Toruń Główny railway station

Toruń Główny railway station (English: Toruń Main Station) is the most important railway station serving the city of Toruń, in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. The station is located on the Poznań–Skandawa railway and Kutno–Piła railway. The train services are operated by PKP, Przewozy Regionalne and Arriva.

Toruń Główny
Railway Station
General information
LocationKujawska 1, Toruń, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Poland
Coordinates53°0′0″N 18°36′51″E / 53.00000°N 18.61417°E / 53.00000; 18.61417
Operated byPKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe
Line(s)Poznań–Skandawa railway
Kutno–Piła railway
Platforms6
History
Opened1861; 163 years ago (1861)
Rebuilt2014-2015
Previous namesThorn, Toruń Przedmieście
Location
Toruń Główny is located in Poland
Toruń Główny
Toruń Główny
Location in Poland

Since 14 October 14, 2014, Toruń Główny has the highest category A (annual number of passengers over 2 million people).

History

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View of the platforms at the station during modernisation.
 
Steam train TKh49-5564 plinthed at the station.

The station was opened in 1861, but the current building was built in 1874. In the past, Toruń Główny was named Toruń Przedmieście.

Modernisation

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Renovation of the railway station began in April 2014 and lasted until November 2015. The following aspects were modernised and rebuilt:

  • The main station building - renovated the façade of removing old paint and the unveiling of the historic brick (to restore to the original condition), roofing, windows and interior of the building. The entire station building has gained representative character.
  • Platforms - all four platforms of the station were modernized and rebuilt. The platforms are equipped with shelters for travelers and electronic information boards.
  • Tunnel - existing underpass was rebuilt and extended, and also was added the missing part leading to the street behind the station. In the basement the station will accommodate small shops and services.
  • The station square - the square outside the station created a "park & ride" and also the renovated bus station
  • Post building - this was used from October 2014 as a temporary station. After completion of the entire project, the building will be transformed into a hotel with 60 seats and a conference hall.

This project was developed within the project "Integration of the urban transport system with the purchase of the tram in Torun - BiT - City". The project was almost 80% co-financed by the European Union. The investment cost of more than 43.5 million zł; the value of the grant 25.6 million zł.

Train services

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The station is served by the following services:

  • 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 Wroclaw / Zielona Gora - Poznan - Torun - Ilawa - Olsztyn - Elk - Bialystok
  • Regional services (R) Bydgoszcz - Solec Kujawski - Torun
  • Regional services (R) Bydgoszcz - Solec Kujawski - Torun - Wloclawek - Kutno
  • Regional services (R) Poznan - Gniezno - Mogilno - Inowroclaw - Torun
  • Regional services (R) Torun - Jablonowo Pomorskie - Ilawa - Olsztyn
  • Regional services (AR) Torun - Chelmza - Grudziadz
  • Regional services (AR) Torun - Sierpc
Preceding station PKP Intercity Following station
Inowrocław
towards Bohumín
TLK Toruń Wschodni
towards Łeba or Hel
Solec Kujawski IC Aleksandrów Kujawski
Toruń Miasto
Aleksandrów Kujawski
Aleksandrów Kujawski
towards Chełm
Aleksandrów Kujawski
Solec Kujawski
Solec Kujawski TLK Aleksandrów Kujawski
towards Katowice
IC Aleksandrów Kujawski
Inowrocław Toruń Miasto
Inowrocław
Preceding station Polregio Following station
Toruń Kluczyki PR Toruń Miasto
Toruń Czerniewice
towards Kutno
Toruń Kluczyki Terminus
Terminus Toruń Miasto
Preceding station Arriva RP Following station
Terminus AR410 Toruń Miasto
towards Sierpc
AR415 Toruń Miasto
towards Grudziądz

Bus services

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Preserved locomotive

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Steam engine TKh49-5564 is plinthed outside the north entrance to the station.

References

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  • Zygmunt Kruszelnicki, Z dziejów i ikonografii najstarszego dworca kolejowego w Toruniu [w:] Acta Universitatis Nicolai Copernici. Nauki Humanistyczno-Społeczne. Zabytkoznawstwo i Konserwatorstwo, z. 12 (164), 1987, s. 151-174 [1] (lang=pl)