Poland (South East) - Lines with Obscure passenger services

Introduction

This list is based on the timetable from 10 December 2017 to 8 December 2018, but it should be noted it is completely reissued around four times per year, the current version covering from 11 March to 9 June 2018 plus there are frequent amendments within periods. Standard abbreviations are explained in General Information. Map references relate to the Polish Regional version of the European Railway Atlas 2016 published by M.G. Ball ISBN: 978-0-9955070-1-2 and the Mały Atlas Linii Kolejowych Polski 2011 published by Eurosprinter ISBN: 978-83-931006-3-7

Obscure services: Lines with regular use

Connections to and from the CMK (Centralna Magistrala Kolejowa: Warszawa – Katowice/Kraków high speed main line)

[Tomaszów Mazowiecki – Dęba Opoczyńska] – p.odg. Zapowiedź – Idzikowice

[100,114] (ERA183A5, E9) PL18/101

Limited TLK services as shown in Table 114 which are the only services over this section including a 4.5 km west to south curve to the CMK.

[Częstochowa –] Żelisławice – Włoszczowa Północ [– Warszawa]

[P200] (ERA183C3, F8) PL18/102

This 7.7 km west to north link between the Częstochowa - Radom line and the CMK northwards is now only used by EIC Pendelinos running non-stop between Warszawa and Częstochowa Stradom en route to/from Opole and Wrocław as the TLK's to Kielce that also used this curve with a reversal at Żelisławice have been withdrawn.

Czarnca – Psary (p.odg. Knapówka)

[100, 109] (ERA182C3, F8) PL18/103

This 3.8 km east - south link with the Kielce - Częstochowa line is used by 5 pairs of trains marked in table 109 with a '<' at all stations between Żelisławice and Częstochowa and a timing at Katowice or Wroclaw.

Psary – p.odg. Starzyny – Kozłów

[100] (ERA182C3, F8) PL18/104

This north - southeast link with the Koniecpol - Kozłów line is used by all trains using the CMK between Warszawa and Krakow with either a vertical bar '|' or a timing against Kozłów.

Chrusty Nowe (p.odg. Bęzelin) – Żakowice (p.odg. Pękowice)

[102, 601] (ERA177C1, F9) PL18/105

This south-to-west curve avoiding Koluszki is used by trains between Łódź and Piotrków Trybunalski/Częstochowa that do not call at Koluszki.

[Sosnowiec Porąbka] - podg Dorota - part line 133 - Dąbrowa Gornicza Ząbkowice

[102, 105] (ERA188A4/B4, R18) PL18/105A

Numerous northbound only diversions to a complicated days of operation pattern but mainly daily between 12-23 March and 17 April - 8 May 2018. In the Search by Table section enter 105 in the period commencing 11 March for full details. The section from podg Dorota to Dąbrowa Górnicza Ząbkowice is common with entry PL18/122A.

Koniecpol – Kozłów (p.odg. Starzyny)

[107, 109] (ERA182C3, F8) PL18/106

This 11 km line reopened in the 2012 timetable. Not identifiable in its own table, this is used by services in Table 109 with a timing at Częstochowa/Częstochowa Stradom and Kraków not running via Kielce. Much increased use since 2017 with the closure of Dąbrowa Górnicza Ząbkowice to Jaworzno Szczakowa.

(Kraków Batowice –) podg Kraków Przedmieśie – Line 602 – Kraków Olsza – Line 100 – Kraków Plaszów

[107, Lines 100/602] (ERA171A5 not shown, R15) PL18/106A

Regular use resumed from 11 March until at least 30 August 2018 by numerous InterCity services in both directions and PR's southbound only. For details enter 107 in the Search by Table section and look for trains with a < at Kraków Glowny and a time at Kraków Plaszow. Usage in the summer timetable period to 30 August is much reduced.

Dęblin: Zajezierze k. Dęblina (p.odg. Wisła R2) – Zarzeka (p.odg. Wisła R1)

[111/550] (ERA183C5, E10) PL18/107

This west-to-south curve avoiding Dęblin is used by direct services between Radom and Lublin which appear in table 111 with a '<' symbol against Dęblin. Note no service due to engineering work between 12 June 2017 and at least December 2018.

