Prussian Eastern Railway

Prussian Eastern Railway
Headquarters of the Prussian Eastern Railway in Bydgoszcz, Poland
Overview
Native name	Preußische Ostbahn
Owner	DB Netz (Germany) PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe (Poland) Russian Railways (Russia)
Line number	6006 (Berlin–Strausberg) 6078 (Berlin–Kostrzyn) 203 (Kostrzyn–Tczew) 9 (Tczew–Malbork) 204 (Malbork–Mamonovo)
Locale	Kingdom of Prussia
Termini	Berlin Eydtkuhnen (Chernyshevskoye)
Service
Route number	200.5 (Berlin–Strausberg) 209.26 (Berlin–Kostrzyn) 345 (Kostrzyn–Piła) 426 (Piła Gł–Tczew) 400& (Tczew–Malbork) 505 (Malbork–Braniewo)
Operator(s)	S-Bahn Berlin Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn Polregio TLK Kaliningrad Railway (RZhD)
Technical
Line length	724.3 km (450.1 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge (Berlin–Kaliningrad) 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge (Braniewo–Kybartai)
Electrification	(Berlin S-Bahn) 750 V DC (Tczew–Malbork) 3 kV (Berlin main line) 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC catenary
Operating speed	100km/h (max)
Route map Legend from Friedrichstraße Ostbahnhof 0.1 Küstriner Bahnhof Warschauer Straße to the Ringbahn Ostkreuz Ringbahn to Frankfurt (Oder) Ringbahn–Rummelsburg connection 3.4 Nöldnerplatz from the Ringbahn 4.7 Lichtenberg Friedrichsfelde Ost to Werneuchen 6.2 to outer ring S-Bahn to Springpfuhl Biesdorf cross outer ring 8.5 from outer ring 8.6 Biesdorf 9.8 Wuhletal from Rummelsburg (now U-Bahn ) 10.8 11.7 Kaulsdorf 12.4 Mahlsdorf Berlin–Brandenburg state border 14.9 Birkenstein 16.6 Hoppegarten (Mark) Altlandsberg Light Railway 18.5 Neuenhagen (b Berlin) 21.2 Fredersdorf Rbf 22.8 Fredersdorf (b Berlin) to Rüdersdorf 25.4 Petershagen Nord connection to Strausberg Railway Strausberg S-Bahn station 27.9 Strausberg Regionalbahn station to Strausberg Nord to Herzfelde 31.2 Herrensee 33.7 Rehfelde 41.6 Rotes Luch Buckow Light Railway connection 45.8 Müncheberg (Mark) Müncheberg Light Railway connection 50.7 Obersdorf 53.5 Trebnitz (Mark) 58.4 Alt Rosenthal 63.5 Seelow-Gusow 67.2 Werbig Eberswalde–Frankfurt (Oder) from Wriezen 68.3 Werbig freight yard 74.5 Golzow (Oderbruch) 77.1 Gorgast Alte Oder from and to Frankfurt (Oder) 81.0 Küstrin-Kietz Odervorfluter 82.5 Küstrin Altstadt 83.0 342.3 Oder, Present Germany–Poland border Warthe 340.4 Kostrzyn (Küstrin) Wrocław–Szczecin from and to Chojna (Königsberg in der Neumark) to Grzmiąca (Gramenz) 335.0 Dąbroszyn (Tamsel) 329.6 Kamień Mały (Stolberg [Neum]) 321.0 Witnica (Vietz) 313.8 Nowiny Wielkie (Döllensradung) 308.2 Bogdaniec (Düringshof) 305.0 Łupowo (Loppow) 300.6 Gorzow Wlkp. Wieprzyce (Wepritz) from Myślibórz Landsberg (Warthe) freight