Galician Transversal Railway
The Galician Transversal Railway was a railway system, opened in 1884 in the province of Galicia. It was operated by a state-owned enterprise. The line ran from west to east, along the northern side of the Carpathian Mountains from Zwardoń to Zagórz, passing through the oil fields in the Carpathians.
The line was constructed to connect already existing lines into a continuous east-west route parallel to the main Galician Railway of Archduke Charles Louis route Kraków - Lwów, which would be less exposed to attacks in a war with the Russian Empire. The railway was also supposed to activate underdeveloped mountainous areas of Galicia.
The Transversal Railway started at Čadca, and ended in Husiatyn, with a total length of around. The main towns located along the route are:
Before construction of the Transversal Railway began, several connections had already existed, such as:
- Zagórz – Krościenko – Chyrów,
- The Dniestr Railway, Chyrów – Sambor – Stryj,
- The Archduke Albrecht Railway, Stryj – Dolina – Stanislawów.
- Nowy Sącz – Stróże