Radzice – Idzikowice (Line 573)

[100/113] (ERA183A5, E9) PL18/107A

Note A

TLK38170

Przemyśl Główny - 00:16 Radom – Kołobrzeg

Notes: A Between 27 March - 19 April 2018 except night of 31 March

[Kielce] - Sitkowka Nowiny - Busko Zdroj

[ex 112] (ERA183A2/3, F9/G9) PL18/107B PR are running two pairs to this Spa Town at summer weekends over 43.5km of freight only track which closed to passenger services on 10 October 2004. For those wishing to visit the Town/Spa note the station is some way away, but the PR webpost advises a connecting bus will be laid on.

Note A		PR20601	Kielce 11:04 - Busko Zdroj 11:54
Note A		PR20603	Kielce 19:13 - Busko Zdroj 20:02
Note A		PR20606	Busko Zdroj 12:06 - Kielce 12:56
Note A		PR20608	Busko Zdroj 20:20 - Kielce 21:10

Note A:SSuO Between 30 June - 2 September 2018

[Łódź –] Gałkówek – Mikołajów [– Tomaszów Mazowiecki]

[114/601] (ERA177C1, E8, R11) PL18/108

There are two possible routes between Łódź and Tomaszów Mazowiecki avoiding Koluszki - a direct double track line from Gałkówek via Żakowice Płd to Mikołajów used by express services or single track Line 537 via Słotwiny and Żakowice Połudnowie. Use of both routes is confirmed as a number of PR services have calls at both Słotwiny and Żakowice Połudnowie.

Note a Żakowice Połudnowie station listing does not appear in either PDF, but confirmation of calls and hence use of the route via line 537 are revealed in that station's departure sheet.

Skarżysko Kamienna avoiding line 566

[115] (ERA183A4, F9) PL18/109

New passenger use which apparently commenced late in 2017

		TLK13111	Warszawa Wschodnia – 16:07 Radom – Przemyśl Główny
		TLK31110	Przemyśl Główny - 12:13 Wąchock - Warszawa Wschodnia

Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski – Sandomierz – Grębów

[115] (ERA183B5-B5,C3, F10-G10) PL18/110

Used by same daily TLK pair as PL18/109, plus to Sandomierz from Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski by a limited dates PR pair with details in the PDF.

		TLK13111	Warszawa Wschodnia – 17:09 Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski – Przemyśl Główny
		TLK31110	Przemyśl Główny - 10:42 Stalowa Wola Rozwadów - Warszawa Wschodnia

Sandomierz – Sobów

[126] (ERA183C3, G10) PL18/111

A limited weekend service was re-introduced in summer 2017.

D1	SSuO	R 32430	Rzeszów Główny – 08:36 Tarnobrzeg – Sandomierz
D1	SSuO	R 23437	16:56 Sandomierz - Rzeszów Główny

D1: 28/29 April, 1/3 May & SSuO 30 June - 26 August 2018

Przeworsk avoiding line: Przeworsk Gorliczyna – podg Przeworsk Zachodnia

[116, 121] (ERA184A1, G11), PL18/112

Use ended on 28 February 2018, with the March PDF entries shown as buses. Use had resumed in 2016. This curve enables trains between Stalowa Wola and Rzeszow to avoid reversing at Przeworsk.

Kraków Glówny avoider via Krakow Olsza

[120/140] (ERA182, R15) PL18/113

The L'viv overnight pair are shown in table 120 running non-stop from Katowice to Kraków Plaszów with < markers at Kraków Glówny but even though they do not appear in 135 or 140, the new Beta version of the PKP Journey planner that can display a route map clearly shows it booked via Skawina as confirmed by a report of an April TLK 63170 journey. Therefore they would NOT use this route which therefore has no booked use.

