Kraków Zabłocie–Kraków Bonarka railway

Kraków Zabłocie–Kraków Bonarka railway
View from Krakus Mound of the overpasses over Wielicka Street and the Greater Poland Insurgents and the Silesian Insurgents avenues
Overview
OwnerPKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe
Line number624
Termini
  • Kraków Zabłocie
  • Kraków Bonarka
History
Opened2017
Technical
Line length3.161 km (1.964 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Operating speed60 km/h (37 mph)

Kraków Zabłocie–Kraków Bonarka railway is a double-track railway in Kraków. The contract for its construction was signed on 16 September 2015, and regular train traffic began on 10 December 2017. The connector allows trains to leave Kraków in a southwestern direction while bypassing Kraków Płaszów railway station and platform No. 2 of Kraków Podgórze railway station (which operated under the name Kraków Krzemionki until 9 December 2017).