Gdańsk Główny railway station

Gdańsk Główny
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File:Estación de FFCC, Gdansk, Polonia, 2013-05-20, DD 01.jpg
Location	Podwale Grodzkie str., city centre, Gdańsk, Pomeranian Voivodeship Poland
Coordinates
Owned by	Polskie Koleje Państwowe S.A.
Platforms	5
Construction
Structure type	Yes
History
Opened	1896 - 1900
Previous names	Danzig Hbf.
Services
Preceding station   Railway lines of Poland   Following station Gdańsk Biskupia Górka   Line   Gdańsk Wrzeszcz
Location
275px Schema of SKM train stations Gdańsk Location of station in Poland

Gdańsk Główny (Polish for Gdańsk main station) is the principal passenger railway station in Gdańsk, Poland. Close to the centre of the city, it is easily accessible thanks to the large number of transportation links nearby (trams and buses).

General information

The station operates five platforms, two of which are regional SKM stops. The remaining three operate Przewozy Regionalne and PKP Intercity trains. Access to the platforms is via subways from the east and west sides of the city. At the east side, the subway terminates on the other side of Podwale Grodzkie street, and on the west it goes directly into a PKS (long-distance bus) station. Connecting tunnels enable access to the station building and tram stops, and contain shops, fast food bars, newsagents, and other kiosks.

Station building

Gdańsk Główny Aerial view

The station building hails from the end of the 19th century.

Nowadays there is a small shopping centre on the patio, and a McDonald's and KFC inside the terminal. Ticket offices are open all day, and the station sells international as well as domestic tickets.

History

Prior to World War II, Gdańsk Główny was named Danzig Hauptbahnhof (German for "Danzig Main station"; some sources translate Hauptbahnhof as central station). At the end of the World War II, Soviet forces razed the station building almost completely (as with the rest of the city), and the entire structure was rebuilt after the war.

The station shares its design with Colmar station in Alsace, France. Thus the buildings are 'twins' of one another.

Lines passing through the station

Start station	End station	Line type	Station position
Warszawa Wschodnia	Gdańsk Główny	Passenger/Freight	327.741 km.
Gdańsk Główny	Stargard Szczeciński	Passenger/Freight	0 km.
Gdańsk Główny	Gdańsk Zaspa Towarowa	Freight	0 km.
Gdańsk Główny	Gdańsk Nowy Port	Closed	0 km.
Gdańsk Główny	Rumia	Passenger	0 km.

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

• EuroCity services (EC) Berlin - Frankfurt (Oder) - Rzepin - Poznan - Bydgoszcz - Gdansk - Gdynia

Preceding station		PKP		Following station
Tczew toward Berlin Hbf		EuroCity		Gdańsk Wrzeszcz toward Gdynia Główna

References

• Polish rail stations database

Gallery

• Estación de FFCC, Gdansk, Polonia, 2013-05-20, DD 06.jpg

  Platform and back of the main building

• Estación de FFCC, Gdansk, Polonia, 2013-05-20, DD 16.jpg

  Train stop

• Estación de FFCC, Gdansk, Polonia, 2013-05-20, DD 02.jpg

  Main entrance

• Estación de FFCC, Gdansk, Polonia, 2013-05-20, DD 05.jpg

  Rail