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Lesser Poland Railways

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Lesser Poland Railways
Koleje Małopolskie
EN76B-003 of Lesser Poland Railways at Tarnów
Overview
Main regionLesser Poland Voivodeship
HeadquartersKraków, Poland
Key people
  • Radosław Włoszek CEO
  • Paweł Pachoł Deputy CEO[1]
Reporting markKMŁ; KMAL
Dates of operation2 December 2013 (2013-12-02)–present
Other
Websitewww.kolejemalopolskie.com.pl
Route map

Lesser Poland Railways (Polish: Koleje Małopolskie; KMŁ) is a regional rail operator in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship of Poland.[2]

History

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The company was founded on 2 December 2013 and is owned by the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, to handle local passenger traffic in the Voivodeship. It started operations on 6 November 2014. The railway was founded to reduce the congestion on the Kraków - Wieliczka line, reducing the travel time to 21 minutes. The Wieliczka Salt Mine connection is considered to be the main popular station, the local council built a new Park & Ride near Wieliczka Park and Wieliczka Rynek railway stations.[3]

From 14 December 2014 Lesser Poland Railways began transporting passengers on the route Kraków Główny – Wieliczka Rynek-Kopalnia with modern and air conditioned trains.[4] The travel time is 21 minutes, and the train will begin the route at 05:00 to 23:00 every thirty minutes. In 2015 after renovations the route was extended to Kraków Balice which has direct access to the John Paul II International Airport, taking over the former Balice Ekspres train operated by Polregio.[5][6]

Rolling stock

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Class Number Seat number Top speed Cars number
EN64 Acatus Plus 4 133+5 160 km/h 3
EN77 Acatus II 5 180+13 160 km/h 4
EN76B Elf II 4 200 160 km/h 4
EN78 Impuls 8 200 160 km/h 4
EN78A Impuls II 4 189 160 km/h 4
EN79 Impuls 5 250 160 km/h 5
EN57AL 6 175 120 km/h 4

Routes

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Source: Train connections – Lesser Poland Railways (in English and Polish)

Most routes are jointly operated with Polregio.[7]

References

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  1. ^ https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/pawel-pachol-wiceprezesem-kolei-malopolskich-120804.html
  2. ^ "Pociągiem na lotnisko w Balicach za 5 zł". Kurier Kolejowy. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  3. ^ "History". Koleje Małopolskie sp. z o.o. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Komfort Podrozy". Koleje Małopolskie sp. z o.o. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  5. ^ "New railway route launching December 2014". Gazeta Krakowska. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Koleje Małopolskie".
  7. ^ "Schemat linii komunikacyjnych" [Lines diagram] (PDF). Lesser Poland Railways (in Polish). 5 June 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
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