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Szczecin Gumieńce – Gumieńce-Tantow border crossing railway line

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Railway line No. 409
Overview
Statusin use
LocalePoland
Termini
Service
Route number409
History
Opened1843; 181 years ago (1843)
Technical
Line length9.954 km (6.185 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrificationnone (planned)
Operating speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Route map
Key to symbols
Heavy rail
Railway line 409 Other nearby lines Out of use, planned
or under construction
     
km
 408 
↑ to Szczecin Główny
 851 
↑ to Szczecin Wstowo
0.115
2.309
Szczecin Gumieńce
 408 
← to Grambow
1.920
Warzymice
7.150
Kołbaskowo
8.050
Poland
10.069
119,500
Border
↑ Poland
↓ Germany
 499 
Germany

The Szczecin-Gumieńce-Tantow border crossing is a Polish-Germen railway border. The railway is a single-track and within the Polish section of the Berlin–Szczecin railway.[1] It connects the Szczecin Gumieńce station with the state border, formerly the Gumieńce-Tantow border crossing.[2]

Modernization and electrification

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The upgraded tracks allow for passenger trains to travel at a maximum speed of 160 km/h and fright trains to move at a maximum speed of 120 km/h.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Umowa między Rządem Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej a Rządem Republiki Federalnej Niemiec o przejściach granicznych i rodzajach ruchu granicznego, sporządzona w Bonn dnia 6 listopada 1992 r." [Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on border crossings and types of border traffic, concluded in Bonn on 6 November 1992.]. isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 1992-11-06. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  2. ^ "Id-12 (D29) Line list" (PDF). pl.
  3. ^ Robinson, Elliot (2022-08-08). "PLK plan for better journeys by rail on Szczecin to German border". Global Railway Review. Retrieved 2024-09-03.