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==Lodz==
==Lodz==


A visit in July 2017 found a new line and associated links and curves opened on the north side of the new underground Lodz Fabryczna station, plus inner city sections temporarily closed with numerous route alterations including use of rare curves. Some part of this sizeable network is likely to be closed at any time and experience has shown that the Companies website and on line network map will not reflect what is running, e.g. a route 7 to Zarzew was shown on the on-line map but with no timetable information and it was confirmed as not running.   
A visit in July 2017 found a new line and associated links and curves opened on the north side of the new underground Lodz Fabryczna station. Some part of this sizeable network is likely to be closed at any time and experience has shown that the Companies website and on line network map will not reflect what is running that day, e.g. a route 7 to Zarzew was shown on the on-line map with no timetable information and it was confirmed as not running.   


Stops usually display information of Depot workings and these trams will display "GAJ" instead of their route number, but due to the inaccurate information available on-line it is considered impractical to attempt to list these.   
Stops usually display information of Depot workings and these trams will display "GAJ" instead of their route number, but again as the information available on-line does not seem to match that displayed on stops it is considered impractical to attempt to list these.   


There are three long Urban routes and all are/were considered threatened with closure. The 41 to Pabianice was bustituted from 14 May 2017 but is to be refurbished with a planned reopening on 30 September 2020, the 43 to Lutomiersk was bustituted from 21 February 2017 but unexpectedly reopened with an approximate hourly service on 9 October 2017, and the 46 to Ozorkow and its section beyond the city boundary through Zgierz is rumoured to be at risk of bustitution.
There are three long Urban routes and all are/were considered under threat of closure. As at October 2018, after a period of bustitution from 14 May 2017, the 41 to Pabianice appears to have resumed full service, the 43 to Lutomiersk was bustituted from 21 February 2017 but unexpectedly reopened with an approximate hourly service on 9 October 2017, and the 46 to Ozorkow with its section beyond the city boundary through Zgierz was bustituted but it is believed funding has been found to upgrade.


==Poznan==
==Poznan==

Revision as of 11:20, 22 October 2018

Introduction

Some tram systems advertise their depot workings and enable one to ascertain the regular use by passenger-carrying services of junctions or sections of line that do not otherwise see public service. This occasional series lists such services that have come to notice. While the data for each system is current at the date stated, it is not the intention to endeavour to keep every entry up to date at every service change - the listing serves as a guide for travellers as to the sort of services they can look out for, enabling them to check current published timetable material at their time of travel.

To assist in tracing services, the route and/or timetable number for each journey is shown in parentheses, e.g. (1). Days of operation are in English notation (respectively: Su, M, T, W, Th, F, S) - plus "O" for only, "X" for excepted. Su (Sundays) usually includes public holidays in mainland Europe - but check locally.

Listings for other systems throughout the world - in the same format as shown below (please include date of timetable validity) - will always be welcomed.

Bydgoszcz

From Timetable dated 17 December 2016

Rondo Fordonskie North to East

  • Route 7: No evening service after 19:00 Daily

Perlowa North to East

  • Route 9: Limited services between approximately 05-08:00, 13-17:00 and 21:30-22:30 SSuX See PDF

Niepodległości (Pętla) South to East

  • This side of a triangular junction to/from the Terminus and Depot at Łoskoń was seen to be shiny in June 2017 suggesting Depot runs as per the footnotes for eastbound routes 7 and 10 PDF's run via this curve after calling at Niepodległości (Pętla) but as Niepodległości stop is only a short distance away it must be a possibility that some do not do so. Timings of any journeys from Łoskoń are not known as they are not shown on the relevant PDF.

Elbląg

From a new Timetable dated 10 November 2017 on the opening of the new link line between 12 Lutego - Grota Roweckiego.

Robotnicza/Alstom East to North

Scheduled use has significantly reduced as route 4 and 5 are diverted to use the new line.

  • Route 2: 22:56 SuX 22:57 SO

Note these timings are from one stop before at Królewiecka - światowid as no details were logically displayed at Robotnicza/Alstom where these journeys go off route towards Zjazdowy [the Depot]. No details for journeys leaving the Depot were displayed at appropriate stops but as the crossovers at the junction were shiny it is assumed they exist.

Gdansk

None identified in normal timetables dated January 2017 but a long term diversion via two curves was noted in June 2017 from maps at stops due to the closure of a section south of Gdansk Glowny at Centrum. How long this will apply for is not known.

