Let's get this #CrossBorderRail day digitally started! 🙂
Welcome to today's thread - 2025 #CrossBorderRail Finale Day 3 - 9 June - Trstená - Nowy Targ - Gdańsk
Today's new borders:
Podczerwone 🇵🇱 - Suchá Hora 🇸🇰
Borders map, inc. borders re-crossed:
https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-all-the-borders_935041#12/49.3798/19.7507
Today's trains on the routes map:
https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2025-finale_1163738#7/51.927/19.147
What am I doing today?
An early morning start from Trstená on a dismantled railway line, now cycle path, to Nowy Targ (PL). Then a slow InterCity train across Poland, avoiding Warszawa, to Gdańsk. And maybe an evening trip to Hel as well.
Here's today's #CrossBorderRail music track
[This Train Is] Going Straight to Hell
HeadCat
I might make a trip to Hel today if I have time. If not at least there is the song!
#CrossBorderRail Finale Bike 5 of 39
Trstená - Nowy Targ
Distance: 37.5km
Est. duration: 2:30
This bike route, mapped: https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2025-finale_1163738#12/49.3896/19.7998
This was an impeccable cycle path - smooth, good condition. Only downside: the scenery was a bit bland for large parts of it. A kind of flat high plateau...
And that means today's only new #CrossBorderRail border - Podczerwone 🇵🇱 - Suchá Hora 🇸🇰 - is now behind me
BORDER 2️⃣9️⃣9️⃣ of the project 🎉
But this one has no hope
The track Kraľovany - Trstená 🇸🇰 and Nowy Targ - Kraków 🇵🇱 are both slow and winding, Trstená - Nowy Targ is now an impeccable cycle path, and so it will stay
If we are to really get into the details of it, there are no buildings blocking the former railway's route anywhere
Two small bridges were removed, would need to be re-built
The main bridges are all intact, and there are no tunnels
But the real problem is here: https://openrailwaymap.org/?style=standard&lat=49.44453787281973&lon=19.933576583862305&zoom=15 - the village has sort of developed around where the railway was. You'd get massive backlash trying to re-open it there
#CrossBorderRail Finale Train 18 of 145
IC 3560
07:27 Nowy Targ - Gdańsk Główny 16:40
PKP IC
Train type: Stadler ED160 EMU, 8 short carriages
⚡️ (3kV dc)
🚲: ✅
🦽: ✅ (needs a ramp, but this is on board)
🛜: ⛔ (installed, but not working - annoying for a 9 hour trip!)️
🍽️: ✅ (coffee is good I can confirm)
🧳: 🙂 (good design inside)
🧽: 🙂 (spotless)
🎫 Interrail: 🙂 (accepted, although reserving makes sense - just 3 Zloty / €0.70 from PKP)
IC 3560
07:27 Nowy Targ - Gdańsk Główny 16:40
Distance: 779km
Average speed: 85km/h
28 stops:
Chabowka Stadion
Sucha Beskidzka Zamek
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska Lanckorona
Krakow Główny
Miechow
Wloszczowa Polnoc
Opoczno Poludnie
Tomaszow Mazowiecki
Łódź Widzew
Łódź Chojny
Łódź Kaliska
Łódź Zabieniec
Zgierz
Ozorkow
Leczyca
Kutno
Wloclawek
Aleksandrow Kujawski
Torun Główny
Solec Kujawski
Bydgoszcz Wschod
Bydgoszcz Lesna
Bydgoszcz Główna
[...]
[...] Laskowice Pomorskie
Smetowo
Tczew
Pruszcz Gdanski
Gdansk Główny
This train, mapped: https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2025-finale_1163738#7/51.981/19.147
The final big #CrossBorderRail tour - to the eastern borders of the EU, and missing intra-EU borders. In June-July 2025. Each day of the project is a Layer in the map - these should be displayed by default, or if not click the three layered diamonds icon "Open browser" to the left side of the map. The icons are all for borders, roughly coloured to differentiate the borders. A cross through a track means NO TRAINS CAN RUN. A cross through trains but not track means TRAINS CAN RUN BUT NO PASSENGER TRAINS. And TRAIN AND TRACK (no crosses) means there is a passenger service.
And you're going to have to make do without an intro video today
I tried at 04:30 in the hotel in Trstená but it didn't work, and WiFi here on the IC is broken
So text only today! 😀
There's a dude in this Polish train with 1312 tattooed on his neck
"What the hell happened in Poland in 1312?" I wondered.
The 1312 division of Greater Poland (Wielkopolska) by the sons of Henry III, Duke of Silesia-Glogau - would anyone have a tattoo for that? 🤔
Ah no 😀 I forgot the (international) obvious one! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACAB
Ah
Journalist I really trust is on holiday, person filling in for them emails me for a quote about something breaking I had no idea was happening
😱 Hang on, have I missed something because PKP IC's WiFi does not work here?
I go for honesty in response - I don't know what this is about, I'm in the middle of nowhere, you have to give me more context!
😅 Turns out it was embargoed and my cluelessness was understandable
Oh and I could give a good quote!
Thread has been a bit quiet... I have been doing some non-#CrossBorderRail work and enjoying this trip across the middle of Poland
The transformation of rail in Poland in the past decade is really something
Faster, cleaner, more regular, better trains, better service. Great to see
Also on Polish railways *there's so much happening*
Repairs, renovations, freight, local trains, new trains, old trains, nice trains, knackered trains, not everything centred on Warszawa
So much fun traveling here (when it works, which it mostly does!)
