Trams in Częstochowa
Tramwaje w Częstochowie
PESA Twist tram in Częstochowa
Operation
LocaleCzęstochowa, Poland
Open1959
Lines3
Operator(s)MPK Częstochowa
Infrastructure
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Stock52 (as of March 2020)
Statistics
Track length (total)14.5 km (9.0 mi)
Stops32
Overview
Fieldorfa-Nila
Baczyńskiego
Iwaszkiewicza
Promenada Niemena
Polskiego Czerwonego Krzyża
Hala Polonia
Politechnika
al. Jana Pawła II – Uniwersytet
Jasnogórska
II al. Najśw. Marii Panny
Dworzec Główny PKP
Dworzec PKS
Rondo Mickiewicza
Ostatni Grosz
Równoległa
Powstańców Śląskich
Zajezdnia MPK
Estakada
Depot
D.H. Sezam
al. Pokoju
Kasztanowa
pl. Orląt Lwowskich
Bukowa
Raków Dworzec PKP
Orkana – Szkoła
Rejtana
Wrzosowiak
Dąbie
Sportowa
Kucelin
Jesienna
Jesienna – Szkoła
Bohaterów Katynia
Rakowska
Żarecka
Stadion Raków
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Częstochowa tram network

The Częstochowa tram system is a tram system in Częstochowa, Poland. The system began operation in 1959 and has a total length of 14.5 kilometres (9.0 mi).[1] It is operated by Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacyjne w Częstochowie.

History

Intensive growth of the city, extension of the steelworks and sharp increase in its workforce, and construction of new residential suburbs meant that bus-based public communication was overloaded. In 1952 a decision was made to build a tram line. Works started in 1955. The network was designed to run along separate right of way but with level crossings.[2]

First line, double-tracked, 7.5 km (4.7 mi) long, between Worcella and Kucelin (steelworks site), was opened on 8 March 1959.[2]

On 21 July 1959 a second line was opened. It was single-tracked and ran along Łukasińskiego, terminating past the intersection with Okrzei.[3] It was the only single-track section of the network and the only one to be street running.

At the beginning of 1971 the line was extended north to Kiedrzyńska. On 31 August of the same year the trams stopped running along Łukasińskiego.[4]

On 16 January 1984, a further extension of the line was opened. The new section connected Kiedrzyńska with Fieldorfa-Nila.[5]

In 2012 a 4.5 km (2.8 mi) extension to Raków was opened.[1]

On 20 March 2019 a network renewal programme started.[6] On 1 September 2021 trams resumed running between Fieldorfa-Nila and Stadion Raków, the section to Raków Dworzec PKP is completed and is due to open by mid-October, pending the completion of roadworks in the area. Work on the section to Kucelin has not started yet.[7] Trams to Raków Dworzec PKP started running again on 1 October 2021.[8]

On 2 November 2022 trams resumed operation on the section to Kucelin on line 1 despite the renovations not being started yet.[9]

Rolling stock

Type Photo Year of manufacture Number
Pesa 129Nb 2012 7
2020 10[10]
Konstal 105Na 1979–1990 28
Konstal 102Na 1971 1 (historical)
Konstal 4N1 + ND3 1958, 1955 1 + 1 (historical)

Lines

 1  Fieldorfa-Nila – al. Wyzwolenia – al. Armii Krajowej – al. Kościuszki – al. Wolności – al. Niepodległości – al. Pokoju – Kucelin
  •  2  Fieldorfa-Nila – al. Wyzwolenia – al. Armii Krajowej – al. Kościuszki – al. Wolności – al. Niepodległości – al. Pokoju – Raków Dworzec PKP
  •  3  Fieldorfa-Nila – al. Wyzwolenia – al. Armii Krajowej – al. Kościuszki – al. Wolności – al. Niepodległości – Jagiellońska – Orkana – al. 11 Listopada – Jesienna – Rakowska – Limanowskiego – Stadion Raków

References

  1. 1 2 "First Pesa Twist II low-floor tram and infrastructure renewal in Częstochowa". Urban Transport Magazine. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  2. 1 2 Pruciak et al., p. 5.
  3. ↑ Pruciak et al., p. 6.
  4. ↑ Pruciak et al., p. 9.
  5. ↑ Pruciak et al., pp. 12–13.
  6. ↑ Urbanowicz, Witold (20 March 2019). "Częstochowa: Rozpoczął się remont torów. Nie jeżdżą tramwaje w al. Pokoju" [Częstochowa: Track renewal works started. Trams do not run along al. Pokoju]. Transport Publiczny (in Polish).
  7. ↑ Wójcik, Dominik (11 September 2021). "Częstochowa: Na Kucelin tramwaje wrócą nieprędko" [Częstochowa: It will take time for trams to return to Kucelin]. Transport Publiczny (in Polish).
  8. ↑ Wójcik, Dominik (29 September 2021). "Częstochowa: Tramwaje wracają na dworzec Raków od października" [Częstochowa: From October trams are back at Raków railway station]. Transport Publiczny (in Polish). Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  9. ↑ www.trustnet.pl. "OD 3 LISTOPADA WRACA TRAMWAJ NA KUCELIN". www.czestochowa.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  10. ↑ "Wyborcza.pl". czestochowa.wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
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