Gdańsk Wrzeszcz railway station is a railway station serving the city of Gdańsk, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. The station opened in 1870 and is located on the Gdańsk–Stargard railway, the parallel Gdańsk Śródmieście–Rumia railway and Gdańsk Wrzeszcz–Gdańsk Osowa railway. The station is located in the Wrzeszcz quarter of the city. The train services are operated by PKP, Przewozy Regionalne and SKM Tricity. Koleje Mazowieckie trains operate here during the summer.
Gdańsk Wrzeszcz | |
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| Railway Station | |
_Travelarz.jpg) Gdańsk Wrzeszcz railway station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Gdańsk, Pomeranian Voivodeship Poland |
| Operated by | PKP Przewozy Regionalne SKM Tricity Koleje Mazowieckie (summer only) |
| Line(s) | 202: Gdańsk–Stargard railway 248: Gdańsk Wrzeszcz–Gdańsk Osowa railway 250: Gdańsk Śródmieście–Rumia railway |
| Platforms | 6 |
| Tracks | 6 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 July 1870 |
| Electrified | yes |
| Location | |
  Gdańsk Wrzeszcz Location in Poland | |
General informationEdit
The station was built and opened in 1870 as part of a new railway line from Szczecin to Gdansk. This was the third established railway line in Gdansk (the line Gdańsk-Tczew and the railway line No. 249 to the Port).
On 2 January 1952 the SKM Trojmiasto suburban railway was opened, parallel to the existing line.[1]
The station features three island platforms, of which one functions as the regional commuter SKM stop and the other for long-distance services and the Pomorska Kolej Metropolitalna services. The platforms are accessible through two underpasses which connect all six platforms. The ticket offices are open all day long.
The station used to be known as Danzig Langfuhr.
Signal boxEdit
In the early twentieth century (circa 1913) on the railway embankment a control room Gantry was built, the only one of its kind in northern Poland. Architects incorporated into it in the eclectic style of the district. In May 2015, in the face of intention to demolish this unique object by PKP (in all of Poland there are only 5 such signal boxes, all others are located in the Upper Silesia), it was added to the register of monuments.[2]
Station buildingEdit
The current station building, opened on 8 March 1969. This station was completely renovated during 2014 and 2015 and officially re-opened in June 2015.
HistoryEdit
The old red brick station building can still be seen near the bus stops, where it has been converted to residential flats. A very similar station building is still operational at the Gdańsk Oliwa railway station.
Train servicesEdit
The station is served by the following services:
- EuroCity services (EC) Gdynia - Gdansk - Bydgoszcz - Poznan - Rzepin - Frankfurt (Oder) - Berlin
- EuroCity services (EC) Gdynia - Gdansk - Malbork - Warsaw - Katowice - Bohumin - Ostrava - Prerov - Breclav - Vienna
- Intercity services Gdynia - Gdansk - Malbork - Warsaw - Krakow - Rzeszow
- Intercity services Gdynia - Gdansk - Malbork - Warsaw - Katowice - Bielsko-Biala
- Intercity services Gdynia - Gdansk - Bydgoszcz - Torun - Kutno - Lowicz - Warsaw - Lublin - Rzeszow - Zagorz / Przemysl
- Intercity services Gdynia - Gdansk - Bydgoszcz - Torun - Kutno - Lodz - Czestochowa - Katowice - Bielsko-Biala
- Intercity services Gdynia - Gdansk - Bydgoszcz - Torun - Kutno - Lodz - Czestochowa - Krakow - Zakopane
- Intercity services Gdynia - Gdansk - Bydgoszcz - Poznan - Wroclaw / Zielona Gora
- Intercity services Szczecin - Stargard - Bialogard - Koszalin - Slupsk - Lebork - Gdynia - Gdansk - Malbork - Elblag - Olsztyn - Elk - Bialystok
- Regional services (R) Gdynia - Sopot - Gdansk - Tczew - Malbork - Elblag - Ilawa - Olsztyn
- Regional services (R) Gdynia - Sopot - Gdansk - Tczew - Laskowice - Bydgoszcz
- Pomorska Kolej Metropolitalna services (R) Gdynia - Gdansk Osowa - Gdansk Airport - Gdansk
- Pomorska Kolej Metropolitalna services (R) Kartuzy - Zukowo - Gdansk Airport - Gdansk
- Szybka Kolej Miejska services (SKM) Wejherowo - Reda - Rumia - Gdynia - Sopot - Gdansk
| Preceding station | PKP | Following station | ||
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| Gdańsk Oliwa towards Gdynia Główna
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EuroCity | Gdańsk Główny towards Berlin Hbf
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| Gdańsk Główny towards Wien Hbf
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| PKP | Gdańsk Główny towards Bielsko-Biała Główna or Rzeszów Główny
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| Gdańsk Główny towards Zamość or Przemyśl Główny
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| Gdańsk Główny towards Bielsko-Biała Główna or Zakopane
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| Gdańsk Główny towards Wrocław Główny or Zielona Góra
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| Gdańsk Oliwa | Gdańsk Główny towards Białystok or Warszawa Zachodnia
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| Preceding station | Polregio | Following station | ||
| Gdańsk Oliwa towards Gdynia Chylonia
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Polregio | Gdańsk Główny towards Olsztyn Główny
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| Gdańsk Główny towards Bydgoszcz Główna
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| Preceding station | SKM Tricity | Following station | ||
| Gdańsk Strzyża towards Gdynia Główna
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SKM Tricity | Terminus | ||
| Gdańsk Strzyża towards Kartuzy
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Gdańsk Główny Terminus
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| Gdańsk Zaspa towards Wejherowo
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Gdańsk Politechnika towards Gdańsk Śródmieście
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ReferencesEdit
- ^ SKM Tricity History
- ^ "Gdansk signal box worth saving". Archived from the original on 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
- This article is based upon a translation of the Polish language version as of October 2016.