Evaluation of inactive railway line development connecting Wołów – Lubiąż

key words: Lower-Silesian Railways, inactive railway lines

Summary:

The purpose of this work is to show issues of land development of inactive railway lines based on „O" line connecting Wołów - Lubiąż. Studies included: existing development state recognition of inactive railway line, defining planned land development purpose in accordance with management plan regulations in force and indicating possibilities to implement planned investments.
Lower Silesia is the area with the biggest concentration of railway lines in the country. The beginning of Lower Silesia Railways is dated back to second half of XIX century. Real growth of railways took place at the beginning of XX century, unfortunately due to World War II operations many routes were cancelled. Most of dismantled railway lines have never been rebuilt and the only evidence of their existence are embankments, buildings and engineered facilities. Railway line connecting Wołów - Lubiąż also destroyed during the war was started again in 1950 and after 11 years all passenger traffic was stopped on this route. The land has not been developed since then.

Citation:

Hełdak M., Różak A. 2013, vol. 10. Evaluation of inactive railway line development connecting Wołów – Lubiąż. Infrastruktura i Ekologia Terenów Wiejskich. Nr 2013, vol. 10/ 03 (3 (Sep 2013))