Gdańsk Wrzeszcz railway station

Gdańsk Wrzeszcz
Railway Station
Gdańsk Wrzeszcz railway station
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 (1870-07-01)
Electrified	yes
Location
Gdańsk Wrzeszcz Gdańsk Wrzeszcz (Poland)

A view of the modernised station.

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.

General information

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 box

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 building

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.

History

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 services

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
Gdańsk Oliwa toward Gdynia Główna	EuroCity	Gdańsk Główny toward Berlin Hbf
Gdańsk Oliwa toward Gdynia Główna	EuroCity	Gdańsk Główny toward Wien Hbf
Gdańsk Oliwa towards Gdynia Główna	PKP	Gdańsk Główny towards Bielsko-Biała Główna or Rzeszów Główny
Gdańsk Oliwa towards Gdynia Główna	PKP	Gdańsk Główny towards Zamość or Przemyśl Główny
Gdańsk Oliwa towards Gdynia Główna	PKP	Gdańsk Główny towards Bielsko-Biała Główna or Zakopane
Gdańsk Oliwa towards Gdynia Główna	PKP	Gdańsk Główny towards Wrocław Główny or Zielona Góra
Gdańsk Oliwa towards Szczecin Główny, Kolobrzeg or Łeba	PKP	Gdańsk Główny towards Białystok or Warszawa Zachodnia
Preceding station	Przewozy Regionalne	Following station
Gdańsk Oliwa toward Gdynia Chylonia	PR	Gdańsk Główny toward Olsztyn Główny
Gdańsk Oliwa toward Gdynia Chylonia	PR	Gdańsk Główny toward Bydgoszcz Główna
Preceding station	SKM Tricity	Following station
Gdańsk Strzyża toward Gdynia Główna	SKM Tricity	Terminus
Gdańsk Strzyża toward Kartuzy	SKM Tricity	Gdańsk Główny Terminus
Gdańsk Zaspa toward Wejherowo	SKM Tricity	Gdańsk Politechnika toward Gdańsk Śródmieście

External links

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References

This article is based upon a translation of the Polish language version as of October 2016.

SKM stops

Gdańsk–Wejherowo	Gdańsk Śródmieście Gdańsk Główny Gdańsk Stocznia Gdańsk Politechnika Gdańsk Wrzeszcz Gdańsk Zaspa Gdańsk Przymorze-Uniwersytet Gdańsk Oliwa Gdańsk Żabianka Sopot Wyścigi Sopot Sopot Kamienny Potok Gdynia Orłowo Gdynia Redłowo Gdynia Wzgórze św. Maksymiliana Gdynia Główna Gdynia Stocznia Gdynia Grabówek Gdynia Leszczynki Gdynia Chylonia Gdynia Cisowa Rumia Janowo Rumia Reda Reda Pieleszewo Wejherowo Śmiechowo Wejherowo Nanice Wejherowo

Gdańsk–Gdańsk Nowy Port (defunct)	Gdańsk Główny Gdańsk Stocznia Gdańsk Nowe Szkoty Gdańsk Kolonia Gdańsk Zaspa Towarowa Gdańsk Brzeźno Gdańsk Nowy Port

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