Koleje Dolnośląskie (Polish for Lower Silesian Railways; KD) is a regional rail operator in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship of Poland.
 31WE of Koleje Dolnośląskie | |
| Company type | Spółka Akcyjna |
|---|---|
| Industry | Rail transport |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Legnica, Poland |
Area served | Lower Silesia |
Key people | Damian Stawikowski CEO |
| Owner | Lower Silesian Voivodship |
| Website | www.kolejedolnoslaskie.eu |
The company was founded on 28 December 2007 by a decision of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship Sejmik and is fully owned by the local government.
Train categories
editThe only train category operated by KD is local passenger trains (osobowy).
Apart from KD's own tickets, tickets for Polregio's Regio trains are accepted on board of KD trains.
Rolling stock
editAt first, the rolling stock consisted of diesel units provided by the Lower Silesian voivodeship government which had previously been used by Przewozy Regionalne (now known as Polregio): one SA106, one SA132, three SA134 and three SA135 Diesel multiple units. Additional Diesel units were purchased in 2010 (three SA135 vehicles), 2011 (three SA134 vehicles) and 2015 (modern Pesa Link units marked as SA139).
Koleje Dolnośląskie obtained their first electric multiple unit from Przewozy Regionalne in 2013 (it was an EN57AL which had been retrofitted the previous year). Three more EN57-class units were purchased and retrofitted at the cost of the Lower Silesian government. The company also purchased completely new electric vehicles – the first Newag Impuls units (31WE) were ordered in 2011 in a batch of five. In 2014 the operator ordered six Impuls 36WEa units; the following year, they ordered five more 31WE units.[1] The largest order in KD's history was its purchase of eleven 45WE units in 2017,[2] which, when the order was placed, were described as "the most well-equipped and comfortable trains in the country".[3]
The company uses the following rolling stock:[1]
| Class | Image | Cars per set | Type | Top speed | Number | Builder | Built / Retrofitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| km/h | mph | |||||||
| SA106 |  | 1 | Diesel multiple unit | 120 | 75 | 1 | Pesa SA | 2005 |
| SA109 |  | 2 | Diesel multiple unit | 120 | 75 | 2 | Kolzam | 2005 |
| SA132 |  | 2 | Diesel multiple unit | 120 | 75 | 1 | Pesa SA | 2006 |
| SA134 |  | 2 | Diesel multiple unit | 120 | 75 | 8 | Pesa SA, ZNTK Mińsk Mazowiecki | 2008, 2011 |
| SA135 |  | 1 | Diesel multiple unit | 120 | 75 | 9 | Pesa SA, ZNTK Mińsk Mazowiecki | 2008, 2010–2011 |
| SA139 |  | 2 | Diesel multiple unit | 120 | 75 | 4 | Pesa SA | 2015 |
| EN57 | ,_Grodzisk_Mazowiecki,_2017-01-19.jpg) | 3 | Electric multiple unit | 110 | 68 | 4 | Pafawag, ZNTK Mińsk Mazowiecki | 1988 / 2016 |
| EN57AL |  | 3 | Electric multiple unit | 110 | 68 | 3 | Pafawag, ZNTK Mińsk Mazowiecki | 1982–1992 / 2012–2015 |
| EN57AKD |  | 3 | Electric multiple unit | 110 | 68 | 1 | Pafawag, ZNTK Mińsk Mazowiecki | 1991 / 2013 |
| 31WE | _-_Wroc%C5%82aw_(Breslau).JPG) | 4 | Electric multiple unit | 160 | 99 | 10 | Newag | 2013-2015 |
| 36WEa | _Lichen99.jpg) | 3 | Electric multiple unit | 160 | 99 | 6 | Newag | 2014 |
| 45WE | .jpg) | 5 | Electric multiple unit | 160 | 99 | 11 | Newag | 2017 |
| 48WEc |  | 5 | Electric multiple unit | 160 | 99 | 25 | Pesa SA | 2022-2024 |
Routes served by KD trains
editKD passenger trains run on the following routes:[4]
- D1 Wrocław – Legnica – Bolesławiec - Węgliniec – Lubań
- D2 Wrocław - Brzeg Dolny - Wołów - Ścinawa - Głogów
- D3 Wrocław – Żmigród – Rawicz
- D4 Wrocław – Sobótka – Świdnica – Dzierżoniów – Bielawa
- D5 Legnica – Świdnica – Dzierżoniów - Kamieniec Ząbkowicki – Kłodzko – Kudowa-Zdrój
- D6 Wrocław – Wałbrzych – Jelenia Góra – Szklarska Poręba
- D7 Jelcz-Laskowice - Wrocław - Olesnica - Milicz - Krotoszyn
- D8 Wrocław – Trzebnica
- D9 Wrocław – Strzelin – Kłodzko – Międzylesie – Lichkov (Czech Republic)
- D10 Wrocław – Legnica – Węgliniec – Zgorzelec – Görlitz (Germany) – Dresden (Germany)
- D11 Wrocław – Legnica – Lubin – Głogów
- D15 Wałbrzych – Nowa Ruda – Kłodzko – Kudowa-Zdrój
- D16 Wrocław - Jaworzyna Śląska – Świdnica – Dzierżoniów – Bielawa
- D19 Jelenia Góra - Lubań – Zgorzelec - Görlitz (Germany)
- D21 Szklarska Poręba – Harrachov (Czech Republic) – Tanvald (Czech Republic) – Liberec (Czech Republic)
- D25 Wrocław – Legnica – Żagań – Żary – Forst (Lausitz) (Germany) (connection to Germany only on weekends)
- D26 Sędzisław – Kamienna Góra – Trutnov (Czech Republic)
- D28 Wrocław – Wałbrzych – Mieroszów – Adršpach (Czech Republic) (only in summer)
- D29 Wrocław – Kamieniec Ząbkowicki – Kłodzko – Kudowa-Zdrój
- D70 Wrocław - Jelcz-Laskowice
- D92 Kłodzko ( D9 ) - Lądek-Zdrój - Stronie Śląskie
- D99 Wrocław - Berlin (Germany) (only on weekends)
Formerly served routes
edit- Wrocław – Wołów (now operated by Polregio)
- Jelenia Góra – Lwówek Śląski – Zebrzydowa (now closed)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Przemysław., Dominas (2017). Od kolei na Dolnym Śląsku po Koleje Dolnośląskie (in Polish). Przerwa, Tomasz (1973- )., Księży Młyn Dom Wydawniczy. Łódź: Księży Młyn Dom Wydawniczy. pp. 291–294. ISBN 9788377293652. OCLC 1020451759.
- ^ Janduła, Martyn (2017-01-13). "Newag z umową na ezt-y dla KD". Rynek Kolejowy (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-02-27.
- ^ Szymajda, Michał (2016-10-11). "KD zamawiają elektryczne pociągi w wersji lux. Wjadą też do Czech". Rynek Kolejowy (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-02-27.
- ^ "Rozkład, Bilety". Koleje Dolnośląskie (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-07-04.