Linia Hutnicza Szerokotorowa

Broad Gauge Metallurgy Line
ST40s on the Broad Gauge Metallurgy Line.
Overview
Owner	PKP LHS Sp. z o.o.
Locale	Southern Poland
Termini	Bug River Bridge (Polish-Ukrainian border) east of Hrubieszów Sławków
Stations	6
Website	Official website
Service
Type	Freight
System	S64/R65 (main) UIC60
Services	1
Route number	65
Operator(s)	PKP LHS Sp. z o.o.
History
Commenced	15 November 1976 (1976-11-15)
Opened	30 November 1979 (1979-11-30)
Technical
Line length	394.65 km (245.22 mi)
Track length	600 km (372.82 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge
Electrification	No
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
LHS in Poland

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Legend
km to Chervonohrad 0 Volodymyr (Володи́мир) to Kovel 8 8 KM (8 км) 11 Volin (Волинь) 22 Ustilug (Устилуг) 29 Izov (Ізов) 34 Ludyn (Лудин) 35 0.00 Bug River Ukraine Poland border Zawada–Isow railway (standard gauge) 3.12 Hrubieszów LHS Hrubieszowska Commuter Railway (narrow gauge) 18.90 Werbkowice Zachodnie 36.89 Miączyn Zawada–Isow railway 53.75 Zamość Północ Zawada–Jarosławiec railway 59.52 Zamość Bortatycze Zawada–Jarosławiec railway Zawada–Isow railway Rejowiec–Rawa-Ruska railway 77.20 Szczebrzeszyn 87.26 Zwierzyniec Towarowy Rejowiec–Rawa-Ruska railway 107.20 Biłgoraj 119.56 Ciosmy 140.44 Huta Deręgowska Zwierzyniec–Stalowa Wola railway Lublin–Przeworsk railway 159.32 Puszcza LHS 179.26 Drozdów LHS Ocice–Rzeszów railway 195.78 Wola Baranowska Łódź–Dębica railway 210.99 Niekrasów LHS Rytwiany–Połaniec railway Włoszczowice–Chmielów railway 230.30 Staszów 238.62 Grzybów Siding to Siarkopol sulphur mine 255.15 Raczyce Włoszczowice–Chmielów railway Jędrzejów–Szczucin railway (narrow gauge) 270.79 Gołuchów Sitkówka-Nowiny– Busko-Zdrój railway Jędrzejów–Szczucin railway (narrow gauge) 296.00 Łączyn LHS 314.61 Sędziszów LHS Warszawa–Kraków railway 335.89 Kępie LHS Tunnel–Sosnowiec railway 362.40 Zarzecze 378.08 Olkusz 386.44 Bukowno Bukowno–Jaworzno railway to Jaworzno Tunnel–Sosnowiec railway to Sosnowiec 394.65 Sławków Południowy LHS sidings Siding to iron ore unloading facility Euroterminal Sławków km.00

Broad Gauge Metallurgy Line (Polish: Linia Hutnicza Szerokotorowa, LHS) is the longest broad gauge railway line in Poland.

Except for this line and a few very short stretches near border crossings, Poland uses standard gauge. The single-track line runs for almost 400 km from the Polish-Ukrainian border crossing, just east of Hrubieszów, to Sławków Południowy (near Katowice). It is used only for freight, mainly iron ore (more than 50% of the volume of all goods transported), coal, petrochemical products, minerals and timber.^[1] It is the westernmost direct connection to the broad-gauge network of the former Soviet Union.

The line is designated by the national railway infrastructure manager PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe as line number 65 and operated by a dedicated company PKP Linia Hutnicza Szerokotorowa which serves both as the infrastructure manager and traffic operator.^[2]