yard 297.1 Gorzów Wielkopolski (Landsberg (Warthe)) to Zbąszynek (Neu Bentschen) 293.3 Wawrów (Lorenzdorf) 291.1 Czechów (Zechow) 283.9 Santok (Zantoch) 276.3 Górki Noteckie (Gurkow) 271.5 Sarbiewo (Mückenburg [Neum]) to Strzelce Krajeńskie (Friedeberg) 268.2 Strzelce Krajeńskie Wschód (Friedeberg [Neum]) 261.5 Stare Kurowo (Altkarbe) 251.0 Nowe Drezdenko (Driesen-Vordamm) from Skwierzyna (Schwerin an der Warthe) 244.9 Stare Bielice Altbeelitz Lubusz–Greater Poland border from Stargard Szczeciński 237.9 Krzyż (Kreuz) to Poznań (Posen) and Wałcz (Deutsch Krone) 226.4 Wieleń Północny (Filehne Nord) 214.0 Biernatowo (Ascherbude) 209.2 Siedlisko (Stieglitz) 202.1 Trzcianka (Schönlanke) 197.4 Biała (Behle) 188.3 Stobno (Stöwen (Netzekreis)) Kattun from Szczecinek and Ulikowo Schneidemühl Vbf 179.5 Piła Główna (Schneidemühl) to Czarnków (Czarnikau) to Poznań and Bydgoszcz (Bromberg) 176.0 Piła Podlasie 173.1 Płociczno (Albertsruh) 167.3 Skórka (Schönfeld [Grenzm]) 161.5 Dolnik (Wittenburg [Ostb]) 156.0 Krajenka (Krojanke) from Wałcz 147.1 Złotów (Flatow [Grenzm]) to Więcbork 138.3 Zakrzewo (Buschdorf [Kr Flatow]) 126.4 Lipka (Linde) Greater Poland–Pomerania border 115.1 Bukowo Człuchowskie (Buchholz [Grenzm]) 108.0 Wierzchowo Człuchowskie (Firschau) 104.2 Moszczenica Pomorska (Mosnitz) from Szczecinek (Neustettin) and Więcbork 96.2 Chojnice (Konitz) to (Berent) and Tuchola 90.1 Krojanty (Krojanken) 84.1 Rytel (Rittel) 80.8 Rytel Wieś 74.7 Gutowiec (Guttowitz) 67.0 Czersk (Czersk, Heiderberg between 1939 and 1945) to Kościerzyna and Bydgoszcz 59.9 Łąg (Long) 56.1 Czarna Woda (Schwarzwasser) Kamienna Karczma (Steinkrug) 46.9 Kaliska (Dreidorf) 42.3 (Bitonia) 39.4 Zblewo (Hochstüblau) 36.0 (Pinschin) 32.7 Piesienice (Pischnitz) from (Schöneck in Westpreußen) 24.0 Starogard Gdański (Preußisch Stargard) to (Marienwerder) 17.5 (Spengawsken, Pandau between 1942 and 1945) 12.8 Swarożyn (Swaroschin) 5.4 Rokitki Tczewskie (Rokittken) Lunau from Bydgoszcz 3.6 Tczew Suchostrzygi 2.1 from and to Gdańsk 0.0 296.2 Tczew (Dirschau) 295.2 from and to Bydgoszcz Tczew rail bridge 293.8 Lisewo Malborskie (Liessau [Westpr]) Żuławska Light Railway connection 286.7 Szymankowo (Simonsdorf) Żuławska Light Railway connection 279.6 Kałdowo, Malbork County (Kalthof) Żuławska Light Railway connection Nogat 277.9 0.3 Malbork (Marienburg) to Kwidzyn (Marienwerder) to Warsaw and Olsztyn 5.0 Królewo Malborskie 11.0 Stare Pole (Altfelde) Pomerania–Warmia-Masuria border 14.3 Fiszewo (Fischau) 18.7 Gronowo Elbląskie (Grunau [Westpreußen]) from Ostróda (Osterode) 26.6 Tropy junction from Braniewo (Braunsberg) 29.0 Elbląg (Elbing) Start of broad gauge 37.2 Komorowo Żuławskie (Kämmersdorf) 41.3 Bogaczewo (Güldenboden) to Morąg (Mohrungen) 49.6 Stegny (Steegen [Ostpr]) 53.7 Słobity (Schlobitten) 60.8 Młynary (Mühlhausen [Ostpr]) 65.6 Kurowo Braniewskie (Kurau) 71.2 Chruściel (Tiedmannsdorf) 79.0 Bemowizna (Böhmenhöfen) from Elbląg (Elbing) from Pieniężno (Mehlsack) 83.7 Braniewo (Braunsberg) 90.6 1339.7 Present Poland–Russia border 1334.6 Mamonovo (Heiligenbeil) to Bagrationovsk (Preußisch Eylau) 1333.x O.p. 1333 km Snamenka Nowaja (Hoppenbruch) Primorskoje Nowoje (Wolittnick) O.p. Sosnowy Bor (Schölen) 1314.1 Ladushkin (Ludwigsort) 1312.x O.p. 1312 km Pörschken Nowo-Moskowskoje (Poplitten) 1307.x O.p. 1307 km 1305.x O.p. 1305 km von Olsztyn Swetloje (Kobbelbude) 1296.x Golubewo (Seepothen) Laskino (Godrienen) Kaliningrad-Mamonowski (Prappeln) O.p. Kijewskaja (Königsberg-Ponarth) to Kaliningrad station Kaliningrad Sort. from Kaliningrad north station 1285.x Kaliningrad station (Königsberg [Pr] Hbf) from and to Korsze (Korschen) 1279.x O.p. Aivasovski (Könisgberg-Seligenfeld) 1275.5 Lugovoye Novoye (Gutenfeld (Ostpr)) 1265.3 Komsomolsk Sapadny (Löwenhagen) to Pravdinsk (Friedland in Ostpreußen) 1257.x Ozerki Novoye (Groß Lindenau) 1245.1 Gvardeysk (Tapiau) Wehlau–Friedländer District Railway 1235.3 Znamensk (Wehlau [Ostpr]) to Pravdinsk Puschkaryovo (Puschdorf) Lehwald 1213.9 Meschduretschje (Norkitten) 1206.8 Pastuchovo Novoye (Waldhausen) from Bolshakovo (Groß Skaisgirren) from Olsztyn (Allenstein) and Ełk (Lyck) 1195.6 Chernyakhovsk (Insterburg) to Sovetsk (Tilsit) from and to Sovetsk (Tilsit) Penderhof Veselovka (Judtschen) from Ozyorsk and from Chistye 1170.4 Gusev (Gumbinnen) Podgorovka (Groß Baitschen) Divnoye Novoye (Trakehnen) from Dobrovolsk (Pillkallen) 1144.9 Nesterov (Stallupönen) to Krasnolesye (Rominten) Chernyshevskoye (Eydtkuhnen) 1133.9 Present Russia–Lithuania border Kybartai (Wirballen) to Kaunas Source: German railway atlas[1]

The Prussian Eastern Railway (German: Preußische Ostbahn) was a railway in the Kingdom of Prussia and later Germany until 1918. Its main route, approximately 740 kilometers (460 mi) long, connected the capital, Berlin, with the cities of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland) and Königsberg (now Kaliningrad, Russia). At Eydtkuhnen (now Chernyshevskoye, Russia) it reached the German Empire's border with the Russian Empire. The first part of the line opened in 1851, reaching Eydtkuhnen in 1860. By March 1880 the total route length reached 2,210 kilometers (1,370 mi), with a main parallel route in the south via Bromberg (now Bydgoszcz, Poland) and Thorn (now Toruń, Poland) to Insterburg (now Chernyakhovsk, Russia). The lines were the first part of the later Prussian State Railways (German: Preußische Staatseisenbahnen).