Koleje Małopolskie
EN99 with the Koleje Małopolskie livery
Overview
Franchise(s)Kraków, Poland
Main route(s)Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Fleet size24
Stations operated9
Key peopleTomasz Warchol (CEO)
Reporting markKMŁ; KMAL
Technical
Length511.4 km (317.8 mi)
Other
Websitewww.kolejemalopolskie.com.pl
Route map

Koleje Małopolskie (KMŁ; Lesser Poland Railways) is a regional rail operator in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship of Poland.[1]

History

The company was founded on 2 December 2013 and is owned by the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, to handle local passenger traffic in the Voivodeship. It started operations on 6 November 2014. The railway was founded to reduce the congestion on the Kraków - Wieliczka line, reducing the travel time to 21 minutes. The Wieliczka Salt Mine connection is considered to be the main popular station, the local council built a new Park & Ride near Wieliczka Park and Wieliczka Rynek railway stations.[2]

Rolling stock

Class Image Type Top speed Number Routes operated Built
mph km/h
Pesa Acatus 2 EMU 100 160 10 Kraków Główny - Wieliczka Rynek-Kopalnia 2014

Railway lines

From 14 December 2014 Koleje Małopolskie began transporting passengers on the route Kraków Główny – Wieliczka Rynek-Kopalnia with modern and air conditioned trains.[3] The travel time is 21 minutes, and the train will begin the route at 05:00 to 23:00 every thirty minutes. In 2015 after renovations the route was extended to Kraków Balice which has direct access to the John Paul II International Airport, taking over the former Balice Ekspres train operated by Polregio.[4][5]

Km Name City Borough Park & Ride Connection
0,000 Kraków Główny Kraków Stare Miasto No Tram and Kraków City Bus
2,159 Kraków Zabłocie Podgórze No
4,090 Kraków Płaszów No
6,099 Kraków Prokocim Bieżanów-Prokocim No
8,375 Kraków Bieżanów No
9,598 Kraków Bieżanów Drożdżownia No
11,271 Wieliczka Bogucice Wieliczka No
12,741 Wieliczka Park Yes
13,385 Wieliczka Rynek-Kopalnia Yes

Between 2014 and 2018, Koleje Małopolskie, together with the Kraków High Speed Agglomeration Railway, gained three new routes:[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Pociągiem na lotnisko w Balicach za 5 zł". Kurier Kolejowy. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "History". Koleje Małopolskie sp. z o.o. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Komfort Podrozy". Koleje Małopolskie sp. z o.o. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "New railway route launching December 2014". Gazeta Krakowska. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Koleje Małopolskie".
  6. ↑ "Wladze Spolki". Koleje Małopolskie sp. z o.o. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
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