Węzeł Kliniczna North to West and Kliniczna-Szpital East to South

  • Route 7 towards Łostowice Świętokrzyska from stop Węzeł Kliniczna between 04:56 - 08:03 and 13:33 - 17:33 SSuX
  • Route 7 towards Zajezdnia Nowy Port from stop Opera Bałtycka between 05:23 - 09:15 and 14:40 - 17:30 plus 18:35 SSuX  

Grudziądz

From stop information displayed in June 2017 dated 1 February 2016. Only north - south Route 2 operates but as the Depot is located on a section with no regular service, the 1.3km previously used by Routes 1 and 3 from Dworzec Glowny to Al. 23 Stycznia remains in passenger use by the following irregular journeys. Note the only on-line PDF gives nothing but timings from the north and south route 2 termini.

Dworzec Glowny - Al. 23 Stycznia East to South

  • Route 2: Dworzec Glowny to Pętla Rzadz at 04:33 04:48 05:12 05:32 05:57 SSuX 04:35 08:17 08:47 SO 04:54 SuO
  • Route 2: From Pętla Rzadz departing Al. 23 Stycznia South to Dworzec Glowny at 19:16 SSuX, 20:38, 22:48 Daily 23:08 SO & 23:09 SSuX

Dworzec Glowny - Al. 23 Stycznia East to North

  • Route 2: Dworzec Glowny to Pętla Tarpno at 04:38, 04:57, 05:22 SSuX, 04:44 05:04 06:14 07:14 11:48 SO 04:54 05:14 08:14 12:27 SuO
  • Route 2: From Pętla Tarpno departing Al. 23 Stycznia North to Dworzec Glowny at 13:31 16:21 17:05 SO 19:21, 19:36 SSuX, 20:21 Daily, 22:28 SO, 22:48 Daily

Katowice

Off route Depot runs keep their original service numbers but with these odd journey details displayed as additional panels on relevant tramstops. The following are known:

Katowice Plac Wolnosci

  • Route 23: A circuit of Plac Wolnosci from the east, thereby using the rare north to south connection on the west side of the square. Used SSuO but only by services towards Chorzów Stadion Śląski Pętla from the Town Centre side of the road outside Katowice main station hourly from 10:22 until 18:22, plus 19:22 SO, calling at Katowice PKP again after the circuit. Note that Vintage tram Route 0 terminates at Plac Wolnosci so it is thought this will drop off and pick up before/after the circuit.

Katowice Plac Miarki loop

  • Route 23 By July 2017 the return journeys from Chorzów Stadion Śląski Pętla to Zawodzie Zajezdnia did not run via Plac Wolnosci but south to this loop. Departures from Katowice Rynek SSuO hourly from 11:20 until 19:20, plus 20:20 SO.

Chorzów Stadion Śląski Pętla

  • Routes 0, 23 & 33: Use of part of two Terminal loops at Chorzów Stadion Śląski Pętla, the east and part west where it will terminate on arrival, plus a third track parallel to the usual running lines connecting the two loops. The remainder of the western loop is done on Departure.

Katowice Rondo avoiding curve

  • Route 33: This route from Chorzów Stadion Śląski Pętla to Koszutka Słoneczna Pętla only runs every half an hour from approx 6am - 6pm SSuX, and hourly SSuO from 10am to 6pm

Łagiewniki Targowisko West to North

  • Route 9: Departures from Chropaczów Osiedle Na Wzgórzu at 19:45, 20:25 & 23:54 Daily and from Łagiewniki Targowisko at 04:16, 04:46 SSuX, 04:46, 08:03 SO & 12:03 SuO

Szombierki Kościół South to West [west of Bytom]

  • Route 10: Departures from Szombierki Ratusz at 12:58, 13:18, 13:38, 14:44 and every 20 minutes until 16:24 SSuX and from Szombierki Frycza-Modrzewskiego at 13:24 and every 20 minutes until 16:54 SSuX

Bytom Plac Sikorskiego - Bytom Kosciol sw. Trojcy

  • Route 38: An isolated shuttle in Bytom currently operated by a double ended Konstal 416N tram built either in 1949 or 1951 but note replacement single car trams have been ordered for delivery by the end of 2019. There is a daily journey in passenger service using the connection on/off the route from Bytom Plac Sikorskiego 05.28 SSuX and 09.28 SSuO and Bytom Kosciol sw. Trojcy at 19.34 SSuX 18.34 SSuO to/from Stroszek Zajezdnia Depot.

