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Author: Magdalena Nowikowska | Publish date: 02 July 2020

Ełcka Narrow gauge Railway – season 2020

02 July 2020, Author: Magdalena Nowikowska

In June, the historic Ełcka Narrow gauge Railway started new tourist offer. Every year, train journeys are very interest not only of the locals, but also of tourists resting in Elk or the surrounding area.

In June 2020, 10 journeys (to and from Sypitek) were made, from which the 649 people benefited. In the 2019 season, the ECW 165 journeys, which were used by 13 140 people. The Elk railway rode tourists m.in. from: Krakow, Wroclaw, Warsaw, but also from countries such as Canada, Italy, England or Germany.

Scheduled journeys on ESW trains are carried out by Lyd1 diesel locomotives. The cable car runs on the Ełk-Sypitki-Ełk route (departure from Elk at 10:00 a.m. 10.00, departure from Sypitek at 10.00 11.45)

The offer includes the following forms of excursions:

·         regular/individual – journeys for individual tourists on certain days between June and September,

·         Group – for organised groups and school children and young people.

Timetable:

·         July - 2, ,3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12,,14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30, 31

·         August - 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30

·         September - 5, 12, 19, 26

Ticket prices:

·         Ticket normal – 26 PLN, reduced ticket* – 13 PLN

·         Children to 5. years of age – free of charge (accompanied by an adult)

Tickets available in ekw before departure of the queue.

* Children and adolescents in school age, students, pensioners, veterans, war veterans, persons with disabilities I and II groups and invalids (with the presentation of an appropriate card).

Honored Is Elcka Family Card 3+, Ełcka Senior Card and National Big Family Card, which entitle to a 50% discount only for regular journeys.

Railway built in 1912-1918 for long period played a very important economic role. In 1991, in recognition of its beauty and historical values, has been entered in the register of monuments. Elcka The Narrow Gauge Railway is the only tourist attraction of its kind in Warmia and Masuria.

More information: http://muzeum.elk.pl/kolej-waskotorowa tel. 87 610-00-00, 534 535 004

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