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  • PKP Lower Silesian Railways. 2025

    PKP Lower Silesian Railways. 2025

    Wrocław 2025-05-12 Koleje Dolnośląskie – Lower Silesian Railways. Koleje Dolnośląskie (KD) is a regional rail carrier operating in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship and neighboring regions. The company was founded on December 28, 2007 and is fully owned by the Lower Silesian Voivodeship government. The first regular KD trains ran on December 14, 2008. KD operates…

  • PKP Żmigród. 2025

    PKP Żmigród. 2025

    Żmigród 2025-05-10 Żmigród railway station. Geographic coordinates: 51.474N 16.901E. Elevation 89 m. City of Żmigród. Żmigród is a city located between Wrocław and Leszno, in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in the Trzebnica district, on the Barycz (Bartsch), Sowina and Sąsiecznica rivers. The city is the seat of the urban-rural commune of Żmigród. According to data…

  • PKP Wieliczka Rynek. 2022

    PKP Wieliczka Rynek. 2022

    Wieliczka 2022-08-04 Former passenger stop Wieliczka Rynek. Geographic coordinates: 49.985N 20.060E. Elevation 242 m. Currently (2022) there are three railway stations (passenger stops) in Wieliczka: Wieliczka – Rynek – Kopalnia (terminal stop), Wieliczka Park and Wieliczka Bogucice. There used to be a terminal stop Wieliczka Rynek, which is what this section is about. Photo description:…

  • PKP Wolsztyn. 2022

    PKP Wolsztyn. 2022

    Wolsztyn 2022-07-16 Wolsztyn Railway Station. Geographic coordinates: 52.111N 16.108E. Elevation 61 m. Photo description: The station after renovation. View towards the south-east. The photo was taken from a temporary platform. The city of Wolsztyn. Wolsztyn is located in the Wielkopolska Province in Wolsztyn County and is the seat of the commune. The city has 12,767…

  • PKP Airport Gdańsk-Rębiechowo. 2021

    PKP Airport Gdańsk-Rębiechowo. 2021

    Gdańsk 2021-01-25 Gdańsk Rębiechowo – railway and railway line No. 201. Photo description: The Ty23 series steam locomotive was a Polish heavy steam locomotive, which was developed by Polish engineers and produced in the period 1923 – 1934. Ty23 means a freight locomotive with an axle arrangement “y”, which was approved in 1923. Axle arrangement…

  • PKP Wrocław Świebodzki. 2025

    PKP Wrocław Świebodzki. 2025

    Wrocław 2025-05-03 Wrocław Świebodzki Railway Station. Geographic coordinates: 51.108N, 17.018E. Elevation 116 m. Historical background. In the Kingdom of Prussia, the most important cities were: Berlin, Szczecin, Wrocław, Gdańsk and Królewiec. In second place were: Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Poznań. Since the Prussians noticed the possible benefits of connecting the main cities with railway lines, they sought…

  • PKP Wrocław Główny. 2022

    PKP Wrocław Główny. 2022

    Wrocław 2022-05-07 Wrocław Główny Railway Station. Geographic coordinates: 51.097N 17.037E. Elevation 120 m. Wrocław Główny Railway Station has one of the most recognizable railway stations in Poland, which was built in Prussian times. Photo description: Interior of the Wrocław Główny platform hall. Historical background. In the Kingdom of Prussia the most important cities were: Berlin,…

  • PKP Staszów. 2025

    PKP Staszów. 2025

    Staszów 1-05-2025 Staszów Railway Station. Geographic coordinates: 50.550N 21.156E. Elevation 194 m. Staszów is a city located in southeastern Poland, in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, the seat of the Staszów County and the Staszów urban-rural commune. The Czarna Staszowska and Desta rivers flow through the city. The first mentions of Staszów date back to 1241, when…

  • PKP Zagórz. 2023

    PKP Zagórz. 2023

    Zagórz 2023-05-11 Zagórz Railway Station. Geographic coordinates 49.512N 22.263E. Elevation 309 m. City of Zagórz. The city of Zagórz is located in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship in the Sanok County, in the Zagórz Commune. City rights were granted in 1977. The city’s area is 22.39 km2. in 2020, the city was inhabited by 5,251 inhabitants. Zagórz…

  • PKP Zakopane. 2022

    PKP Zakopane. 2022

    Zakopane 2022-04-25 PKP Zakopane railway station. Geographic coordinates 49.301N 19.963E. Elevation 836 m. Before we discuss the PKP Zakopane railway station, we will answer the question – What is this city; Zakopane? History of the city of Zakopane. In the 12th and 13th centuries, the Tatra Mountains with the entire Podhale region were royal property.…