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Grochowska Street, Warsaw

Coordinates: 52°14′42″N 21°05′20″E / 52.244917°N 21.088889°E / 52.244917; 21.088889
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Grochowska Street
Native nameUlica Grochowska (Polish)
Maintained byZDM Warsaw
Length3.23 mi (5.20 km)
LocationPraga Południe, Warsaw, Poland
Coordinates52°14′42″N 21°05′20″E / 52.244917°N 21.088889°E / 52.244917; 21.088889
West endJana Zamoyskiego
East endPłowiecka
Other
Websitezdm.waw.pl

Grochowska Street is a major road located in the Praga Południe district of Warsaw, Poland. Since November 1, 1925, a tram route has run along Grochowska Street.[1] Currently trams and many bus lines connect Praga with Śródmieście, Wola, Rembertów and Wawer.

History

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On January 4, 1901, along the entire length of Grochowska Street, the WKD Jabłonowska was launched - a steam narrow-gauge railway with a track gauge of 800 mm, connecting Jabłonna with Wawer. Two stations were opened at Grochowska - Rogatki Moskiewskie and Grochów . In July 1915, the Russian troops blew up the Rogatki Moskiewskie station.[2]

In 1925, after a tram line was launched along the street, steps were taken to liquidate the railway. On September 7, 1939, the cable car lines were suspended due to hostilities and then reactivated a month later. The Warsaw Uprising prevented the line from running. The WKD Jabłonowska railway was reborn as a state-owned enterprise in 1945. The last time the railway was used at Grochowska Street was on January 31, 1956.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "90 lat temu ulicą Grochowską przejechał pierwszy tramwaj". Twoja Praga. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  2. ^ Pokropiński, Bogdan (2004). Kolej jabłonowska. Warszawa: Wydawnictwa Komunikacji i Łączności. p. 17. ISBN 83-206-1513-5.
  3. ^ "Kolejka Jabłonowska – wąskotorówka, która przecinała Warszawę". Warszawa w Pigułce. Retrieved 2 September 2020.