Kraków Plaszów – Kraków Bonarka (– Skawina)

[135a] (ERA182, R15) PL18/114

This section has had a minimal service since the Kraków Plaszów avoiding curve opened in December 2017. However, since March 2018 it has a regular service owing to engineering work between Kraków Glowny and Kraków Plaszów.

Kraków northern loop line: Kraków Batowice – podg Dłubnia – Kraków Nowa Huta – Podłęże

[120] (ERA171B5, R15) PL18/115

Five trains take this route from 6 to 10 August 2018

There is also allegedly an ongoing workers' service via the above route to the closed PKP stations serving the steel works complex at Nowa Huta but no timings have been available since the 2008 working timetable. At that time the evening and weekend services were worked by a track maintenance draisine with very limited capacity.

D1		TLK 6301	Wrocław Główny - 09:50 Kraków Główny - Przemyśl Główny
D1		TLK 13101	Warszawa Wschodnia - 10:59 Kraków Główny - Przemyśl Główny
D1		TLK 7301	Poznań Główny - 12:16 Kraków Główny - Przemyśl Główny
D1		TLK 3804	Przemyśl Głównyl - 11:25 Bochnia - Jelenia Góra
D1		TLK 3808	Przemyśl Główny - 12:50 Bochnia - Szczecin Główny

D1 6-10 August 2018

Kraków northern loop line: Zesławice (podg Raciborowice) – podg Dłubnia – Kraków Nowa Huta – Podłęże

[107/120] (ERA171B5, R15) PL18/115A

With Engineering works reducing capacity between Kraków Główny and Kraków Plaszow, these services are diverted via Nowa Huta and do not call at ANY Kraków stations. Some reports have advised of services using alternative routes through the east end of Nowa Huta yards including a vertical difference but others say the same outbound and return route on the extreme northbound loop line was used. Additionally as at late April 2018 the eastbound track leading to the flyover approaching Podłęże was under maintenance so all services since the introduction of one local service booked via Nowa Huta from December 2017 have used the same ground level route to/from Podłęże. Further reports of routes taken through Nowa Huta by any travellers would be greatly appreciated by the Compilers.

		IC 6301	Wrocław Główny - 09:20/09:22 Miechów - Przemyśl Główny
		TLK 13101	Warszawa Wschodnia - 10:16/10:18 Miechów - Przemyśl Główny
Note A		IC 7301	Wrocław Główny - 11:30/11:35 Miechów - Przemyśl Główny
		IC 8309	Szczecin Główny - 13:26/13:28 Miechów - Przemyśl Główny
		IC 3810	Przemyśl Główny - 09:18 Bochnia - Świnoujście
		IC 3804	Przemyśl Główny - 11:29 Bochnia - Szczecin Główny
		IC 3808	Przemyśl Główny - 13:00 Bochnia - Szczecin Główny

Notes: A Does not run on 1 or 2 April 2018

(Przemyśl Główny –) Hurko – Medyka (– Mostys'ka 2)

[122] (ERA184B1, H12, R35) PL18/116

There are three routes between these points; from south to north they are:

• Line 91, a cross border 1435 mm gauge line which ends east of Mostys'ka 1 in Ukraine.

This is used between Przemyśl Główny and Medyka by the PKP local service shown in Table 122.

• Line 989, a 1435 mm gauge line through the marshalling yards, re-joining Line 91 at Medyka.

No passenger services use this line. Note that page H12 of the "Atlas Linii Kolejowych Polski" is incorrect in showing passenger stations on this line; they are on Line 91 and the enlarged page R35 shows the situation correctly.

• Line 92, the 1520 mm gauge line into Ukraine.

This route is used by the daytime services between Kyiv/L'viv and Przemyśl Główny, and new for 2017/18 the night service to/from Odessa, all operated by Ukrainian railways.

Up until the 2016/17 TT change it was believed Lines 91 and 92 were used on alternate days by the overnight L'viv/Lvov services, with either a manual gauge change at Przemyśl (with a longer stop here) or an SUW2000 gauge change at Mostys'ka 2 (with a relatively short stop at Przemyśl). The gauge changer at Mostys'ka 2 was noted out of use as at October 2017 but an April 2018 traveller confirms his overnight L'viv/Lvov services used Line 91 and the Mostys'ka 2 gauge changer and the new Beta version of the PKP Journey planner that can display a route map clearly shows it booked via Line 91. The Przemyśl Główny arrival/departure sheets confirm use of only standard gauge platforms but this of course does not preclude use of the gauge changer at Przemyśl so further reports would be appreciated by the Compilers.

