Monday 25 January 2010

Electric, in the dark

Peering into the mouth of the Tunel Średnicowy, the railway tunnel that burrows under the heart of Warsaw from the western end of the platforms at W-wa Powiśle all the way across town via W-wa Śródmieście (suburban trains) or W-wa Centralna (long-distance trains) to emerge by W-wa Ochota, a mile and half (2.3 km) to the west.

Unlike London, Warsaw doesn't have termini beyond which no trains go - all trains pass right under the very centre of the city.

The line (for my non-Polish readers) was opened in 1933 and electrified (and here's a surprise) in 1936.

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