schwandl) |
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Ratusz
station renamed Ratusz Arsenał in Feb 2007.
2004 © UrbanRail.Net by Robert Schwandl.