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)
Route map

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Legend
km to Sheptytskyi 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 Jarosławiec junction 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 Voivodeship border Lublin Voivodeship Subcarpathia 140.44 Huta Deręgowska Zwierzyniec–Stalowa Wola railway San Lublin–Przeworsk railway S 19 159.32 Puszcza LHS 179.26 Drozdów LHS Ocice–Rzeszów railway 195.78 Wola Baranowska Łódź–Dębica railway Vistula Subcarpathia Świętokrzyskie 210.99 Niekrasów LHS Włoszczowice–Chmielów railway Rytwiany–Połaniec railway 230.30 Staszów 238.62 Grzybów Siding to Siarkopol sulphur mine 255.15 Raczyce Jędrzejów–Szczucin railway (narrow gauge) 270.79 Gołuchów Włoszczowice–Chmielów railway Sitkówka-Nowiny–Busko-Zdrój railway Jędrzejów–Szczucin railway (narrow gauge) 296.00 Łączyn LHS S 7 / E77 Warszawa–Kraków railway 314.61 Sędziszów LHS Voivodeship border Świętokrzyskie Lesser Poland Kozłów–Koniecpol railway 335.89 Kępie LHS Warszawa–Kraków railway 362.40 Zarzecze 378.08 Olkusz 386.44 Bukowno Tunnel–Sosnowiec railway to Sosnowiec Voivodeship border Lesser Poland Silesia Bukowno–Jaworzno railway to Jaworzno 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]