Małaszewicze
PLMAL · Terespol · Poland
The single most important bottleneck on the China–Europe rail corridor: nearly all New Silk Road containers change from 1520 mm to 1435 mm gauge here.
Border interchange Intermodal terminal Marshalling yard
Gauge-change point
Key facts
- Station code
- PLMAL
- City
- Terespol, Poland
- Gauge
- Standard (1435 mm) + Broad (1520 mm)
- Terminal type
- Border interchange, Intermodal terminal, Marshalling yard
- Services
- Intermodal, Block train, Bulk, Chemicals / tanker
- Operators
- 2
- Corridors
- 0
Why this facility matters
Małaszewicze serves 2 gauges — Standard (1435 mm) and Broad (1520 mm). A train arriving on one gauge cannot continue on the other without either transferring its load or changing bogies, so this is a mandatory stop for any corridor crossing here and the usual place a cross-border transit gains or loses a day.
1435 mm
standard gauge
1520 mm
broad gauge
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