The opening of a new rail route to the Port of Gdansk
Port of Gdansk started lately to grow in many directions, new projects arise not only in port areas, but also include surrounding areas. In recent times, really a lot of effort but also means inserted in the modernization and expansion of lines coming into port. It is completely understandable, in fact increase the possibility of handling should go hand in hand with comprehensive support for commutation of containers inland – shortage of appropriate strands of rail or road form here can not be a bottleneck. For this reason, a lot of investment in Gdansk has recently completed, but many will also wait for their turn. In particular, emphasis was placed on thorough modernization of railway connections, that due to the rapid development of the port just started not to give advice. Hence, among other things, he launched a project to modernize route between Pruszcz Gdansk and Gdansk, which included work at the bridge on the Vistula River and the railway line on two tracks, the whole of this investment was valued at 370 millions.
The first trains on the newly opened route began to ride on 21 January, and they can do it is currently much faster than before. Before starting the modernization of trains able to run at a maximum speed 20 km / h, currently it is about five times more. By the way work also improved transport river which flows under the bridge. By a corresponding increase construction currently under a bridge flow are much longer units. Today, it will be possible to place up to three levels of containers aboard a boat, which can improve a lot of sailing on this very trail. In order to improve the safety of the bridge was also well lit.. Described extension is of great importance for the development of the region. Devoted recently to use the route 226 a lot will increase the throughput capacity between Pruszcz Gdansk and the Port several times, and additionally will allow for much greater wedging configurations than before. And all indications are, that will not end with this, because the plans are new investments which have to further improve the state of infrastructure in that region.
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