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PKP rail line 230

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PKP rail line 230
Remains of PKP rail line 230 at Obliwice, July 2010
Overview
Native nameLinia kolejowa nr 230
OwnerPKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe
Service
Operator(s)PKP, SKM Trójmiasto
History
Opened1902 (1902)
Completed1910 (1910)
Closed2001 (2001)
Technical
Line length63.4 km (39.4 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification3 kV DC (1986–2001)
PKP rail line 230

PKP rail line 202

0.4 km
Wejherowo
2.1 km
Wejherowo Cementownia
4.8 km
Orle
7.4 km
Góra Pomorska
9.9 km
Zamostne
12.4 km
Rybno Kaszubskie
7.7 km
Żarnowiec Elektrownia Wodna
10.1 km
Żarnowiec Elektrownia Jądrowa
14.5 km
Słuszewo
16.7 km
Kostkowo
20.4 km
Lisewo Kaszubskie
23.3 km
Gniewino
25.1 km
Strzebielinko Lęborskie
27.0 km
Toliszczek
29.5 km
Prusewo
32.4 km
Lublewo
34.8 km
Osieki Lęborskie
37.6 km
Choczewo
41.1 km
Choczewko
42.4 km
Kurowo
43.6 km
Przebędowo Lęborskie
46.4 km
Zwartowo
48.1 km
Zwartówko
49.8 km
Gościęcino
52.4 km
Tawęcino
54.5 km
Karlikowo
55.1 km
Rekowo Lęborskie
59.8 km
Obliwice
62.8 km
Janisławiec
63.4 km
Garczegorze

PKP rail line 229

PKP rail line 230 is a non-operational PKP cross-province railway line in northern Poland running from PKP rail line 202 at Wejherowo to PKP rail line 229 at Garczegorze.

Originally lying entirely within Germany, the first section from Wejherowo to Prusewo opened in 1902 with last section to Garczegorze opening in 1910. The line was closed and disassembled in 1919, in the aftermath of World War I, reopening in 1924. Between the end of World War I and the end of World War II, the stations from Garczegorze to Rybno Kaszubskie were in Germany while the five stations from Zamostne to Wejherowo were in Poland. Services ceased during World War II but the line reopened again in 1946. Following World War II the entire line became Polish.

The line was electrified in 1986, but closed to passenger traffic in 1992. It closed to freight traffic in 2001. The railway tracks remain in place, but years of neglect mean the line is currently impassable.

A dismantled branch line, rail line 230A, ran from Rybno Kaszubskie railway station to the station intended to serve the never-completed Żarnowiec Nuclear Power Plant, with an intermediate stop at Żarnowiec Elektrownia Wodna railway station which was intended to serve the Żarnowiec Pumped Storage Power Station. The decision to stop the construction of said nuclear power plant in 1990 was a major factor in the downfall of line 230.

In 2002 plans were put forward to re-open the line, to be run by the Gniewino and Choczewo communes, but nothing came of this.

It has also been suggested that the route of the line could be used to create two regional cycle routes, Route 113 from Wejherowo to Gniewino and Choczewo, and Route 124 from Choczewo to Lębork and Bytów.

References

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  • Wejherowo – Garczegorze Line (230) article at Polish Stations Database, URL accessed at 20 December 2018
  • Rybno Kaszubskie – Żarnowiec Elektrownia Jądrowa Line (230A) article at Polish Stations Database, URL accessed at 31 December 2018
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