Park Railway Maltanka


The Park Railway Maltanka is a narrow gauge railway located in Poznań. It is long and is owned by Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacyjne w Poznaniu Sp. z o.o.. The line connects Rondo Śródka and New Zoo transporting max. 150.000 passengers annually.
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History

The first narrow gauge railway, called the Harcerska Kolejka Dziecięca in Poznań, was built in 1956 and was operated by Polish Scouting Association. This long route connected Ogród Jordanowski and Łęgi Dębińskie. During construction of Hetmańska Str, part of second road ring of Poznań, the authorities decide to move the railway to a new location where the line would not conflict with main communication arteries. The railway, now renamed Maltanka was re-opened on 21 July 1972 in Malta. Since then it has been operated by Public Transport Company. In 1998 its name was changed to Maltańska Kolej Dziecięca, and again in 2002 to its current name.
The name Maltanka comes from the Knights of Malta, who used to own the land and the old church nearby.
In 2013–2022 years the railway carried approximately between 120 and 140 thousand of passengers a year and until 2016 it was the second most popular in Poland, then the third.

Stops

  • Maltanka
  • Ptyś
  • Balbinka
  • Przystań
  • Zwierzyniec

Rolling stock