Wieliczka 2022-08-06 Wieliczka Rynek – Mine railway station. Geographic coordinates: 49.986N 20.056E. Elevation 238 m. Currently (2022) there are three railway stations (passenger stops) in Wieliczka: Wieliczka Rynek – Mine (final stop), Wieliczka Park and Wieliczka Bogucice. There used to be the final stop at Wieliczka Rynek. This chapter is about the Wieliczka Rynek –…

Rudna Gwizdanów 2025-05-19 Rudna Gwizdanów Railway Station. Geographic coordinates: 51.530N 16.280E. Elevation 103 m. Address: Gwizdanów, 59-305 Rudna. The station is located on the Legnica – Głogów railway route and was built in 1871, i.e. in Prussian times. Currently, it is the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, the town of Gwizdanów, the Rudna commune. Previous names: Raudten…

Żary 2025-05-18 Railway station Żary. Construction of the railway in Prussia. In the 19th century, the organization of work in Prussia was strongly associated with the economic and social changes resulting from the industrial revolution, agrarian reforms and the development of the Prussian state as a strong bureaucratic monarchy. At the beginning of the 19th…

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…

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:…

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…

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…

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,…

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…