Kaliningrad Railway

Kaliningrad Railway (Russian: Калининградская железная дорога) is the smallest subsidiary of the Russian Railways by route length (618 km) and differs from other Russian railways in having a string of standard gauge lines.

Kaliningrad Railway
Калининградская железная дорога

Scheme of passenger railway lines in Kaliningrad Oblast
Kaliningrad Railway station is the biggest on the railway.
Overview
Headquarters	Kaliningrad
Locale	Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia
Dates of operation	1992–present
Predecessor	Pribaltic Railway (USSR)
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in), 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in)
Other
Website	Press here

Main information

The railway is headquartered in Kaliningrad. Most lines were built by the Prussian Eastern Railway before the Second World War. The railway terminal in Kaliningrad, currently known as Yuzhny Vokzal, was opened in 1929 as Königsberg Hauptbahnhof. It was separated from the Pribaltic Railway after the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1992.

Map of Kaliningrad railway (2020)

Two lines are electrified and are used by commuter EMU traffic.

Electrification on the Kaliningrad railway as of 2016.

Commuter train frequency, 2016

Many railways that did exist before World war 2 were closed down after the war. Most remaining railways were rebuilt from standard gauge to Russian gauge. The exception is the railway from Kaliningrad towards Mamonovo and Elblag in Poland, which has one track of each gauge.

External links

• Railways portal

• Official website