Looking at the full decommissioning of railway traffic in Poland since the 1980s, it seems that at times this is done randomly. On whom will the liquidation of the plant fall, on whom will the private business of the shipper fall, on whom there will be no request to gain the support of liberal parties among the residents – the train will no longer appear on this station.
This time the device drawing another wave of demolition of the Polish railway hit Maków Podhalański in the Suskie district. The Małopolska town was fortunate anyway. For now, only long-distance connections have been cut, which stopped in Maków before they started to cross the way connecting Zakopane to the north of the country and the capital. The residents and councillors of the municipality are dissatisfied. In the place where political scientists think the left should stand, there is an MP of Law and Justice, Filip Kaczyński with an interpelling on this issue, and besides playing a function popular in the political slang of "girls from the neighbourhood" (or boyfriend, let's not be so orthodox) activists and activists of the All-Polish Youth. Protest against the nonstop of long-distance trains in Makowo late organized the Suska structure of the All Poland Youth. This is not a fairy tale, it is the reality of smiling Poland, in which smaller towns are marginalized with the eloquent silence of environmental and left defenders.
Not so long ago, 50 kilometres from Krakow, the railway station was renovated in the legendary microclimate of Maków Podhalański. The renovation cost over a million zlotys. The building is aesthetic, freshly repainted, delights the eye. A immense car park was built next to the station. Parking is able to accommodate cars not only makowians, but besides residents of close municipalities. It cost the municipality PLN 1.5 million. And then PKP Intercity S.A. decided to suspend from 15 December 2024 at this place the stops of long-distance trains.
These connections will no longer stop:
IC-IC 3560 rel. Zakopane – Gdynia Gł.; “Vitkaci” (6:53 from Zakopane).
IC-IC 5361 rel. Gdynia Gł. – Zakopane; “Vitkaci” (21:33 in Zakopane).
IC-TLK 38108 rel. Zakopane – Kołobrzeg; “Lubomirski” (8:30 from Zakopane).
IC-IC 3852 rel. Zakopane – Szczecin Gł.; “Sukiennice” (8:40 from Zakopane).
IC-IC 38106 rel. Zakopane – Szczecin Gł.; „Osterwa” (11:04 from Zakopane).
IC-TLK 35104 rel. Zakopane – Gdynia Gł.; “Małopolska” (13:22 from Zakopane).
IC-IC 37150 rel. Zakopane – Poznań Gł.; “Halny” (14:32 from Zakopane).
IC-IC 31100 rel. Zakopane – East Warsaw; “Malinowski” (17:36 from Zakopane).
IC-IC 38192 rel. Zakopane – Szczecin Gł.; “Podhalan” (18:23 from Zakopane).
IC-IC 38196 rel. Zakopane – Świnoujście; “Podhalan” (18:38 from Zakopane).
IC-TLK 35170 rel. Zakopane – Gdynia Gł.; “Karpaty” (21:47 from Zakopane).
IC-TLK 53171 rel. Gdynia Dwarf. – Zakopane; “Carpaths” (6:39 in Zakopane).
IC-IC 83193 rel. Szczecin Gł. – Zakopane; “Podhalan” (9:47 in Zakopane).
IC-IC 13101 rel. East Warsaw – Zakopane; “Malinowski” (11:31 in Zakopane).
IC-IC 73151 rel. Poznań Gł. – Zakopane; “Halny” (14:18 in Zakopane).
IC-TLK 53105 rel. Gdynia Gł. – Zakopane; “Małopolska” (14:50 in Zakopane).
IC-IC 83107 rel. Szczecin Gł. – Zakopane; “Osterwa” (17:20 in Zakopane).
IC-TLK 83109 rel. Szczecin Gł./Kołobrzeg – Zakopane; “Lubomirski” (19:18 in Zakopane).
IC-IC 8353 rel. Szczecin Gł. – Zakopane; “Sukiennice” (with a change in Krakow at 16:33; at 7:18 p.m. in Zakopane by the Lubomirski train).
This way from Zakopane to Makowa Podhalański lasted between an hr and an hr and a half.
Maków Podhalański has over 5,000 inhabitants. besides located next to Zawoła and Jordan. Bearing in head that these are not the only localities in the area, let us ask: how many railway cuts will make life hard for people?
How many?
We are talking about cutting long-distance connections, i.e. trains reaching Pomerania, West Pomerania, Wielkopolska and Warsaw. We may think that there is no request to lie down a Rejtan for a group of seasonal holidaymakers (although the Polish passenger does not like and is discouraged) and people counting on the fingers "have something to do in the capital" (although many things request to be done in large cities in Poland). But we can besides reverse that perspective. Before planet War II, Maków was considered a possibly tourist destination. erstwhile we include Zawoja and Babio Góra surroundings, Orava, etc., we will get a large plan for active holidays. But in order for tourism to be possible, the infrastructure has to be. It should be done, due to the fact that no one's gonna be in the undiscovered pearl driving with suitcases and children utilizing a fewer shifts.
And speaking of transfers, no 1 at Kraków Główna Station will wait for a passenger from Makow who went to the royal city utilizing the services of a private car carrier. It will not be reported as passengers of a delayed train study to the conductor to change. The issue of price is not irrelevant, due to the fact that in the case of students there are free American private carriers and a relief of 2 gold from 20 pairs for the student alternatively of PKP-owski 51%. In addition, national roads, despite the work to de-snow, are roads where traffic jams occur.
There is simply a anticipation of a slippery slope. The cuts of 1 connection, according to the old liberal practice of artificial extinction of demand, announce further cuts. Now we cut long-distance connections, next day we can cut the connections of the Małopolska Railways, and then possibly it will be time to connect even to and from the seat of the district, Sucha Beskidzka, due to the fact that besides birds tweet about it.
Who's against it? Residents. They went to the platform, took boxes with the signature “take the long-distance train” and expressed their discontent. They are outraged by the fact that trains pass through Maków, pass through it, but passengers do not take away. There are besides dissatisfied councillors who feel that their work to repair the station has been for nothing. Who feel that Maków Podhalański is marginalized and their own commitment – underestimated.
As I mentioned, the PiS MP made an interpelling on this matter, and his protest was organised by the All-Polish Youth. They see difficulties for average people, not only traveling away, due to the fact that long-distance connections are besides convenient to get to Krakow. They point to PO hypocrisy, due to the fact that the introduction of the Clean Transport region in the regional capital combined with hysteria around cars and at the same time cutting railway connections – leads nowhere. Is environmentalism about taking public transport? The All-Polates placed a carton with the inscription “Anti-Development Coalition” under the parliamentary office of Dorota Sunday in Sucha Beskidzka. And then they gave out to the people of the region of the Suskian crosswords about communication exclusion.
And full consent. civilian Coalition is an anti-development coalition. due to the fact that as improvement is only holistic. improvement that will not be limited to 5 major cities. Otherwise, we strive to cannibalize Polish cities. Which notabene already happens.
Hanna Szymerska
Photo in the title: photograph by Tomasz Chmielewski
