Wrocław Świebodzki–Zgorzelec railway

Wrocław Świebodzki–Zgorzelec railway
Overview
Other nameBahnstrecke Breslau Freiburger Bahnhof–Görlitz
Native nameLinia kolejowa nr 274
Line number274
Technical
Line length202.455 km (125.800 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
ElectrificationWrocław Podg. WS–Lubań Śląski: 3 kV DC overhead line
Operating speedup to 160 km/h

The Wrocław Świebodzki–Zgorzelec railway (Polish: linia kolejowa nr 274; German until 1945: Bahnstrecke Breslau Freiburger Bahnhof–Görlitz) is a railway line in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It runs from Wrocław Świebodzki through Jaworzyna Śląska, Wałbrzych, Jelenia Góra and Lubań Śląski to Zgorzelec on the German border. In the Polish railway register, it is designated as line no. 274.

The present line was created in stages in the nineteenth century. Its easternmost section, between Breslau and Freiburg in Schlesien, was opened in 1843 by the Breslau–Świdnica–Świebodzice Railway, while the western and mountain sections were developed later as part of the Silesian Mountain Railway.