		IC-MP 33015/51	Wrocław Główny/Warszawa Wschodnia - 08:23 Przemyśl Główny - Lviv/Lvov
		D715/33045	13:10 Przemyśl Główny - Kiev Passajirskii (via Khmelnytskyi)
		D705/33013	15:45 Przemyśl Główny - Kiev Passajirskii (via Korosten)
		D35	18:09 Przemyśl Główny - Odessa
		D36	Odessa - 07:50 L'viv - Przemyśl Główny
		D706/33046	Kiev Passajirskii - 11:18 L'viv - Przemyśl Główny (via Korosten)
		D716/33012	Kiev Passajirskii - 13:53 L'viv - Przemyśl Główny (via Khmelnytskyi)
		IC-MP 52/33016	16:49 Lviv/Lvov - Wrocław Główny/Warszawa Wschodnia

Stalowa Wola Rozwadów Towarowy – Pilchów

[126, 555] (ERA183C3, G11) PL18/117

This curve (line 565) is used by direct services between Lublin and Tarnobrzeg (- Rzeszow). They can be identified by a '<' symbol against Stalowa Wola Rozwadów in 126 and 555. No service from 11 March 2018 whilst the Lublin - Stalowa Wola line is closed for electrification.

Jasło – Gorlice-Zagórzany – Stróże

[131] (ERA186B5, H10) PL18/118

Services resumed with a PolRegio pair FSuO from 1 October 2017 and a daily TLK scheduled in 2018.

Gorlice-Zagórzany – Gorlice

[131] (ERA186B5, H10) PL18/119

After several years with no trains this short branch had a very limited service from Kraków on Fridays and Sundays from 12 June 2016. Between December 2017 and March 2018 services ran onto the branch from both the Stróże and Jasło directions, albeit Gorlice was shown only in the italic header and footer destinations of Table 131 for four pairs on limited FSuO dates. Trains ran on three dates in June 2018 but currently there are no services.

Stróże avoiding line

[131, Line 619] (ERA79A2, H9) PL18/120

Use resumed with a Jasło - Kraków Glówny EMU service on 1 October 2017 but ended in June 2018 leaving one TLK train pair.

		TLK 30105	Tarnów - 17:39 Bobowa-Miasto - Jasło
		TLK 33110	Jasło - 12:11 Gorlice Zagórzany - Tarnów

Zagórz – Komańcza – Łupków

[134] (ERA186C4, 187A5, H11) PL18/121

A limited Bank Holiday and summer weekends service resumed from 11 June 2016. From Summer 2017 this was extended across the border to Medzilaborce in Slovakia and this continues in 2018 between 30 June and 30 September 2018. Note that in Summer 2017 SKPL additionally ran a limited Mon-Fri service to Łupków.

Sucha Beskidzka

[135] (ERA185B5, G8) PL18/122

All services between Kraków and Zakopane had to reverse at Sucha Beskidzka until an avoiding curve opened on 11 June 2017. Since then most trains run via the avoiding line, calling at the new station of Sucha Beskidzka Zamek. Use of the North to West and South to West curves can be identified by the train calling at Sucha Beskidzka. The South to West curve has fewer services than the North to West curve.

(Katowice – Mysłówice –) Sosnowiec Jęzor – podg Dorota – Dąbrowa Górnicza Ząbkowice (– Lazy)

[140/102] (ERA182B1/C1 R18) PL18/122A

From 12 - 23 March and 17 April - 8 May 2018 some services are diverted away from their usual main line routing via Sosnowiec Główny. German sources have received the following details but it is impossible to identify from the PDFs which of two alternatives would be used. Note some listed below have booked calls at Mysłówice in Table 140 PDF so must use one of the two diversions. Note the section from podg Dorota to Dąbrowa Górnicza Ząbkowice is common with PL18/105A:

So far travellers have reported both diversions in use with IC1425 & 16103 via line 180 and IC4526 via curve 667 as suggested.

