Warszawa Centralna railway station
Warszawa Centralna Warsaw Central | |
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Railway Station | |
General information | |
Location | Al. Jerozolimskie 54, Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland |
Coordinates | 52°13′43″N 21°00′11″E / 52.228611°N 21.003056°E |
Platforms | 4 |
Tracks | 8 |
Connections | Warszawa Śródmieście Centrum Warszawa Śródmieście WKD |
History | |
Opened | 1975 |
Warszawa Centralna (official Polish name since 2019 Dworzec Centralny im. Stanisława Moniuszki), in English known as Warsaw Central Station, is the primary railway station in
History
Warsaw Central was constructed as a flagship project of the Polish People's Republic during the 1970s economic boom, and was intended to replace the inadequate and obsolete Warszawa Główna railway station.
However, the project encountered substantial problems from the very beginning. The station's design was innovative, but construction was plagued by continuous alterations to the scope of work which in turn hurt functionality and operations upon completion. These problems were partially a result of a hasty completion schedule, with the opening date set to coincide with Leonid Brezhnev's 1975 visit[2] to Warsaw. The design and construction problems necessitated immediate repairs that would continue through the 1980s. Despite the deficiencies, the structure was fairly advanced for its time and incorporated such features as automatic doors, as well as escalators and elevators for each platform. Moreover, each platform was equipped with WC, public telephones and glazed waiting rooms.[3][4]
The station was one of only a handful of public buildings in Warsaw which suffered a technical fault as a result of the
After a period of decline, a cosmetic upgrade of the station in 2010-2011 was completed in time for the
The station is fully accessible to the disabled as well as passengers with heavy luggage.[4]
In January 2019, the name of the Polish composer Stanisław Moniuszko was appended to Warszawa Centralna station, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of his birth.[9]
Location
Warszawa Centralna is connected by an underground passage to two other rail stations: to the west lies
International train services
Train number | Train name | Destination | Operated by |
---|---|---|---|
EN 9S/10S | Polonez (Suspended) |
Warsaw Zachodnia Moscow (Belorussky) |
PKP Russian Railways |
EC 40/41
EC 44/45 EC 48/49 |
Berlin-Warszawa-Express | Berlin (HBF) Warsaw Wschodnia |
Deutsche Bahn PKP |
067/068 | Kyiv Express | Warsaw Zachodnia Kyiv |
Ukrainian Railways |
EC 102/103 | Polonia | Vienna (HBF) Warsaw Wschodnia |
PKP |
EC 106/107 | Sobieski | Vienna (HBF) Gdynia |
PKP |
IC 110/111 | Silesia | Ostrava (Svinov) Warsaw Wschodnia |
PKP |
EC 112/113
EC 116/117 |
Silesia | Prague (Hlavní) Warsaw Wschodnia |
České dráhy PKP |
IC 125/126 | Mickiewicz (Services to Belarus suspended, Terminates in Terespol) |
Warsaw Zachodnia Brest |
PKP |
IC 127/128 | Skaryna (Services to Belarus suspended, Terminates in Terespol) |
Warsaw Zachodnia Brest |
PKP |
EC 130/131 | Báthory (Services to Belarus suspended, Terminates in Terespol) |
Hungarian State Railways PKP | |
IC 143/144 | Hańcza | Kraków (Główny) Mockava |
PKP |
EC 246/247
IC 248/249 |
Berlin-Warszawa-Express | Berlin (HBF) Warsaw Wschodnia |
Deutsche Bahn PKP |
EN 404/405 | Vltava (Suspended) |
Prague (Hlavní) Moscow (Belorussky) |
Russian Railways |
EN 408/409 | (Suspended) | ) | PKP Russian Railways |
EN 440/441 | Strizh (Suspended) |
Berlin (HBF) Moscow (Belorussky) |
Russian Railways |
EN 452/453 | (Suspended) | Paris (Gare de l'Est) Moscow (Belorussky) |
PKP Russian Railways |
TLK 13102/13103 | (Services to Belarus suspended) | Kraków (Główny) Suwałki (cars: Grodno) |
PKP |
Domestic Train services
The station is served by the following service(s):
- Express Intercity Premium services (EIP) Gdynia - Warsaw
- Express Intercity Premium services (EIP) Warsaw - Wrocław
- Express Intercity Premium services (EIP) Warsaw - Katowice - Bielsko-Biała
- Express Intercity Premium services (EIP) Gdynia - Warsaw - Katowice - Gliwice/Bielsko-Biała
- Express Intercity Premium services (EIP) Warsaw - Kraków
- Express Intercity Premium services (EIP) Gdynia/Kołobrzeg - Warsaw - Kraków (- Rzeszów)
- Express Intercity services (EIC) Warsaw [11]
- Express Intercity services (EIC) Warsaw - Wrocław [12]
- Express Intercity services (EIC) Warsaw - Kraków - Zakopane [13]
- Intercity services (IC) Wrocław- Opole - Częstochowa - Warszawa[14][15]
- Intercity services (IC) Wrocław - Ostrów Wielkopolski - Łódź - Warszawa[16]
- Intercity services (IC) Białystok - Warszawa - Częstochowa - Opole - Wrocław[17]
- Intercity services (IC) Białystok - Warszawa - Łódź - Ostrów Wielkopolski - Wrocław[18]
- Intercity services (IC) Ełk - Białystok - Warszawa - Łódź - Ostrów Wielkopolski - Wrocław[19]
- Intercity services (IC) Olsztyn - Warszawa - Skierniewice - Częstochowa - Katowice - Gliwice - Racibórz[20]
- Intercity services (IC) Olsztyn - Warszawa - Skierniewice - Łódź[21]
- Intercity services (IC) Olsztyn - Warszawa - Skierniewice - Częstochowa - Katowice - Bielsko-Biała[22]
- Intercity services (IC) Olsztyn - Warszawa - Skierniewice - Częstochowa - Katowice - Gliwice - Racibórz[20]
- Intercity services (TLK) Warszawa - Częstochowa - Lubliniec - Opole - Wrocław - Szklarska Poręba Górna[23]
- Intercity services (TLK) Warszawa - Częstochowa - Katowice - Opole - Wrocław - Szklarska Poręba Górna[24]
- Intercity services (TLK) Gdynia Główna — Zakopane [25][26]
- Regional services (ŁKA) Łódz - Warsaw
See also
References
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- ^ "How political revolutions shaped Warsaw's postwar architecture". Financial Times. 6 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2022-12-11.
