Rataje Park in Poznań, Urban park in Poznań, Poland.
Rataje Park is a green space in Poznań organized into nine themed zones for different activities. The grounds feature cycling paths, walking routes, outdoor fitness equipment, playgrounds, and rest areas spread throughout the site.
Rataje Park opened in December 2018, built by Skanska for Poznańskie Inwestycje Miejskie with EU funding under the 2014–2020 Infrastructure and Environment programme. It was laid out between the Jagiellońskie, Rzeczypospolitej, Bohaterów II Wojny Światowej, Polan and Powstań Narodowych estates. Zone E marks the former Średzka County Railway trackbed with paving stones of a different colour.
Zone G holds an open-air skansen of the Średzka County Railway, rebuilt in the line's historic location with a platform. On display are the standard-gauge steam locomotive TKt48-130 with a dining car and a narrow-gauge Baziel-type steam engine, both restored in Swarzędz. Barriers, railway technical devices and signal markers complete the scene, with information boards on the line's history.
The park has multiple entrances at different points, making it easy to access and giving you flexibility in how to explore. Wear comfortable shoes since the area is large and walking between zones takes time.
The three ponds lie in zone E, on land added to the park specifically for the green toad; they were dug as created water bodies, not remnants of the old line. The same zone marks the course of the Średzka County Railway with paving stones of a different colour set into the footpath.
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