#crossregionrail — Public Fediverse posts

@redjives I use #CrossRegionRail for this sort of thing, but in this case, I'll admit a bunch of people would probably find it offensive!

@redjives I use #CrossRegionRail for this sort of thing, but in this case, I'll admit a bunch of people would probably find it offensive!

Okay, here's maybe less news and more an example of terrible coverage of #CrossBorderRail - trains between Berlin and Kostrzyn have returned on Saturday 11 July, Rynek Kolejowy publishes a piece announcing it three weeks later, and cites Polregio (responsible operator on the Polish side) as saying they're running to Ostkreuz whereas they're STILL terminating in Lichtenberg, according to German info.
On which point, it's been OVER HALF A FRIGGING YEAR and the Germans apparently still haven't told their Polish counterparts that the extension to Ostkreuz isn't happening yet. What the hell?: https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/wrocily-bezposrednie-pociagi-kostrzyn--berlin---153873.html

cc @jon @erpu

#kolej #rail #Kostrzyn #CrossRegionRail

Okay, here's maybe less news and more an example of terrible coverage of #CrossBorderRail - trains between Berlin and Kostrzyn have returned on Saturday 11 July, Rynek Kolejowy publishes a piece announcing it three weeks later, and cites Polregio (responsible operator on the Polish side) as saying they're running to Ostkreuz whereas they're STILL terminating in Lichtenberg, according to German info.
On which point, it's been OVER HALF A FRIGGING YEAR and the Germans apparently still haven't told their Polish counterparts that the extension to Ostkreuz isn't happening yet. What the hell?: https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/wrocily-bezposrednie-pociagi-kostrzyn--berlin---153873.html

cc @jon @erpu

#kolej #rail #Kostrzyn #CrossRegionRail

Koleje Małopolskie (Lesser Poland Railways) are expanding their area of responsibility for the first time in years - the voivodeship is going to have them take over Polregio's cross-voivodeship routes from Kraków to Katowice and Czechowice-Dziedzice. All this within the scope of the existing contract.

Another vote of non-confidence in the embattled all-Polish regio operator: https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/koleje-malopolskie-pojada-do-katowic-i-czechowicdziedzic--153704.html

#KolejeMałopolskie #kolej #rail #CrossRegionRail #Polregio

Koleje Małopolskie (Lesser Poland Railways) are expanding their area of responsibility for the first time in years - the voivodeship is going to have them take over Polregio's cross-voivodeship routes from Kraków to Katowice and Czechowice-Dziedzice. All this within the scope of the existing contract.

Another vote of non-confidence in the embattled all-Polish regio operator: https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/koleje-malopolskie-pojada-do-katowic-i-czechowicdziedzic--153704.html

#KolejeMałopolskie #kolej #rail #CrossRegionRail #Polregio

I wrote the other day about Warmia-Masuria's tender woes, and one of the things they're trying to do is start running bi-hourly trains between Ełk and Olecko. Well, it turns out that's not the full extent of reactivation plans there… Two weeks ago, vice-minister for railways Malepszak apparently promised a Suwałki-Olecko-Ełk-Pisz-Olsztyn-Tricity-Szczecin IC pair for #RailwayNewYear.
One pair is not going to reshape Poland's railway map or anything, of course, but this is, to an extent, a breakthrough for what's supposed to become Lithuania's main connection to the rest of Europe: https://dwutygodniksuwalski.pl/nowe-polaczenie-kolejowe-suwalki-szczecin-juz-od-grudnia-pojedzie-przez-gdansk/

#PKPIC #PKP #kolej #rail #CrossRegionRail

I wrote the other day about Warmia-Masuria's tender woes, and one of the things they're trying to do is start running bi-hourly trains between Ełk and Olecko. Well, it turns out that's not the full extent of reactivation plans there… Two weeks ago, vice-minister for railways Malepszak apparently promised a Suwałki-Olecko-Ełk-Pisz-Olsztyn-Tricity-Szczecin IC pair for #RailwayNewYear.
One pair is not going to reshape Poland's railway map or anything, of course, but this is, to an extent, a breakthrough for what's supposed to become Lithuania's main connection to the rest of Europe: https://dwutygodniksuwalski.pl/nowe-polaczenie-kolejowe-suwalki-szczecin-juz-od-grudnia-pojedzie-przez-gdansk/