- ^ A.Romanowicz "Warszawski Dworzec Centralny" DOKP Warszawa 1975
- ^ a b "Warsaw Central". Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ Ryszard Piech (17 November 2008). "Euro 2012 deadline catalyses network upgrade". Railway Gazette International.
- ^ "Antresola na Dworcu Centralnym już otwarta. Co o niej sądzicie? [ZDJĘCIA i WIDEO]" (in Polish). 23 March 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ Gazeta Wyborcza article: Dworzec Centralny. Burzyć czy zachować? [1]
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- ^ https://www.rdc.pl/public/aktualnosci/dworzec-centralny-bedzie-nosil-imie-stanislawa-moniuszki_OyXumGbQpOTg1RohKFbD
- ^ "Photo of location". fotopolska.eu. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ PKP EIC Szczecin Główny — Warszawa Wschodnia Timetable. https://koleo.pl/en/pociag/EIC/8100-CHROBRY/09-02-2023
- ^ PKP EIC Warszawa Wschodnia — Wrocław Główny Timetable. https://koleo.pl/en/pociag/EIC/1600-PANORAMA
- ^ PKP EIC Warsaw - Kraków - Zakopane Timetable. https://koleo.pl/en/pociag/EIC/1350-TATRY
- ^ Koleo. PKP IC 6128 OLEŃKA Wrocław Główny — Warszawa Gdańska. Timetable. https://koleo.pl/pociag/IC/6128-OLE%C5%83KA/
- ^ Koleo. PKP IC 6124 FREDRO Wrocław Główny — Warszawa Wschodnia. Timetable. https://koleo.pl/pociag/IC/6124-FREDRO/
- ^ Koleo. PKP IC 6122 BACZYŃSKI Wrocław Główny — Warszawa Wschodnia https://koleo.pl/pociag/IC/6122-BACZY%C5%83SKI/
- ^ Koleo. PKP IC 16104 NAŁKOWSKA Białystok — Wrocław Główny. Timetable. https://koleo.pl/pociag/IC/16104-NA%C5%81KOWSKA/
- ^ Koleo. PKP IC 16102 DĄBROWSKA Białystok — Wrocław Główny. Timetable. https://koleo.pl/pociag/IC/16102-D%C4%84BROWSKA/
- ^ Koleo. PKP IC 6520 SŁOWACKI Białystok — Wrocław Główny. Timetable. https://koleo.pl/pociag/IC/6520-S%C5%81OWACKI/
- ^ a b Koleo. PKP IC 5422 SKARBEK Olsztyn Główny — Racibórz. Timetable. https://koleo.pl/pociag/IC/5422-SKARBEK/
- ^ Koleo. PKP IC 5122 MAZURY Olsztyn Główny — Łódź Fabryczna. Timetable. https://koleo.pl/pociag/IC/5122-MAZURY/
- ^ Koleo. PKP IC 5424 KORMORAN Olsztyn Główny — Bielsko-Biała Główna. Timetable. https://koleo.pl/pociag/IC/5424-KORMORAN/27-01-2023
- ^ Koleo. TLK 61100 ORZESZKOWA. Szklarska Poręba Górna — Warszawa Gdańska. Timetable. https://koleo.pl/en/pociag/TLK/61100-ORZESZKOWA
- ^ Koleo. TLK 61190 KARKONOSZE. Szklarska Poręba Górna — Warszawa Gdańska. Timetable. https://koleo.pl/en/pociag/TLK/61190-KARKONOSZE
- ^ Koleo. PKP TLK 53170 KARPATY Gdynia Główna — Zakopane. Timetable. https://koleo.pl/en/pociag/TLK/53170-KARPATY
- ^ Koleo. PKP TLK 53104 MAŁOPOLSKA Gdynia Główna — Zakopane. Timetable. https://koleo.pl/en/pociag/TLK/53104-MA%C5%81OPOLSKA