Piła 16-08-2024

TLK 85110 „Bory Tucholskie” Kostrzyn – Gdynia Główna.

TLK 85110 “Bory Tucholskie” is one of those InterCity trains that runs on routes without electric traction. The train runs along the entire railway line No. 203 Tczew – Chojnice – Piła Główna – Gorzów Wielkopolski – Kostrzyn. The carrier is PKP IntrCity TLK85110. Distance 393 km. The planned traction vehicle is a diesel locomotive SU4210.

August 2024 timetable:

KOSTRZYN 15:19. WITNICA 15:36. GORZÓW WIELKOPOLSKI 15:56. GORZÓW WIELKOPOLSKI EAST 15:59. STRZELCE KRAJEŃSKIE EAST 16:22. NOWE DREZDENKO 16:37. KRZYŻ 16:49. WIELEN 17:00. TRZCIANKA 17:20. PIŁA GŁÓWNA 17:39. KRAJENKA 18:02. ZŁOTÓW 18:11. LIPKA KRAJEŃSKA 18:29. CHOJNICE 18:53. CZERSK 19:17. ŁĄG 19:24. CZARNA WODA 19:30. KALISKA 19:39. STAROGARD GDAŃSKI 19:58. TCZEW 20:19. GDAŃSK GŁÓWNY 21:08. GDAŃSK WRZESZCZ 21:15. GDAŃSK OLIWA 21:21. SOPOT 21:26. GDYNIA GŁÓWNA 21:39.

PKP connections on the Kostrzyn – Gdynia Główna route are operated by the TLK train. The route is 393 km long. A direct train departs at 15:19 from the Kostrzyn PKP station. The journey is offered by the BORY TUCHOLSKIE non-stop train. The journey takes 06:20 hours on this train. Currently, there are no other PKP InterCity trains running on the Kostrzyn – Gdynia Główna route. The train terminates at the Gdynia Główna station. A ticket in Class 2 costs 85.88 PLN, and in Class 1 costs 111.55 PLN. The ticket price includes a seat reservation. The passenger can choose their seat in the carriage.

On the Gdynia Główna – Kostrzyn route, the TLK 58110 BORY TUCHOLSKIE train departs at 08:01 and arrives in Kostrzyn at 14:32. The journey time is 6:31 hours.

In the summer season, the train consists of a SU4210 locomotive and three carriages; One compartment carriage Class 2, 80 seats, 10 compartments (B10nouz – 111A-2). The second non-compartment carriage Class 2, has 72 seats, takes 6 bicycles, air conditioning (B9nopuvz – 111Arow). The third carriage Class 1 and 2, compartment (AB9nouz). During holiday periods, there are four carriages in the train; three Class 2 and one Class 1.

TLK trains, or Your Railway Lines, are a PKP Intercity brand. The offer provides long-distance train travel at low train ticket prices. The train stops at all major intermediate stations on the route and runs frequently. The PKP Intercity carrier operating TLK trains has a rich network of connections. The trains run between large cities such as Warsaw, Krakow, Poznań, Gdańsk and Szczecin, but also smaller stations in small towns. For the comfort of passengers, mandatory seat reservations have been introduced, and the price of the seat reservation is included in the price of the train ticket. TLK trains have compartments with seats, couchettes, and sleeper cars. Passengers can choose between Class 1 and 2.

Railway line No. 203 Tczew – Piła Główna – Kostrzyn.

Railway line No. 203 Tczew – Piła Główna – Kostrzyn is a 342.890 km long, double-track and single-track, non-electrified line. From Tczew it runs south-west to the western border of Poland. The line runs through the Pomeranian, Wielkopolskie and Lubuskie voivodeships. The maximum speed of the train is 120 km/h.

The route was built in sections from 1846 to 1873 and was also put into operation in two sections; in 1851 and in 1873. The route was built during the period when the Republic of Poland was under partitions. In 1920, the Tczew – Moszczenica Pomorska section was included in the PKP, and in 1945, the Człuchowskie – Kostrzyn section.

The concept of building the line was created in 1842, as part of the Prussian Eastern Railway – Ostbahn, and the first construction works began in 1846. In 1851, the Krzyż Wielkopolski – Piła section was put into operation. In the period 1871-1873, the construction of the line on the Piła – Chojnice – Starogard Gdański – Tczew section was carried out. From 1888, the line was owned by the Prussian State Railways (Preußische Staatseisenbahnen). Until 1895, the Prussian Eastern Railway was managed from Bydgoszcz. In that year, three area directorates were established; Bydgoszcz, Gdańsk and Królewiec.

Since 2009, the modernization of line No. 203 has been underway. The tracks, switches, and railway traffic control systems have been replaced. The rail-road crossings, bridges and culverts have been modernized. Automatic crossing signaling devices (SSP) have been installed. The train speed was increased to 120 km/h. A major task was the renovation of the railway viaduct in Gorzów Wielkopolski.

Written by Karol Placha Hetman