Border Crossings: Belarus - Poland

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Note that there is either a one hour or two hour time difference between Belarus and Poland because Belarus does not use Daylight Saving Time.

Brest BČ- Terespol PKP

[E] Both gauges cross the border, with BČ working all freights to substantial yards to the west of Terespol. A gauge-changer was installed at Brest station for use by a new Talgo service to Berlin but this had not started running as at September 2016.

It was thought that only PKP worked the passenger services to Brest. However a BČ M62 and coaches formed the afternoon departure from Terespol in November 2014. It could not be ascertained if this was on the 1520 or 1435 mm gauge tracks.

(Brest -) Visoko-Litovsk BČ - Czeremcha PKP

[D] Suspected now completely closed as cross border passenger services withdrawn at the December 2011 Timetable change and a PKP Tour to the Border in April 2013 was clearing the tracks of snow. Previously one PKP pair of trains to Brest had been replaced in December 2002 by two pairs and a change of trains from PKP to BČ at Vysoko-Litowsk because of problems with smugglers, even though the route had 1435mm gauge tracks to Brest.

(Volkovysk -) Svisloch BČ - Cisowka PKP (- Hajnówka)

[D] Freight Only. Separate parallel Broad and Standard Gauge tracks cross the border, the Kolej Atlas showing Standard Gauge tracks reaching Svisloch BČ and Broad Gauge leading to Transfer yards west of Siemianówka PKP. Current status of the Standard Gauge is unknown but there is January 2012 YouTube footage of a BČ powered Broad Gauge freight.

Grodno BČ - Kuźnica Białostocka PKP (- Sokółka)

[E] This route has both 1435 mm (electrified) and 1520 mm (unelectrified) gauge tracks between Grodno and Sokółka. Cross border freight traffic is either regauged at Kuźnica Białostocka or transferred at Sokółka.

PKP PR Kuźnica Białostocka <> Grodno local trains were discontinued at the December 2015 timetable change as they were to be replaced by PKP IC services between Warszawa and Grodno. However, these never ran owing to funding issues. A service is reinstated from 4 Sept 2016, with a Kraków <> Grodno portion of the Krakow <> Mockava (Lithuania) train.

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