• from Mysłówice via Sosnowiec Jęzor and Line 180 to podg Dorota allegedly used by : IC 54171, 14000, 54103, 56101, 16103, 84113, 26103, R24333, 24335, 42324 plus IC1425 [on certain days only], and IC14013 and 41012 on 3 or 4 April.

• from Mysłówice via Sosnowiec Jęzor to podg Długoszyn (west of Jaworzno Szczakowa), curve 667 and Sosnowiec Maczki to podg Dorota by IC4526 06:14 Katowice - Gdynia on all the above days plus R42326 19:23 ex Katowice - Kielce on 17 April - 8 May only

Oświęcim – Skawina

[141] (ERA182B1/C1 G7-G8) PL18/123

The last attempt at local services between Oświęcim and Kraków lasted just one year and were withdrawn on 10 December 2016. Several international services to/from Kraków Główny use the line during the summer months. Note that trains which use the Oświęcim avoiding line and therefore do not quite run the full length of the line are shown in PL18/124

D		IC114	10:49 Kraków Główny - Praha Hl
		EN407	22:29 Kraków Główny - Wien Hbf
		EN406	Wien Hbf - 04:57 Oświęcim - Kraków Główny
		IC115	Praha Hl. - 15:47 Oświęcim - Kraków Główny

Skawina - Oświęcim avoiding curve: Oświęcim OwC1 – OwC

[120/140/141] (ERA188C4, G7) PL18/124

This north <=> east curve links the Mysłowice and Skawina lines. It would appear this is used by the entries listed below as the new Beta version of the PKP Journey planner that can display a route map clearly shows the overnights booked via this curve despite "disappearing" in the PDFs between Kraków Plaszow and Katowice. In addition a pair is listed for Summer 2018 in the all year PDFs by < markers on table 140 with calls at Mysłowice.

D		TLK 63170	Wrocław Główny - 01:09 Katowice - L'viv/Przemysl Glowny
D		TLK 83152	Świnoujście - 19:41 Mysłowice - Kraków Glowny
D	FSuO	LE1361	Praha Hl. - 21:08 Katowice - Kraków Główny
D	MSO	LE1356	05:04 Kraków Główny - Praha Hl
D		TLK38153	07:05 Kraków Glowny - Świnoujście
D		TLK 38195/195	Przemysl Glowny - 22:23 Kraków Glowny - Świnoujście

D To 1 September

Katowice – flyover departure line – Katowice Brynów (p.odg. Brynów)

[146, 151] (ERA188B3, R17) PL18/125

Westbound departures from Katowice platforms 1-4 towards Katowice Ligota can run either via the main line (line 139) or via a flyover (line 656) over the main line to Gliwice. From observation, all trains departing from platform 1 at Katowice appear to use this route.

Czechowice Dziedzice avoiding line: Goczałkowice Zdrój (p.odg. Most Wisła) – Zabrzeg (p.odg. Ochodza)

[146, 147] (ERA188C3, H7) PL18/126

The north-to-west curve avoiding Czechowice Dziedzice is used by all trains in table 146 and also trains to and from Katowice shown in table 147 with a '<' symbol against Czechowice Dziedzice.

Chybie – Chybie Mnich (p.odg Bieniowiec) (– Skoczów)

[146/147/148] (ERA182A1, H7) PL18/127

This west <=> south chord is used when trains to/from Wisła Glebce appear in T147 with a timing at Chybie.

D1

SSuX

KS 94329

Katowice - 15:01 Chybie – Wisła Glebce

D1: Runs 11-15 December 2017; 12 March - 27 April; 2 May; 7 May - 7 December 2018 {except 31 May - 1 June, 15 August and 1-2 November 2018)

Nędza Wieś – Kuźnia Raciborska (p.odg. Turze)

[153/160 not shown but in 154] (ERA188B1, G6) PL18/128

This east-to-north chord avoiding Nędza station is used by trains running direct between Kędzierzyn Koźle and Rybnik. Use is indicated by < markers at stations from Nędza to Chałupki in Table 160. From previous experience these should also use PL18/129.

