The Balkan, also known colloquially as Balkan Ekspress or Bałkanka, was a passenger train service that operated from approximately 1916 until 31 December 1977 on a private narrow-gauge railway network with a track gauge of 785 mm. It was managed by the Georg von Giesches Erben concern, with a direct connection to the Upper Silesian Narrow Gauge Railway network in Szopienice.
The Balkan, also known colloquially as Balkan Ekspress or Bałkanka, was a passenger train service that operated from approximately 1916 until 31 December 1977 on a private narrow-gauge railway network with a track gauge of 785 mm. It was managed by the Georg von Giesches Erben concern, with a direct connection to the Upper Silesian Narrow Gauge Railway network in Szopienice.
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