#PKPIC #PKP #kolej #rail #CrossRegionRail

So, a little Rynek Kolejowy drop: Koleje Dolnośląskie (Lower Silesian Railways) will take over the remaining Głogów-Zielona Góra trains from Polregio, having previously been given all trains running through from Wrocław. The Zielona Góra-Żary-Węgliniec-Görlitz route will remain with Polregio for the time being despite speculation and the voivodeship's continued disappointment with the company's performance. The Lubusz Voivodeship also confirmed their Lower Silesian counterparts' earlier announcement that they will be running Legnica-Cottbus trains (as seen at https://mastodon.com.pl/@HaTetsu/116438917153980057): https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/koleje-dolnoslaskie-zastapia-polregio-na-trasie-glogow--zielona-gora--152732.html

#kolej #rail #CrossRegionRail #KolejeDolnoslaskie #Polregio #RegionalRail

So, a little Rynek Kolejowy drop: Koleje Dolnośląskie (Lower Silesian Railways) will take over the remaining Głogów-Zielona Góra trains from Polregio, having previously been given all trains running through from Wrocław. The Zielona Góra-Żary-Węgliniec-Görlitz route will remain with Polregio for the time being despite speculation and the voivodeship's continued disappointment with the company's performance. The Lubusz Voivodeship also confirmed their Lower Silesian counterparts' earlier announcement that they will be running Legnica-Cottbus trains (as seen at https://mastodon.com.pl/@HaTetsu/116438917153980057): https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/koleje-dolnoslaskie-zastapia-polregio-na-trasie-glogow--zielona-gora--152732.html

#kolej #rail #CrossRegionRail #KolejeDolnoslaskie #Polregio #RegionalRail

RE: https://zug.network/@deluisa/116438556141684471

For the international audience: Koleje Dolnośląskie (the Lower Silesian Railways) are expected to rent 6 Poland-approved DMUs from DB that currently ply the Forst-Tuplice-Żary route and use them to expand cross-border traffic to a Legnica-Cottbus through connection with 7 pairs a day (and also improve their diesel rolling stock numbers overall) from the 2026/7 timetable. Funding is supposed to be secured through at least 2030.

Bit of a shame they couldn't get this figured out sooner what with all the Berlin-Frankfurt (Oder) chaos but this should make Forst significantly better as an alternative, more affordable and reservation-free, route between Germany and Poland

#rail #db #CrossBorderRail #CrossRegionRail #RailwayNewYear

https://mastodon.com.pl/@[email protected]etwork/116438556497196039

RE: https://zug.network/@deluisa/116438556141684471

For the international audience: Koleje Dolnośląskie (the Lower Silesian Railways) are expected to rent 6 Poland-approved DMUs from DB that currently ply the Forst-Tuplice-Żary route and use them to expand cross-border traffic to a Legnica-Cottbus through connection with 7 pairs a day (and also improve their diesel rolling stock numbers overall) from the 2026/7 timetable. Funding is supposed to be secured through at least 2030.

Bit of a shame they couldn't get this figured out sooner what with all the Berlin-Frankfurt (Oder) chaos but this should make Forst significantly better as an alternative, more affordable and reservation-free, route between Germany and Poland

#rail #db #CrossBorderRail #CrossRegionRail #RailwayNewYear

https://mastodon.com.pl/@[email protected]etwork/116438556497196039

Meanwhile, Kuyavia-Pomerania is bragging about having reached an agreement with Greater Poland to have 8 pairs of trains from Poznań extended to Kcynia, 6 of them onwards to Nakło nad Notecią in "2027". Could be 2027/8, but who knows, revitalized railway lines have been opening at various times of the year:
https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/kujawskopomorskie-pociagi-wroca-do-kcyni-w-2027-roku-136585.html

#kolej #RegionalRail #CrossRegionRail #KolejWielkopolskie #KujawskoPomorskie

Meanwhile, Kuyavia-Pomerania is bragging about having reached an agreement with Greater Poland to have 8 pairs of trains from Poznań extended to Kcynia, 6 of them onwards to Nakło nad Notecią in "2027". Could be 2027/8, but who knows, revitalized railway lines have been opening at various times of the year:
https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/kujawskopomorskie-pociagi-wroca-do-kcyni-w-2027-roku-136585.html

#kolej #RegionalRail #CrossRegionRail #KolejWielkopolskie #KujawskoPomorskie

#PKPIC planning to double Kraków-Bielsko-Biała ICs to 8 pairs in 2 hour Takt from 2026/7 timetable, travel time down to 1h10m, 3 pairs running through to Żywiec. This route probably looks weird to German (why is this not an RE?) and French (What is this weird not-TGV not-TER thing?) eyes, but it makes a lot of sense in our weird organization of passenger rail!
https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/pkp-intercity-bedzie-wiecej-pociagow-krakow--bielskobiala-126985.html