Rybnik – Sumina

[153 not shown/154/160] (ERA188B1, G6, H6) PL18/129

There are two routes between Rybnik and Sumina: a direct line and a longer route via Rybnik Towarowy and Rydułtowy used by all local services. Use of the direct line by TLK services to/from Kędzierzyn-Koźle was previously indicated by a '<' symbol against the intermediate stations in table 153, but these trains now only appear in tables 154/160 to/from 220 although a traveller in November 2017 confirms his train used the direct route plus the Sumina station avoiding line.

Therefore use by those services mentioned in PL18/132 is still highly likely but the direct line is 100% confirmed by a new Summer only pair in table 153 as below. Reports of continued use by the services to/from Kędzierzyn-Koźle would be welcomed by the Compilers

D1		TLK 54070	Łeba - 09:02 Rybnik - Bohumin
D2		TLK 45070	Bohumin - 20:40 Racibórz – Łeba

D1 24 June - 3 September 2018

D2 22 June - 1 September 2018

Tychy – Orzesze Jaśkowice

[151/155] (ERA188B2/B3, G7) PL18/130

Continued use after a reopening for 2017

D1		IC 402	Łeba - 08:07 Katowice - Bohumin
		EC 116	Warszawa Wschodnia - 08:39 Tychy - Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
		EC 131	Warszawa Wschodnia - 12:35 Tychy - Budapest-Nyugati
		EC 112	Warszawa Wschodnia - 16:39 Tychy - Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
	SX	EC 110	Warszawa Wschodnia - 20:32 Tychy - Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
	SuX	EC 111	Ostrava-Svinov - 06:52 Rybnik - Warszawa Wschodnia
		EC 113	Praha Hlavni Nadrazi - 10:46 Rybnik - Warszawa Wschodnia
		EC 130	Budapest-Nyugati - 15:06 Rybnik - Warszawa Wschodnia
		EC 117	Praha Hlavni Nadrazi - 19:00 Rybnik - Warszawa Wschodnia
D2		IC 403	Bohumin - 21:21 Rybnik - Łeba

Notes D1 24 June - 3 September 2018 D2 22 June- 1 September 2018

Żory – Chybie

[154] (ERA188C2, G6-H7) PL18/131

Short term diversionary use due to engineering work closing Żory - Pszczyna after nothing in 2017.

D1	SuX	TLK 46122	Bielsko-Biała Główna - 06:38 Czechowice-Dziedzice - Wrocław Główny
D2	SSuX	TLK 45154	Bielsko-Biała Główna - 14:42 Czechowice-Dziedzice - Wrocław Główny
D3	4 March	TLK 46102	Bielsko-Biała Główna - 16:18 Czechowice-Dziedzice - Wrocław Główny
D4	SSuX	TLK 54154	Wrocław Główny - 12:55 Żory - Bielsko-Biała Główna
D1	Daily	TLK 64102	Wrocław Główny - 21:19 Żory - Bielsko-Biała Główna

Notes D1 26 February - 19 March 2018 D2 26 February - 19 March 2018: D3 4 March 2018 only D4 26 February - 17 March 2018

Kędzierzyn-Koźle – p.odg. Stare Koźle – Kędzierzyn-Koźle Azoty

[160] (ERA181C2 too detailed to be shown, R14) PL18/132

There are three routes between Kędzierzyn-Koźle and p.odg. Stare Koźle. From east to west they are:

1. Line 709. This line is the normal passenger route. The 4 km single track line flies over the curves to the Gliwice line and runs via a staff halt at the PKP depot to Peron (platform) 1. It resumed use as the normal route for PR local trains with the June 2016 timetable change and is used by all services other than those mentioned below.

