Węgliniec–Görlitz railway

Węgliniec–Görlitz railway
Węgliniec–Görlitz railway
	An electric multiple unit of Koleje Dolnośląskie train at Zgorzelec railway station
Overview
Line number	PKP 278
Locale	Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland; Saxony, Germany;
Termini	Węgliniec; Görlitz;
Service
Route number	Węgliniec–border: PLK 260; border–Görlitz: DB 6211;
Technical
Line length	26.532 km (16.486 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	1923–1945, between Zgorzelec and Görlitz; from 2020: whole line;
Operating speed	maximum speed: 160 km/h (99.4 mph)

The Węgliniec–Görlitz railway is a double-track railway line connecting Węgliniec railway station in Węgliniec and Zgorzelec railway station in Zgorzelec, in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship of south-west Poland, and continuing to Görlitz in German state of Saxony.

Except for the final kilometer between the border and Görlitz station, the line is operated by PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe as line 278, with the border bridge across the Nysa Łużycka river belonging to line 274 (Wrocław Świebodzki – Zgorzelec). The corresponding timetable (SRJP) route has no. 260.