#kolej #rail #PKP #Kraków #BielskoBiała #Żywiec #CrossRegionRail

#PKPIC planning to double Kraków-Bielsko-Biała ICs to 8 pairs in 2 hour Takt from 2026/7 timetable, travel time down to 1h10m, 3 pairs running through to Żywiec. This route probably looks weird to German (why is this not an RE?) and French (What is this weird not-TGV not-TER thing?) eyes, but it makes a lot of sense in our weird organization of passenger rail!
https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/pkp-intercity-bedzie-wiecej-pociagow-krakow--bielskobiala-126985.html

#kolej #rail #PKP #Kraków #Bielsko-Biała #Żywiec #CrossRegionRail

And last and most: The Ministry of Infrastructure has announced trains are going to reach the west Podlachian town of Łomża, deprived of passenger rail since 1993, this June! …However, the initial offer will not include the promised direct connections to Warsaw. The first #PKPIC route to connect Łomża will run Białystok-Łapy-Łomża (direction change)-Ostrołęka-Szczytno-Olsztyn, instead. There will be 2 pairs a day of those, and also 4 pairs of Polregio trains to Białystok. All these trains will use a new curve in the direction of Białystok being constructed at Śniadowo. The exact timetables are still being constructed and will be announced, well, when PKP PLK announces timetable changes.
The cited reason for the lack of direct connections to Warsaw is twofold: One, PKP IC is still short on Diesel rolling stock, pending the delivery of Newag Impuls EDMUs - the Białystok-Łomża-Olsztyn trains are to be run with ex-Dutch DM90 units rented from SKPL Cargo (which are to be painted in the livery used on PKP IC's Flirt and Dart EMUs as a sign of commitment to long-term usage). Second, capacity is reduced between Ostrołęka and Tłuszcz, a major junction north-east of Warsaw, due to engineering works. The national carrier expects to start running Warsaw-Łomża from the March 2027 timetable change: https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/pociagi-dalekobiezne-z-lomzy-do-olsztyna-a-nie-do-warszawy--126559.html

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#kolej #pkp #rail #CrossRegionRail #bahnbubble #Fahrplan2026 #Timetable2026

And last and most: The Ministry of Infrastructure has announced trains are going to reach the west Podlachian town of Łomża, deprived of passenger rail since 1993, this June! …However, the initial offer will not include the promised direct connections to Warsaw. The first #PKPIC route to connect Łomża will run Białystok-Łapy-Łomża (direction change)-Ostrołęka-Szczytno-Olsztyn, instead. There will be 2 pairs a day of those, and also 4 pairs of Polregio trains to Białystok. All these trains will use a new curve in the direction of Białystok being constructed at Śniadowo. The exact timetables are still being constructed and will be announced, well, when PKP PLK announces timetable changes.
The cited reason for the lack of direct connections to Warsaw is twofold: One, PKP IC is still short on Diesel rolling stock, pending the delivery of Newag Impuls EDMUs - the Białystok-Łomża-Olsztyn trains are to be run with ex-Dutch DM90 units rented from SKPL Cargo (which are to be painted in the livery used on PKP IC's Flirt and Dart EMUs as a sign of commitment to long-term usage). Second, capacity is reduced between Ostrołęka and Tłuszcz, a major junction north-east of Warsaw, due to engineering works. The national carrier expects to start running Warsaw-Łomża from the March 2027 timetable change: https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/pociagi-dalekobiezne-z-lomzy-do-olsztyna-a-nie-do-warszawy--126559.html

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#kolej #pkp #rail #CrossRegionRail #bahnbubble #Fahrplan2026 #Timetable2026

#PKPIC will cut stops in Kuźnia Raciborska (a small town of 4600 between Kędzierzyn-Koźle and Racibórz) for some trains. Although the official reason are safety concerns due to the short (~100 m) platforms, and a request to move stop location indicators ~20 m beyond the end of platforms was filed with PKP PLK, the company's press office noted demand is "tiny". Kuźnia sits at a voivodeship border and regional services are provided by the Opole Voivodeship. However, out of existing IC connections, only one pair provides access to the Upper Silesian Metropolis around Katowice, so I have to admit, I'm not sure what to think about this: https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/pkp-intercity-ograniczy-liczbe-postojow-w-kuzni-raciborskiej--126422.html