2. Line 151 (northbound). From a travellers July 2017 observation, the equivalent of the train below used a line initially heading east at podg. Stare Koźle before going underneath Lines 709 and 681 to run alongside southbound Line 151 on the west side of the yard to arrive in Kędzierzyn- Koźle Peron 4 to reverse to head towards Gliwice. This line at its divergence is not shown in the Mały Atlas.

IC 4130

Racibórz - 06:32/06:38 Kuźnia Raciborska - Warszawa Centralna

3. Line 151 (southbound). This runs on the west side of the yard (Kędzierzyn-Koźle KKD) up to 0.5 km away from Line 709. Services from Kędzierzyn-Koźle Peron (platform) IV towards Rybnik and Racibórz must use this route. The following services are shown in the December 2017 departure sheets: R44221 (05:46), TLK54155 (11:35), R64425 (16:50), R64433 (18:49), TLK64103 (20:06) and PR 64437 (20:50) plus as through from Wrocław Główny summer only TLK84191 (07:26) should also use this route.

Lubliniec – Paczyna

[165] (ERA182A3, G6) PL18/133

The two pairs plus a westbound overnight are the only services using a 36.5 km section of an otherwise freight only line which has a substantial grade separated junction at Lubliniec.

Gliwice - Bytom

[166] (ERA188A2/A3, G7 R16/17) PL18/134 Previous overnight pair use diverted via Zabrze when March 2018 PDF released. After a period in July 2018 when a few TLKs ran over the line, usage has ceased.

Częstochowa avoiding line: Częstochowa Stradom – Kusięta Nowe (p.odg. Kucelinka) (– Koniecpol)

[175] (ERA182B3, R15) PL18/135

This line enables trains between Wrocław/Opole and Warszawa (via the CMK) or Krakow [also using PL18/106] avoid reversing at Częstochowa Osobowa (the main station) by calling instead at Częstochowa Stradom. Use can be identified in table 175 by a > at Częstochowa.

Herby Stare – Boronów (p.odg Kalina)

[175/180] (ERA182A3, F7) PL18/136

This 2.2km east <=> south curve, [line 687] regained a local service in 2016 and this continues with three summer overnight train pairs added in 2018.

D4		83190	Kolobrezeg - 02:32 Inowrocław - Kraków Główny
D1		TLK54179	Gdynia Główna - 03:58 Częstochowa - Katowice
D1		TLK 54070	Łeba - 06:36 Częstochowa - Bohumin
D3		38190	Kraków Główny 00:14 - Tarnowskie Góry - Kolobrzeg
	SSuX	PR 44268	Lubliniec - 08:17 Herby Stare - Tarnowskie Góry
	SSuX	PR 44245	Tarnowskie Góry - 13:46 Boronów - Częstochowa
D1		TLK 45070	Bohumin - 23:07 Tarnowskie Góry - Łeba
D2		TLK 45170	Katowice - 23:30 Tarnowskie Góry - Gdynia Główna

D1 To 1 September 2018 D2 To 31 August 2018 D3 28 July to 31 August except 3,6,11 and 12 August D4 31 July to 31 August except 13,14, 19-25 August

Lisów – Herby Stare

[175] (ERA182A3, F7) PL18/137

The east and westbound routes take significantly different routes through a forest between these points.

Obscure services: Lines used on an occasional basis

(Tomaszów Mazowiecki – Dęba Opoczyńska –) p.odg. Zapowiedź – Radzice

[100, 113, 114] (ERA183A5, E9) PL18/151

Last used by Woodstock services on 3 & 6 August 2017. See PL18/101 for use between Tomaszów Mazowiecki - podg. Zapowiedź and Idzikowice on the CMK.

Radzice – Idzikowice (Line 573)

[100/113] (ERA183A5, E9) PL18/152

Short term use scheduled so entry moved to PL18/107A. Previously used between 10 July - 10 August 2017 following KM operated 'Radomiak' pair between Radom and Warzsawa Zachodnia diverted between 13 March 2016 and 10 June 2017.

