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 | |
| Location | Kujawska 1, Toruń, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Poland |
| Coordinates | 53°0′0″N 18°36′51″E / 53.00000°N 18.61417°E |
| Operated by | PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe |
| Line(s) | Poznań–Skandawa railway Kutno–Piła railway |
| Platforms | 6 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1861 |
| Rebuilt | 2014-2015 |
| Previous names | Thorn, Toruń Przedmieście |
| Location | |
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 edit
The station was opened in 1861, but the current building was built in 1874. In the past, Toruń Główny was named Toruń Przedmieście.
Modernisation edit
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 edit
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 | ||
| Solec Kujawski towards Bydgoszcz Główna | IC | Aleksandrów Kujawski towards Rzeszów Główny | ||
| Toruń Miasto towards Warszawa Zachodnia | ||||
| Aleksandrów Kujawski towards Kraków Główny | ||||
| Aleksandrów Kujawski towards Chełm | ||||
| Aleksandrów Kujawski towards Warszawa Gdańska or Warszawa Wschodnia | ||||
| Solec Kujawski towards Piła Główna | ||||
| Solec Kujawski towards Gdynia Główna | TLK | Aleksandrów Kujawski towards Katowice | ||
| IC | Aleksandrów Kujawski towards Łódź Fabryczna | |||
| Inowrocław towards Wrocław Główny | Toruń Miasto towards Olsztyn Główny | |||
| Inowrocław towards Poznań Główny | ||||
| Preceding station | Polregio | Following station | ||
| Toruń Kluczyki towards Bydgoszcz Główna | PR | Toruń Miasto towards Toruń Wschodni | ||
| Toruń Czerniewice towards Kutno | ||||
| Toruń Kluczyki towards Poznań Główny | Terminus | |||
| Terminus | Toruń Miasto towards Olsztyn Główny | |||
| Preceding station | Arriva RP | Following station | ||
| Terminus | AR410 | Toruń Miasto towards Sierpc | ||
| AR415 | Toruń Miasto towards Grudziądz | |||
Bus services edit
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Preserved locomotive edit
Steam engine TKh49-5564 is plinthed outside the north entrance to the station.
References edit
- 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)