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#PKP #kolej #Śląskie #Silesia #rail #CrossRegionRail

#PKPIC will cut stops in Kuźnia Raciborska (a small town of 4600 between Kędzierzyn-Koźle and Racibórz) for some trains. Although the official reason are safety concerns due to the short (~100 m) platforms, and a request to move stop location indicators ~20 m beyond the end of platforms was filed with PKP PLK, the company's press office noted demand is "tiny". Kuźnia sits at a voivodeship border and regional services are provided by the Opole Voivodeship. However, out of existing IC connections, only one pair provides access to the Upper Silesian Metropolis around Katowice, so I have to admit, I'm not sure what to think about this: https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/pkp-intercity-ograniczy-liczbe-postojow-w-kuzni-raciborskiej--126422.html

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#PKP #kolej #Śląskie #Silesia #rail #CrossRegionRail

In other news, I have finished updating https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/railway-poland-the-borders-or-styki-polski_1278268 to reflect the current situation

#kolej #rail #CrossRegionRail

Live your best Bory Tucholskie life (lol)

(Check out the full work at https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/railway-poland-the-borders-or-styki-polski_1278268)

#kolej #rail #Arriva #KujawskoPomorskie #CrossRegionRail

#CrossRegionRail - Łódź Voivodeship to double the offer of direct Łódź-Radomsko-Częstochowa trains, aiming for a 1 hour Takt - from this #RailwayNewYear in December. Will be accomplished by adding #ŁKA trains to the existing Polregio ones with full ticket cross-compatibility.

https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/od-grudnia-ponad-dwa-razy-wiecej-pociagow-regionalnych-lodz--czestochowa-125043.html

#kolej #pkp #rail

Ok, so kinda release announcement, I did lean into my ideas from https://mastodon.com.pl/@HaTetsu/115150489279844446 and make some border map remixes.

Here's 1910 (I thought it would be easier than 1936, but underestimated how far ahead the rest of Europe was in terms of the number of borders): https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/all-the-borders-1910-edition_1285470

And here's Poland's voivodeship borders: https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/railway-poland-the-borders-or-styki-polski_1278268

It's a weird way of making fanart, but… well, that's me, I guess

cc @jon

#CrossBorderRail #CrossRegionRail #rail #history #bahnbubble

Ok, so kinda release announcement, I did lean into my ideas from https://mastodon.com.pl/@HaTetsu/115150489279844446 and make some border map remixes.

Here's 1910 (I thought it would be easier than 1936, but underestimated how far ahead the rest of Europe was in terms of the number of borders): https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/all-the-borders-1910-edition_1285470

And here's Poland's voivodeship borders: https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/railway-poland-the-borders-or-styki-polski_1278268

It's a weird way of making fanart, but… well, that's me, I guess

cc @jon

#CrossBorderRail #CrossRegionRail #rail #history #bahnbubble

@jon More practical HaTetsu ideas: Do one for #CrossRegionRail for French Régions and Polish Voivodeships, since both seem to have somewhat similar (if less crazy here) problems running proper regional services across those

@jon More practical HaTetsu ideas: Do one for #CrossRegionRail for French Régions and Polish Voivodeships, since both seem to have somewhat similar (if less crazy here) problems running proper regional services across those

More in Polish #CrossBorderRail slash #CrossRegionRail: The Lubusz Voivodeship, reeling from another wave of DMU-shortage-related train cancellations, is intensifying efforts to get NEB-run Berlin-Kostrzyn trains extended deeper into Poland - even though train assignments were already prepared for 5 trains to be extended to Gorzów, of which 3 all the way to Krzyż from this year's timetable, it has not happened for unspecified reasons. If confirmed, this would be the second route to be handed off to a neighboring region from 2026 after Głogów-Wschowa-Leszno (the Driewoiwodschappentrein, if you will) which is going to go to Greater Poland's KW.

The cancellations occurred despite Polregio's Lubusz branch having a seemingly comfortable buffer of 10 DMUs/railbuses over the peak daily requirement… Unfortunately, 3 units are down for regular maintenance, 2 are waiting for regular maintenance, 4 are undergoing repairs and 1 is awaiting a custom-made part, leading to the margin shrinking to zero.

https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/lubuskie-chcemy-pociagow-z-berlina-do-gorzowa-wlkp-i-krzyza--123957.html

cc @jon (No idea why the sudden burst of interest in the borders)