Chorzew Ratusz

  • The track of routes terminating at Chorzew Ratusz have been relocated to Chorzew Rynek meaning all previous rare options no longer exist and route 11 no longer does a clockwise circuit here but is extended to Katowice.

Krakow

As at July 2016 no rare curve off route Depot runs were identified as they do not appear in on-line or stop timetables and there were no SSuX or rush hours only routes at that time. So only the following were known:-

Krakow Glowny North to West

  • Night Tram route 69: All journeys, half hourly in both directions from stops Dworzec Glowny and Stare Kleparz between approximately 23.50 and 04.00 daily

Dajwor multi-street loop

  • Tourist Route 0: On line timetable states 4 journeys run only on "Holidays".

Connection from Kopiec Wandy to Kopiec Wandy Fort Mogila turning loops

  • Tourist Route 0: : On line timetable states 7 journeys run only on "Holidays".

Lodz

A visit in July 2017 found a new line and associated links and curves opened on the north side of the new underground Lodz Fabryczna station. Some part of this sizeable network is likely to be closed at any time and experience has shown that the Companies website and on line network map will not reflect what is running that day, e.g. a route 7 to Zarzew was shown on the on-line map with no timetable information and it was confirmed as not running.

Stops usually display information of Depot workings and these trams will display "GAJ" instead of their route number, but again as the information available on-line does not seem to match that displayed on stops it is considered impractical to attempt to list these.

There are three long Urban routes and all are/were considered under threat of closure. As at October 2018, after a period of bustitution from 14 May 2017, the 41 to Pabianice appears to have resumed full service, the 43 to Lutomiersk was bustituted from 21 February 2017 but unexpectedly reopened with an approximate hourly service on 9 October 2017, and the 46 to Ozorkow with its section beyond the city boundary through Zgierz was bustituted but it is believed funding has been found to upgrade.

Poznan

A large system with no fewer than six Grand Unions, currently with 17 day and one night routes plus a summertime circular 0 using historic vehicles. A Late-July 2017 visit found numerous amended MPK tram routes operating until 31 August 2017 as per the map on the ZTM website with the section that normally has no service between Towarowa I and Towarowa II [recently renamed Poznan Glowny to reflect it is near to the newish above the station building] in use. The MPK Journey planner is very fiddly so queries are better via this site.

Rondo Starołęka East to North

Night Route 201 is the only service via this curve and only in a clockwise direction. Services depart Rondo Starołęka East at 23:29 and every 15 minutes until 01:59, 02:29/59 03:29/59 SSuX the same times plus 04:29/59 & 05:29 SO and only at 23:29 and half hourly until 03:59 SuO

Tourist Route 0 has three route variations covering unusual parts of the network, details from the Summer 2017 Timetable covering SSuO 29 April - 24th September. The entries are in the order of traversal.

Plac Wielkopolski street loop

All Journeys start/finish here and as the official pick up is at a stop on the passing routes, it was possible to completely travel the loop on arrivals.

Marcinkowskiego

All scheduled routes split here to travel different streets with the short connecting curve between them only covered by the route 0 departures from Plac Wielkopolski at 11:30 and 14:20

Towarowa I and Towarowa II [recently renamed Poznan Glowny]

This ½km section normally has no service and is used by all Tram 0's. Departures from Plac Wielkopolski at 11:30, 13:00, 14:20, 15:40 and 17:00

Zajezdnia Madalinskiego

This now closed Depot is used for storage of the Tram Museums vehicles and all Route 0's go off normal route and use the Depot access/exit line to run past the tram shed.

Museum Glogowowska

The timetable shows just one journey calling here and then returning the same route so there must be some off route travel but what this actually involves is not confirmed. Just the 11:30 tram from Plac Wielkopolski

Szczecin

As per timetables at various dates from August 2015. Timetables are not on the Tramwaje Szczecin website but at http://www.zditm.szczecin.pl/pasazer/rozklady-jazdy,wedlug-linii

Ul. Dworcowa loop

Note this is a clockwise only single track street loop which logically is being scheduled as the quickest way to reach the relevant Depot. Note that only the Route 2 entries are shown in the PDF's as doing the complete loop in service so for the others there is a stop of the same name on Route 6 at which you may be asked to leave the tram.

