Mockava
Encyclopedia
Mockava is a village and railway station in Lithuania
on the border with Poland
. According to the 2001 census, its population was 92.
variable gauge axle system has been installed to allow fitted trains to pass through the break of gauge at walking pace.
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
on the border with 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...
. According to the 2001 census, its population was 92.
Transport
There is a break of gauge where the railway systems of the two countries meet. To speed up though traffic, a track gauge changing facility of the SUW 2000SUW 2000
SUW 2000 is a type of variable gauge system that allows a train to travel across a railway break-of-gauge.The SUW 2000 design is manufactured by Polish company ZNTK Poznań for Polish State Railways...
variable gauge axle system has been installed to allow fitted trains to pass through the break of gauge at walking pace.