Bydgoszcz Główna[1][2] (Polish for Bydgoszcz Main station,[3] sometimes also translated as Bydgoszcz Central)[4] is the principal railway station serving the city of Bydgoszcz, the largest city and co-capital of Poland's Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship.
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| General information | |
| Location | Bydgoszcz, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Poland |
| Owned by | PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe |
| Platforms | 9 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1851 |
| Previous names | Bromberg Hauptbahnhof |
History
editThe first station building in Bydgoszcz was established in 1851 during construction of the Prussian Eastern Railway from Krzyż to Königsberg. On 25 July 1851 the station was inaugurated upon the event of the official opening of the railway east of Krzyz - Bydgoszcz (145 km) by the Prussian king, William IV. Before the opening, the station was decorated and a show was held on the square in front of it, during which a regional folk band from Kujawy, who sang in Polish, performed. The first passenger train available for travellers departed from Bydgoszcz on 27 July 1851. In 1853, officials of the Eastern Railway Division moved from the station to purpose-built premises on the New Market.
With the development of rail and transport growth there was demand for an extension of the railway station. One of the main reasons that made the extension necessary was the need to ensure adequate space to base the burgeoning Eastern Railway Headquarters in Bydgoszcz, which managed the construction, operation and maintenance of railway traffic in the eastern provinces of Prussia (east of Berlin).
The station was rebuilt in 1861 and 1870, the latter providing the station with increased passenger processing facilities.
In 1888, the station was linked with the centre of the city by trams, initially using horse traction, and then, from 1896, using a new electrically operated and powered generation of trams. In 1889 officials of the Directorate of Railways left the station premises and moved to a newly built building on Dworcowa Street.
In 1910, after a fire at the station, work began on an entirely new building. This was completed in 1915. The new station building was of massive construction with a hipped roof and square tower in the middle of which was a large clock. On the square in front of the station the decorative lawn was retained, for the use of city residents and visitors; this was then replanted in 1926 in a more ornate form. The railway station building survived the whole interwar period in that design, sustaining only minor damage during the course of World War II.
The final reconstruction of the station was carried out in 1968, giving it a modern form. The steep roof of the building with its clock tower was removed, and the glazed front elevation reconstructed. A pedestrian subway was built beneath Sigismund Augustus street, and the station lawn was removed in favour of a parking lot for cars and buses.
In 2013 PKP appointed Ernst & Young and WS Atkins to undertake a feasibility study for an EU-supported modernisation of the station, planned for 2013–2015.[1][needs update]
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First station building (1849) recently restored -
Internal terminal around 1861 -
Internal terminal in 2015 -
The main station building after the 1915 reconstruction -
Pesa SA buildings (major Polish rolling stock manufacturer)
Train services
editThe station is served by the following services:
- EuroCity services (EC) (EC 95 by DB) (IC by PKP) Gdynia - Gdansk - Bydgoszcz - Poznan - Rzepin - Frankfurt (Oder) - Berlin
- Intercity services Gdynia - Gdansk - Bydgoszcz - Poznan - Wroclaw / Zielona Gora
- Intercity services Bydgoszcz - Poznan - Konin - Kutno - Lodz - Krakow
- 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 Kolobrzeg - Pila - Bydgoszcz - Torun - Kutno - Lowicz - Warsaw
- Intercity services Szczecin - Pila - Bydgoszcz - Torun - Kutno - Lowicz - Warsaw - Lublin - Rzeszow - Przemysl
- Intercity services Gorzow Wielkopolskie - Krzyz - Pila - Bydgoszcz - Torun - Kutno - Lowicz - Warsaw
- Intercity services Szczecin - Stargard - Kalisz Pomorski - Pila - Bydgoszcz
- Regional services (R) Gdynia - Sopot - Gdansk - Tczew - Laskowice - Bydgoszcz
- Regional services (R) Bydgoszcz - Solec Kujawski - Torun
- Regional services (R) Bydgoszcz - Solec Kujawski - Torun - Wloclawek - Kutno
- Regional services (R) Poznan - Gniezno - Mogilno - Inowroclaw - Bydgoszcz
- Regional services (R) Pila - Bydgoszcz[5]
- Regional services (AR416) Chojnice - Wierzchuchin - Bydgoszsz
- Regional services (AR431A) Bydgoszcz - Wierzchucin - Tuchola - Chojnice
- Regional services (AR431B) Bydgoszcz - Laskowice Pomorskie - Grudziądz - Brodnica
| Preceding station | PKP Intercity | Following station | ||
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| Inowrocław towards Berlin Hbf
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EuroCity EC 95
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Tczew towards Gdynia Główna
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| Preceding station | Polregio | Following station | ||
| Rynkowo Wiadukt towards Gdynia Chylonia
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PR | Terminus | ||
| Terminus | Bydgoszcz Leśna towards Toruń Wschodni
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| Bydgoszcz Leśna towards Kutno
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| Bydgoszcz Zachód towards Piła Główna
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Terminus | |||
| Trzciniec towards Poznań Główny
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| Preceding station | Arriva RP | Following station | ||
| Bydgoszcz Leśna towards Chełmża
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AR416 | Terminus | ||
| Terminus | AR431A | Bydgoszcz Leśna towards Chojnice
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| AR431B | Bydgoszcz Leśna towards Brodnica
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References
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- ^ a b "World rail market April 2013". Railway Gazette International. 18 April 2013.
- ^ "Route Planner". PKP Intercity. Archived from the original on 2013-08-22. Retrieved 19 Aug 2013.
- ^ "Hotels near Bydgoszcz Główna Main Station". Booking.com.
- ^ "EU-financed projects". PKP SA. Retrieved 19 Aug 2013.
- ^ Polregio. Piła Główna - Bydgoszcz Główna. Timetable valid from 2022.12.11 to 2023.03.11. https://polregio.pl/media/20940/425-pi%C5%82a-g%C5%82-nak%C5%82o-nad-noteci%C4%85-pi%C5%82a-g%C5%82-20221211_20230311.pdf