  • Route 2 towards Zajezdnia Golęcin departing Wyszyńskiego at 19:25 19:45 20:05 on Sundays and public holidays before a working day, except for summer holidays. These are the only services that have PDF timings into and out of this loop, and continue to traverse Plac Rodła South to East

This journey has a PDF footnote advising the tram continues to Zajezdni Golęcin via Plac Rodła but its PDF timings stop at Dworcowa

  • Route 3 departing Wyszyńskiego at 23:07 SSuX

This journey has a PDF footnote advising the tram Terminates at Dworcowa

  • Route 8 departing Wyszyńskiego at 20:26 SSuX 18:26 SO 23:16 Daily

Plac Rodła South to East

  • Route 3 From Pomorzany towards Zajezdnia Golęcin at 20:27 23:20 SSuX

Additionally the timetable footnote advises a tram from Las Arkoński towards Zajezdnia Golęcin via Dworcowa loop may run this way but its last PDF time is arriving at Dworcowa at 23:09 SSuX so it is not clear if this will continue onwards via this curve in service

  • Route 2 towards Zajezdnia Golęcin departing Plac Rodła at 19:33 19:53 20:13 on Sundays and public holidays before a working day, except for summer holidays. These also have PDF timings shown for running via the Dworcowa street loop.

Plac Szarych Szeregów avoider, i.e. South to North curve

  • Route 3 off-route towards Zajezdnia Pogodno departing Piastów South at 20:01 SSuX plus not summer holidays
  • Route 4 towards Zajezdnia Pogodno departing Piastów South at 17:44 SSuX
  • Route 5 towards Zajezdnia Pogodno departing Piastów West at 20:19 23:15 SSuX 18:19 22:39 22:55 23:15 SSuO
  • Route 7 towards Zajezdnia Pogodno departing Piastów West at 11:50 19:02 20:10 SSuX 19:49 SSuO 22:50 23:05 23:25 Daily
  • Route 12 towards Zajezdnia Pogodno departing Piastów South at 08:32 08:44 08:56 10:32 17:26 17:50 18:44 SSuX

Piastów South to West

  • Route 4 between approximately 07:10 - 17:10 SSuX

Brama Portowa West to North

  • Route 10 between approximately 05:35 - 19:50 SSuX 08:50 - 17:30 SSuO

Torun

None as per a visit in June 2017 although a Vintage Tram was seen on a Tour.

Note until 31 July 2017 that temporary route 2BIS is using the unusual South to East curve at Wschodnia Petla on a shuttle service to Przychodnia as the line onwards to Elana B is closed.

Warsaw

A huge system with a strong possibility of rare sections in use on each visit, for example in October 2017 there were frequent services over the South to East curve at Metro Ratusz Arsenal, and the listed below Pl. Narutwicza loop.

Metro Mlociny

The Metro Mlociny station is a diamond shape with triangles at the north and south apexes. Trams run anti-clockwise round the diamond. The arrival platform from the north (lines 2 & 6) is on the NW side and the main departure platforms are on the SE side. Lines 24 & 33 do almost a complete circuit on departure, with the exception of the NW - NE curve of the south triangle, which is done by line 2 (and probably 6) on departure from the single platform on the SW side.

Pl. Narutwicza loop

The following are the limited departures from the terminus stop on the East side of this large internal loop of a Square where routes 14 & 15 split to run on the east and west sides. Route 9 short workings at 04:26, 05:22/42/52, 06:01/21 SSuX, 04:26/46, 06:22/31, 07:12/21 SO, 08:07, 10:51 & 10:52 [!], 11:21 SuO. Some may also have inbound workings from stop Ochota-Ratusz a few minutes before.

Woronicza loop & East to North curve

Route 41 terminates here from the north and its final and first stops are after the east and north junctions respectively. Due to these stops straddling a very busy road junction it appeared acceptable to remain on board and traverse the complete loop to alight at the Departure stop.

Wroclaw

A system of over 250 track km's with numerous curves and connecting lines used only on an irregular basis. This is not believed to be a comprehensive listing and does not attempt to show all timings for those with a number of to/from Depot runs at 04.xx and 23.xx but concentrates on those at more reasonable hours and the minimal use sections! Entries are those discovered on a visit in October 2015 with the most unusual listed first, then clockwise from Wroclaw Glowny. For more details go to http://www.um.wroc.pl/rozklady/linie/1.html as an example, and from options on the top of this page select Wyszystkie Przystanki to reach a list of stops. Drilling down into this gives departure times.

