Gdansk Nowy Port (SKM stop)
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Gdańsk Nowy Port is a former SKM stop in Gdańsk
, Poland
. It is no longer used since December 15, 2002, after shortening the line Gdańsk
- Nowy Port
line to Brzeźno
. Despite future plans of re-opening the line it is very unlikely that this stop would be restored, as the access to it has been impossible since November 2005.
.
Over the years the line was losing its passengers to the tram communication. In the last years of operation the train was going once an hour (compared to a tram once a 10 minutes) and tram stops were placed in more convenient places. On December 15, 2002 the line was shortened to reach only Gdańsk Brzeźno. On June 25, 2005 the line was completely closed for passenger service. After 2006, a track between Gdańsk Brzeźno and Gdańsk Nowy Port was completely disassembled, making it unlikely to be restored anytime in the future.
Gdansk
Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. It is no longer used since December 15, 2002, after shortening the line Gdańsk
Gdansk
Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...
- Nowy Port
Nowy Port
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line to Brzeźno
Gdansk Brzezno (SKM stop)
Gdańsk Brzeźno is a former SKM stop in Gdańsk, Poland. It is no longer used since June 2005, after canceling passenger service on Gdańsk - Nowy Port line...
. Despite future plans of re-opening the line it is very unlikely that this stop would be restored, as the access to it has been impossible since November 2005.
The line
The line connecting Gdańsk Główny (Danzig Hbf.) with Gdańsk Nowy Port (Danzig Neufahrwasser) was opened in October 1867. It had been electrified in 1951, and the voltage was changed (from 800 V) into standard 3kV in 1973. The line served mostly as the transport route for shipyard workers who commuted to the Gdańsk ShipyardGdansk Shipyard
Gdańsk Shipyard is a large Polish shipyard, located in the city of Gdańsk. The yard gained international fame when Solidarity was founded there in September 1980...
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Over the years the line was losing its passengers to the tram communication. In the last years of operation the train was going once an hour (compared to a tram once a 10 minutes) and tram stops were placed in more convenient places. On December 15, 2002 the line was shortened to reach only Gdańsk Brzeźno. On June 25, 2005 the line was completely closed for passenger service. After 2006, a track between Gdańsk Brzeźno and Gdańsk Nowy Port was completely disassembled, making it unlikely to be restored anytime in the future.
External links
- Gdańsk Nowy Port at Google Local
- Gdańsk Nowy Port at Railway Map of Poland.