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Top 15 rail journeys and stations in Poland

15 great train journeys and stations in Poland, from scenic lines to sleeper services.

15 rail journeys

  1. 1
    High-speed line

    Central Rail Line (CMK) Express InterCity Premium

    Warsaw–Kraków

    Pendolino services on Poland's fastest main line, linking Warsaw with Kraków and Katowice.

  2. 2
    High-speed line

    Warsaw–Gdańsk Pendolino

    Warsaw–Gdańsk

    Express InterCity Premium trains on the upgraded line from the capital to the Baltic coast.

  3. 3
    Sleeper & night train

    EuroNight Chopin

    Warsaw–Vienna

    Overnight train from Warsaw to Vienna, with through cars for Prague and Budapest.

  4. 4
    Scenic route

    Kraków–Zakopane Railway

    Kraków–Zakopane

    Line climbing through the Podhale foothills to Poland's Tatra mountain resort.

  5. 5
    Scenic route

    Izera Railway

    Jelenia Góra–Harrachov

    Mountain line through the Karkonosze and Izera ranges, crossing into the Czech Republic.

  6. 6
    Scenic route

    Hel Peninsula Railway

    Gdynia–Hel

    Line along the narrow sandy Hel Peninsula between the Baltic Sea and the Bay of Puck.

  7. 7
    Heritage railway

    Bieszczady Forest Railway

    Majdan–Przysłup

    Narrow-gauge former logging railway running through the wild Bieszczady mountains.

  8. 8
    Heritage railway

    Ełk Narrow Gauge Railway

    Ełk–Sypitki

    Historic narrow-gauge line through the Masurian countryside, one of Poland's oldest.

  9. 9
    Heritage railway

    Żnin District Railway

    Żnin–Gąsawa

    Narrow-gauge line linking Żnin with the Biskupin archaeological open-air museum.

  10. 10
    Heritage railway

    Chabówka Rail Heritage Park

    Chabówka

    Open-air railway museum with steam locomotives and occasional heritage excursions.

  11. 11
    Mountain railway

    Gubałówka Funicular

    Zakopane

    Funicular climbing from Zakopane to Gubałówka hill for panoramic views of the Tatras.

  12. 12
    Landmark station

    Wrocław Główny

    Wrocław

    Castellated Tudor-Gothic station of the 1850s, restored for Euro 2012.

  13. 13
    Landmark station

    Gdańsk Główny

    Gdańsk

    Neo-Renaissance station with a clock tower, echoing the historic architecture of old Gdańsk.

  14. 14
    Landmark station

    Gdynia Główna

    Gdynia

    Station rebuilt in the 1950s with socialist-realist interiors and restored murals.

  15. 15
    Landmark station

    Łódź Fabryczna

    Łódź

    Rebuilt underground station with a striking glass-roofed hall, reopened in 2016.

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