Mosty Mieszanskie

An alternative single track route including a bridge over a river approximately 50 metres to the north of the usual tracks on routes 0, 14 and 24 of around 500 metres length between Dmowskiego and Pomorska in the North east part of the City. Note all trams arrive on one route showing as terminating at Mosty Mieszanskie, have a layover and depart as a different route. Some of these entries marked # also traverse pl Jan Pawla II north to east curve as shown below.

  • From Dnowskiego at
  • 19:26 SSuX on route 20 departing Mosty Mieszanskie at 19:42 on route 7 to Zawalna
  • 09:16 # SSuO on route 20 departing Mosty Mieszanskie at 09:22 on route 7 to Niedzala Poswiezne via Pomorska - Dubois TSUL
  • 19:35 # SSuO on route 33 departing Mosty Mieszanskie at 19:40 on route 14 to Osobowice
  • From Pomorska at
  • 13:04 SSuX on route 24 departing Mosty Mieszanskie at 13:20 on route 10 to Lesnica #

Wroclaw Nadodrze

  • A complete circle of tracks around the Square outside the PKP station with routes approaching from five different streets with resulting junctions and curves. The east side of the Square has no regular services and one Route 24 service departing Plac Staszica at 19.14 SSuX does a complete anti-clockwise circuit to return towards Plac Staszica after booked calls at three different stops all named Nadodrze!

Wroclaw Glowny South to East

  • Timings on the stop at Glowny suggest use by route 3 ex Depot at 04:xx, 05;xx SSuX but one failed to do so. One at 04:49 did with the driver manually changing the points which appears to be the clue as to those that do the curve. Others are timed at 10:42, 18:38, 19:17 & 19:48 SSuX and 04:22 & 04:41 SSuO

Arkady East to North

  • 06:06 SSuX route 17

Arkady South to West

  • early/late to/from Depot journeys on routes 31,32,33 to/from pl Jan Pawla II

pl Jan Pawla II East to North

  • 05:13 06:47 SSuX route 20 13:23 SSuX route 10, 09:14 SSuO route 23, 19:33 route 33 SSuO, 13:20 SSuX ex Mosty Mieszanskie on route 10

pl Stregomski avoider [note standing on end plinthed Kreigslok by junction!]

  • 09:26 09:56 SSux from Zachodnia (Stacja Kolejowa)
  • 13:27 13:42 SSux from Wroclaw Park Przemyslowy

Stadion Wroclaw

Route 31 can be advertised on stops as running only to Krolewiecka which is 200 meters before the Stadion. All services are worked by the newer double ended trams so as there is no pointwork at Krolewiecka, even if no event and all passengers have left the vehicle, they all run to Stadion to reverse.

Pomorska - Dubois

A connecting line between two north south routes with triangular junctions at either end

  • from Pomorska 05:09 SSuX 05:02 05:43 SSuO on route 20 09:40 SSuX route 3
  • from Dubois at 05:07 SSuX 05:01 05:42 SSuO all route 20
  • using the north to east curve so not calling at Pomorska, 13:58 SSuX ex Pl Staszica on route 9

[Dubois] - pl Berma West to East

  • 13:58 SSuX ex Pl Staszica on route 9

Rynek North to West

  • As there is a platform on this curve at Rynek, to ensure complete track coverage you must travel from Pomorska departing 12:51 13:48 14:05 SSuX on route 3 or 23 or 19:39 SSuO on route 23

Pl Staszica North to East

  • Numerous early and late Depot runs to/from Nadrodze and Slowianska plus from Kleczkowska at 18:40 19:20 19:52 route 14, 19:32 route 24 SSuX 20:10 SSuO route 24.
  • 12:4x 13:5x from unknown stop at Wroclaw Nadrodze on route 23

If a circular route OP or OL tram is on layover and blocking the more direct south side route at Wroclaw Nadodrze, it is possible that these services will run via the north side of the square and use three other rare curves. This scenario happened on the Sunday 20:10 journey towards Slowianska on 18/10/2015.

Ogrod Botaniczny - Katedra

A connecting line between two east - west routes with triangular junctions at either end. There are other journeys early and late and possibly other curve combinations but those at social hours are

  • 13:42 13:57 SSuX route 4 09:07 SSuO route 2

9 maja - Hala Stulecia East

A connecting line between two branches in the east of the City with triangular junctions at either end.

  • 09:42 SSuX from 9 maja and 10:03 from Hala Stulecia SSuX, both route 17 to/from Sepolno

Dyrekcyjna East to South

  • use by Depot runs from routes 8, 31 & 32 after 18:30 Daily

See also