Görlitz station
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General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Bahnhofstr. 76, Görlitz, Saxony Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 51°8′50″N 14°58′45″E / 51.14722°N 14.97917°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architect | Gustav Kießler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architectural style | DS100 code DG[1] | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
IBNR | 8010131 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Category | 3[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | www.bahnhof.de | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1 September 1847 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 1923-1945[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Görlitz station is the central station of the city of
History
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Bahnhof_Goerlitz_1860.png/220px-Bahnhof_Goerlitz_1860.png)
In 1845, the city began, along with the
On 15 October 1846 Görlitz was connected to the railway network in Prussian
The station of Görlitz, which
Two slender towers were built at the main entrance, which was protected from the weather by a veranda. From the entrance hall a passage connected to the ticket and luggage offices. This hall was connected by passages to the waiting rooms and trains. A similar building was built by Lower Silesian-Marcher Railway in Kohlfurt.
Görlitz was one of the major cities of Prussia and further extensions were built. A line was built to Berlin via Cottbus, opened in 1867. Traffic grew rapidly and the station became congested. The existing building was built west of the island platforms and a new entrance building was built facing Bahnhofsstrasse. A newly pedestrian tunnel was built leading directly from Bahnhofsstrasse to the extension of the building on the island platforms. All other old railway buildings, including the two towers had to be demolished for the new development. The new building was larger and better equipped than the old station. During the World War I the new building and the adjacent railway post office (1915) were completed. The entrance hall was opened in Art Nouveau style in 1917.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Goerlitz-Bahnhof-Empfangsgebaeude-Haupthalle-Inneres_von_Westen-20110627.jpg/220px-Goerlitz-Bahnhof-Empfangsgebaeude-Haupthalle-Inneres_von_Westen-20110627.jpg)
In 1923 Görlitz station was electrified and thus connected to electrified rail network on the
In 1984, the station hall ceiling was completely restored. The building has since become a historical monument.
Train services
As of May 2017 The station is served by the following services:[6]
- regional express RE1 / D10 Dresden – Bischofswerda – Bautzen – Görlitz (– Zgorzelec – Węgliniec – Legnica – Wrocław Gł.)
- regional service RB 60 Dresden – Bischofswerda – Bautzen – Görlitz
- regional service OE60 V Bischofswerda – Bautzen – Görlitz
- regional service OE64 Hoyerswerda – Görlitz
- regional service OE65 Zittau – Görlitz – Weißwasser – Cottbus
- regional service D19 Węgliniec – Zgorzelec – Görlitz – Zgorzelec – Lubań – Jelenia Góra
- regional service (Polregio) Goerlitz (Görlitz) - Żary - Zielona Góra Główna [7]
Görlitz station has border facilities for Poland. Trains used to run three times a day to Legnica and Wrocław from 2009 until February 28, 2015. Cross-border services have been restored in December 2015. Since then there are direct trains to Wrocław Gł., Węgliniec, Legnica and Jelenia Góra.
Due to construction works along Węgliniec–Roßlau railway the OE 64 (Hoyerswerda-Görlitz) is temporarily not operating.
References
- ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
- ^ "Stationspreisliste 2024" [Station price list 2024] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ In 1945 catenaries were dismantled as Soviet war reparations.
- ^ Picture of the original station with description - in German
- ^ History of the station on www.locomotive.de - in German
- ^ Timetables for Görlitz station
- ^ Polregio. Goerlitz - Żary - Zielona Góra Główna. Timetable (2022/2023) https://polregio.pl/media/21089/goerlitz-zary-zielona-gora-gl.pdf
External links
Media related to Görlitz station at Wikimedia Commons