(Zawiercie –) Łazy – Line 160 south, 186 north – Dąbrowa Gornicza Ząbkowice

[101/102] (ERA188A5/B5, too detailed to be shown correctly, G7 R18) PL18/153

None shown in 2017/18. This is an alternative north and south bound freight route identified by < markers between Łazy and Dąbrowa Górnicza Sikorka. Southbound would use a separate vertical alignment followed by a flyover to join line 186 avoiding Chruszczobród. Any use northbound would again use line 186 avoiding Chruszczobród station, then run on the east side of the first, then in-between parts of two freight yards north of Łazy. Last Southbound use scheduled during 2016, northbound on 11 August 2017.

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(Radzice –) Wolanow – line 576 [Radom avoider] – Rozki (– Skarzysko-Kamienna)

[100/113/110] (ERA183B5, F9) PL18/154

Last scheduled diversionary use between 10 July - 10 August 2017.

Kielce avoiding line: Kielce Piaski (podg Piaski k. Kielc) – Kielce Herbskie (line 567)

[100/113/110] (ERA183A4, F9) PL18/155

Last scheduled diversionary use between 10 July - 10 August 2017.

Tomaszów Mazowiecki – Spała

[114] (ERA182C5, E8) PL18/156

PR Łódź sponsored the first passenger service on this branch since 1988 from 2014 which using the 2016 example were one pair SSuO between 9 July and 4 September. That year they were Free with just 75 places so needed to be pre-booked via website www.inowlodz.pl. Timings were Łodz Kaliska depart 08:35 Spała 10:11, returning at 17:56 to Łodz Kaliska 19:36. As far as is known, in 2017 services ran only on "Harvest" weekend on 16/17 September with details here. There is no service in 2018.

(Kraków Batowice –) podg Kraków Przedmieśie – Line 602 – Kraków Olsza – Line 100 – Kraków Plaszów

[107, Lines 100/602] (ERA171A5 not shown, R15) PL18/157

Regular use resumed from 11 March 2018, for details see PL18/106A.

(Chabowka –) Rabka Zdrój – Nowy Sacz

[136] (ERA185C5, 186A5, H8/9) PL18/158

A much more frequent service ran in 2017, all weekends in July and August except 19/20 August. 2018 details should appear on the Chabowka Museum website

(Katowice –) podg. Gottwald – podg. Hajduki – podg. Radoszowy – podg. Panewnik – Katowice Ligota

[151/151a/155] (ERA182A1, H7) PL18/159

This line provides an alternative route, further west, between Katowice and Katowice Ligota. Last used between 1 and 10 August 2017 (SSuX). They can be identified by a < marker at Katowice-Brynów and an extended journey time of more than 30 minutes.

Częstochowa Stradom – Poraj

[175,102] (ERA182B3; F7 R15) PL18/160

Taken by one 2016 Woodstock service which was identified from the Kostrzyn Peron sheets as scheduled to use either short curve Line 702 to/from Częstochowa Raków or via Line 155 and Częstochowa Mirów but the actual route taken was not known.

Częstochowa – Poraj

[175,102] (ERA182B3; F7 R15) PL18/160a

Two TLK services are shown as using the line in August 2018. On 3 August TLK56101 took line 703 south of Częstochowa which goes south of the yard then on non-platformed lines past Częstochowa Rakow before turning south towards Poraj.

D1		TLK 56101	Olsztyn - 13:03 Częstochowa - Wrocław Główny
D2		TLK 65101	Wrocław Główny - 14:44/14:45 Częstochowa - Olsztyn

D1 1-3/8, 20-21/8 and 27/8 D2 1-3/8, 9/8 and 11-14/8

Lubliniec avoiding line: podg. Jawonica – podg. Droniowiczki

[175] (ERA182A3, G6) PL18/161

This north <=> south connection links the Częstochowa line (line 61) with the Paczyna line (line 152). Last used for services diverted away from their normal route via Fosowskie between 10 - 23 July 2017.

Herby Stare – Herby Nowe

[175/180] (ERA182A3, F7) PL18/162

Last used between 4 - 8 September 2017 when the local services in PL18/134 were diverted via Herby Nowe and this east <=> north curve.