Strzala Baltyku
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Strzała Bałtyku was an express train of the Polish State Railroads
, which in the interbellum period
travelled from Warsaw
, via Laskowice Pomorskie, to Hel
, crossing the distance within 6 hours and 50 minutes .
After the war, the train continued service on a changed, shorter route, going in early 1960s from Warsaw to Gdynia
in 4 hours and 18 minutes. Interestingly enough, the 1960s train, which used steam engines, was faster than contemporary InterCity
Express Kaszub, which needs 4 hours and 26 minutes.
Polskie Koleje Panstwowe
is the dominant railway operator in Poland.The company was founded when the former state-owned operator was divided into several units based on the requirements laid down by the European Union...
, which in the interbellum period
Second Polish Republic
The Second Polish Republic, Second Commonwealth of Poland or interwar Poland refers to Poland between the two world wars; a period in Polish history in which Poland was restored as an independent state. Officially known as the Republic of Poland or the Commonwealth of Poland , the Polish state was...
travelled from Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, via Laskowice Pomorskie, to Hel
Hel, Poland
Hel is a town in Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, located on the tip of the Hel Peninsula, some 33 kilometres from the Polish mainland.-Early developments:...
, crossing the distance within 6 hours and 50 minutes .
After the war, the train continued service on a changed, shorter route, going in early 1960s from Warsaw to Gdynia
Gdynia
Gdynia is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important seaport of Gdańsk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea.Located in Kashubia in Eastern Pomerania, Gdynia is part of a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdańsk and suburban communities, which together...
in 4 hours and 18 minutes. Interestingly enough, the 1960s train, which used steam engines, was faster than contemporary InterCity
InterCity
InterCity is the classification applied to certain long-distance passenger train services in Europe...
Express Kaszub, which needs 4 hours and 26 minutes.
Route of the Strzała Bałtyku, 1937-1939
- Warszawa Gdańska – Działdowo – Laskowice – TczewTczewTczew is a town on the Vistula River in Eastern Pomerania, Kociewie, northern Poland with 60,279 inhabitants . It is an important railway junction with a classification yard dating to the Prussian Eastern Railway...
– GdyniaGdyniaGdynia is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important seaport of Gdańsk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea.Located in Kashubia in Eastern Pomerania, Gdynia is part of a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdańsk and suburban communities, which together...
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See also
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