Galician Transversal Railway

Summary

The Galician Transversal Railway (German: Galizische Transversalbahn, Polish: Galicyjska Kolej Transwersalna) was a railway system, opened in 1884 in the province of Galicia (Austria-Hungary). It was operated by a state-owned enterprise. The line ran from west to east, along the northern side of the Carpathian Mountains from Zwardoń to Zagórz,[1] passing through the oil fields in the Carpathians.[2]

Rail lines of Galicia 1904

The line was constructed to connect already existing lines into a continuous east-west route parallel to the main Galician Railway of Archduke Charles Louis route Kraków - Lwów, which would be less exposed to attacks in a war with the Russian Empire. The railway was also supposed to activate underdeveloped mountainous areas of Galicia.

The Transversal Railway started at Čadca (present-day Slovakia), and ended in Husiatyn (present-day Ukraine), with a total length of around 800 kilometers. The main towns located along the route are:

Before construction of the Transversal Railway began, several connections had already existed, such as:

  • Zagórz – Krościenko – Chyrów (part of the ŁupkówPrzemyśl connection of the First Hungarian-Galician Railway, 1872),
  • The Dniestr Railway, Chyrów – Sambor – Stryj (1872),
  • The Archduke Albrecht Railway, Stryj – Dolina – Stanislawów (1873).
  • Nowy Sącz – Stróże (part of the TarnówPlaveč connection, 1876)

The lines built within the Transversal Railway project totaled 577 kilometers and these were:

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References edit

  1. ^ Chaberko, Tomasz (2008). "Historic train stations in Małopolskie Province during the railroad industry regression". Revija za geografijo. 2008 (3–2): 49–62. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  2. ^ Kaim, Dominik; Taczanowski, Jakub; Szwagrzyk, Marcin; Ostafin, Krzysztof (2020-06-03). "Railway network of Galicia and Austrian Silesia (1847-1914)". Journal of Maps. 16 (1): 132–137. Bibcode:2020JMaps..16..132K. doi:10.1080/17445647.2020.1762774.