Krzyż railway station

Krzyż railway station is a railway station serving the town of Krzyż Wielkopolski, in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The station opened in 1851 and is located on the Tczew–Kostrzyn railway, Poznań–Szczecin railway and now closed Wałcz–Krzyż railway. The train services are operated by PKP, Przewozy Regionalne.

Krzyż
Railway Station
Krzyż railway station
General information
LocationKrzyż Wielkopolski, Greater Poland Voivodeship
Poland
Operated byPKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe
Line(s)203: Tczew–Kostrzyn railway
351: Poznań–Szczecin railway
412: Wałcz–Krzyż railway (closed)
Platforms6
History
Opened1851; 173 years ago (1851)
Services
Preceding station PKP Intercity Following station
Choszczno EIC Poznań Główny
Wieleń TLK Nowe Drezdenko
towards Kostrzyn
Preceding station Polregio Following station
Drawiny PR Drawski Młyn
Terminus Wieleń Północny
towards Chojnice
Stare Bielice
towards Kostrzyn
Terminus
Preceding station KW Following station
Drawski Młyn Poznań - Krzyż Terminus
Location
Krzyż is located in Poland
Krzyż
Krzyż
Location within Poland

Despite Krzyż being a small town, its station has an important interchange function between the north–south route from Szczecin to Poznan and the east–west route from Germany and Gorzów Wielkopolski to Piła and further east.

The station building is located on the central platform and is connected to the town by a footbridge. At the station there is also a large depot of Przewozy Regionalne, including a working turntable and Roundhouse.

Train services

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The station is served by the following services:

  • Express Intercity services (EIC) SzczecinWarsaw [1]
  • Intercity services Swinoujscie - Szczecin - Stargard - Krzyz - Poznan - Kutno - Warsaw - Bialystok / Lublin - Rzeszow - Przemysl
  • Intercity services Swinoujscie - Szczecin - Stargard - Krzyz - Poznan - Leszno - Wroclaw - Opole - Katowice - Krakow - Rzeszow - Przemysl
  • Intercity services Szczecin - Stargard - Krzyz - Poznan - Kutno - Lowicz - Lodz - Krakow
  • Intercity services Szczecin - Stargard - Krzyz - Pila - Bydgoszcz - Torun - Kutno - Lowicz - Warsaw - Lublin - Rzeszow - Przemysl
  • Intercity services Gorzow Wielkopolski - Krzyz - Pila - Bydgoszcz - Torun - Kutno - Lowicz - Warsaw
  • Intercity services Gorzow Wielkopolski - Krzyz - Poznan - Ostrow Wielkopolski - Lubliniec - Czestochowa - Krakow
  • Intercity services (TLK) Gdynia Główna — Kostrzyn [2]
  • Regional services (R) Szczecin - Stargard - Dobiegniew - Krzyz - Wronki - Poznan
  • Regional services (R) Kostrzyn - Gorzow Wielkopolski - Krzyz
  • Regional services (R) Krzyz - Pila - Chojnice[3]

Preserved locomotive

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Steam Engine Ol49-82 is plinthed at the station.

 
Ol49-82

References

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  1. ^ PKP EIC Szczecin Główny — Warszawa Wschodnia Timetable. https://koleo.pl/en/pociag/EIC/8100-CHROBRY/09-02-2023
  2. ^ PKP TLK Gdynia Główna — Kostrzyn, Timetable. https://koleo.pl/en/pociag/TLK/58110-BORY%20TUCHOLSKIE
  3. ^ Polregio. Krzyż - Chojnice. Timetable valid from 2022.12.11 to 2023.03.11 https://polregio.pl/media/20936/345-426-krzy%C5%BC-chojnice-krzy%C5%BC-20221211_20230311.pdf

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