#CrossBorderRail Finale Train 19 of 149
SKM 95471
18:40 Gdańsk Wrzeszcz - Gdynia Główna 19:07
PKP - SKM Trójmiasto
Train type: Pafawag EN57AKM EMU, 2x 3 carriages
⚡️ (3kV dc)
🚲: ✅
🦽: ✅ (ramp in the train, bridges the gap)
🛜: ⛔️
🍽️: ⛔
🧳: 🙂️
🧽: 🙂 (old but still neat)️
🎫 Interrail: 🙂 (accepted)
SKM 95471
18:40 Gdańsk Wrzeszcz - Gdynia Główna 19:07
Distance: 17km
Average speed: 38km/h
11 stops:
Gdańsk Zaspa
Gdańsk Przymorze-Uniwersytet
Gdańsk Oliwa
Gdańsk Żabianka-AWFiS
Sopot Wyścigi
Sopot
Sopot Kamienny Potok
Gdynia Orłowo
Gdynia Redłowo
Gdynia Wzgórze Św.Maksymiliana
Gdynia Główna
This train, mapped: https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2025-finale_1163738#11/54.4519/18.5666
The final big #CrossBorderRail tour - to the eastern borders of the EU, and missing intra-EU borders. In June-July 2025. Each day of the project is a Layer in the map - these should be displayed by default, or if not click the three layered diamonds icon "Open browser" to the left side of the map. The icons are all for borders, roughly coloured to differentiate the borders. A cross through a track means NO TRAINS CAN RUN. A cross through trains but not track means TRAINS CAN RUN BUT NO PASSENGER TRAINS. And TRAIN AND TRACK (no crosses) means there is a passenger service.
#CrossBorderRail Finale Train 20 of 149
R 90317
19:18 Gdynia Główna - Hel 20:48
Polregio
Train type: Newag SA138 DMU, 3 short carriages, 1 extra carriage
⛽️
🚲: ✅ (lots in the extra carriage)
🦽: ✅ (step free in DMU)
🛜: ⛔️
🍽️: ⛔
🧳: 🙂 (pretty good design)️
🧽: 🙂 (bit worn but tidy)
🎫 Interrail: 🙂 (accepted)
R 90317
19:18 Gdynia Główna - Hel 20:48
Distance: 75.9km
Average speed: 51km/h
17 stops:
Gdynia Chylonia
Rumia
Reda
Reda Rekowo
Mrzezino
Mrzezino
Żelistrzewo
Puck
Swarzewo
Władysławowo
Władysławowo Port
Chałupy
Kuźnica (Hel)
Jastarnia Wczasy
Jastarnia
Jurata
Hel
This train, mapped: https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2025-finale_1163738#10/54.6599/18.5731
The final big #CrossBorderRail tour - to the eastern borders of the EU, and missing intra-EU borders. In June-July 2025. Each day of the project is a Layer in the map - these should be displayed by default, or if not click the three layered diamonds icon "Open browser" to the left side of the map. The icons are all for borders, roughly coloured to differentiate the borders. A cross through a track means NO TRAINS CAN RUN. A cross through trains but not track means TRAINS CAN RUN BUT NO PASSENGER TRAINS. And TRAIN AND TRACK (no crosses) means there is a passenger service.
#CrossBorderRail Finale Train 21 of 149
R 90422
21:17 Hel - Gdynia Główna 22:50
Polregio
Train type: Newag SA138 DMU, 3 short carriages
⛽️
🚲: ✅ (6 spots in the DMU)
🦽: ✅ (step free in DMU)
🛜: ⛔️
🍽️: ⛔
🧳: 🙂 (pretty good design)️
🧽: 🙂 (bit worn but tidy)
🎫 Interrail: 🙂 (accepted)
R 90422
21:17 Hel - Gdynia Główna 22:50
Distance: 75.9km
Average speed: 49km/h
16 stops:
Jurata
Jastarnia
Jastarnia Wczasy
Kuźnica (Hel)
Chałupy
Władysławowo Port
Władysławowo
Swarzewo
Puck
Żelistrzewo
Mrzezino
Reda Rekowo
Reda
Rumia
Gdynia Chylonia
Gdynia Główna
This train, mapped: https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2025-finale_1163738#10/54.6599/18.5731
The final big #CrossBorderRail tour - to the eastern borders of the EU, and missing intra-EU borders. In June-July 2025. Each day of the project is a Layer in the map - these should be displayed by default, or if not click the three layered diamonds icon "Open browser" to the left side of the map. The icons are all for borders, roughly coloured to differentiate the borders. A cross through a track means NO TRAINS CAN RUN. A cross through trains but not track means TRAINS CAN RUN BUT NO PASSENGER TRAINS. And TRAIN AND TRACK (no crosses) means there is a passenger service.
To Hel? Getting back is the challenge...
@acejacek @jon They’ve changed the number of the bus.
https://notesfrompoland.com/2023/06/14/end-of-the-line-for-polands-666-bus-to-hel/
Jon Worth
Knud Jahnke
Barbara Sliwinska
Tomasz Oryński
Siège avec vue
Wouter van Maanen
aceJacek
Tomek Lecocq
Jules 🍺
Scott F
Ati
Narrelle M. Harris
jonossa seuraava
Filip Lachert he/him
xirah
Chris Jakobsen
Andrej Shadura
Graeme Hilton
Corentin
Tim Richards
miki
Lach Anonym's PT
波鉄 (Hatetsu)