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{{Short description|Railway station in Piła, Poland}}
{{Infobox PKP station
{{Infobox station
| name =
| image = [[File:PL Piła Dworzec.JPG|250px]]
| name = Piła Główna
| city = [[Piła]]
| type = [[:Category:Railway stations in Poland|Railway Station]]
| district = City center
| style = PKP
| address = ul. Zygmunta Starego 1
| image = Piła Główna po modernizacji.jpg
| image_caption = Piła Główna railway station
| prec = Piła Leszków<br>Piła Podlasie<br>Kaczory
| address = ul. Zygmunta Starego 1, [[Piła]], [[Greater Poland Voivodeship]]
| following = Stara Łubianka<br>Stobno
| country = [[Poland]]
| water tower = Yes
| depot = Yes
| elevation =
| platforms = 6
| distance =
| building = Yes
| map_type = Poland
| map_dot_label = Piła Główna
| start = 27 July 1851
| coordinates = {{coord|53|08|35|N|16|44|39|E|type:railwaystation_region:IT-BG_source:googlemaps|display=inline,title}}
| prev name = Schneidemühl
| line = [[Kutno–Piła railway]] <br> [[Poznań–Piła railway]] <br> [[Tczew–Kostrzyn railway]] <br> [[Piła–Ustka railway]] <br> [[Piła–Ulikowo railway]] <br> [[Bzowo Goraj–Piła railway]] (freight)
| structure =
| platform = 10
| tracks = 19
| depth =
| opened = {{Start date and age|1851|07|27|df=y}}
| closed =
| rebuilt = 2014-2015
| electrified = yes
| accessible =
| code =
| former = Schneidemühl
| operator = [[Polish State Railways|PKP]] <br> [[Polregio]]
| owned =
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Polish State Railways

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|line17=PR|left17=Stobno|right17=Piła Podlasie|to-left17=Krzyż|to-right17=Chojnice
|line18=PR|left18=Stara Łubianka|right18=Piła Kalina|to-left18=Szczecinek|to-right18=Poznań Główny
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'''Piła Main Station''' ({{lang-pl|'''Piła Główna'''}}) is one of the largest and most important rail junctions of Poland, located in the northwestern city of [[Piła]]. The complex is located in southern part of the center of the city, at 1 [[Sigismund I the Old]] Street, and its construction began in 1853, when Pila belonged to the [[German Empire]]. The station was part of the newly-built [[Prussian Eastern Railway]], which had been opened in 1851, and which had reached Pila on July 27, 1851.


'''Piła Główna railway station''' ([[Polish language|Polish]] for ''Piła main station'') is the main [[Train station|railway station]] in [[Piła]], in the [[Greater Poland Voivodeship]], [[Poland]]. The station opened in 1851 and is located on the [[Kutno–Piła railway]], [[Poznań–Piła railway]], [[Tczew–Kostrzyn railway]], [[Piła–Ustka railway]], [[Piła–Ulikowo railway]] and [[Bzowo Goraj–Piła railway]]. The train services are operated by [[Polish State Railways|PKP]] and [[Polregio]].
[[Image:Piła Główna (dworzec PKP).jpg|245px|thumb|right|View of the platforms and the station]]


==History==
Construction of the complex was not completed until 1876, and in the subsequent years, many changes were introduced. Meanwhile, the importance of Piła as a rail junction grew, with construction of several other connections. In January 1871, a line to [[Złotów]] was opened, in May 1879, a line [[Poznań]] - Piła - [[Szczecinek]], and in November 1881, a line to [[Wałcz]] was completed. Within 30 years, Piła became a nexus of great importance, and in 1913, the station served some 575,000 people.
The station is one of the largest and most important railway junctions in northern Poland, located in the northwestern city of [[Piła]]. The complex is located in southern part of the centre of the city, at 1 [[Sigismund I the Old]] Street. Its construction began in 1853, when Pila belonged to the [[German Empire]]. The station was part of the newly built [[Prussian Eastern Railway]], which opened in 1851 and reached Pila on 27 July 1851.


[[Image:PL Piła Dworzec.JPG|245px|thumb|right|The entrance to the station]]
Currently, the station has six platforms, and all tracks are electrified, with electrification works completed in 1990. Above the tracks, there is a 230-meter long road [[overpass]], built in 1975. Near the complex, there is a bus station of [[Przedsiebiorstwo Komunikacji Samochodowej]]. On May 19, 1988, a train wreck of a military transport of the [[Polish Army]] took place at the station, in which 10 soldiers died, and 28 were injured<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tygodniknowy.pl/aktualnosci/pokaz/1445.dhtml|title=An article about the crash in the portal tygodniknowy.pl|date=2008-08-03|publisher=''Tygodnik Nowy''|accessdate=2008-08-03}}</ref>.

==Lines crossing the station==
Construction of the complex was not completed until 1876, and in the subsequent years, many changes were introduced. Meanwhile, the importance of Piła as a junction grew, with construction of several other connections. In January 1871, a line to [[Złotów]] was opened, in May 1879, a line from [[Poznań]] to [[Szczecinek]] via Piła, and in November 1881, a line to [[Wałcz]] was completed. Within 30 years, Piła became a nexus of great importance, and in 1913, the station served some 575,000 people.
{| class="wikitable"

!'''Start station'''
Currently, the station has ten platforms. All the tracks are electrified, electrification work being completed in 1990. Over the tracks is a 230-metre-long road [[overpass]], built in 1975.
!'''End station'''

!'''Line type'''
On 19 May 1988, there was a train crash involving a military transport train of the [[Polish Army]] at the station in which 10 soldiers died and 28 were injured.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tygodniknowy.pl/aktualnosci/pokaz/1445.dhtml|title=An article about the crash in the portal tygodniknowy.pl|date=2008-08-03|publisher=Tygodnik Nowy|accessdate=2008-08-03}}</ref>
|-

|[[Kutno (railway station)|Kutno]]
==Modernisation==
|[[Piła Main Station]]
The station was rebuilt between May 2014 and October 2015. The modernised station was opened on 26 October 2015.
|Passenger/Freight

|-
==Train services==
|[[Tczew (PKP station)|Tczew]]
The station is served by the following services:
|[[Küstrin Kietz]]

|Passenger/Freight
*Intercity services ''Kolobrzeg - Pila - Bydgoszcz - Torun - Kutno - Lowicz - Warsaw''
|-
*Intercity services ''Szczecin - Stargard - Krzyz - Pila - Bydgoszcz - Torun - Kutno - Lowicz - Warsaw - Lublin - Rzeszow - Przemysl''
|[[Poznań|Poznań POD]]
*Intercity services ''Gorzow Wielkopolskie - Krzyz - Pila - Bydgoszcz - Torun - Kutno - Lowicz - Warsaw''
|[[Piła Main Station]]
*Intercity services ''Kolobrzeg - Pila - Poznan - Wroclaw - Opole - Czestochowa - Krakow - Rzeszow - Zamosc/Przemysl''
|Passenger/Freight
*Intercity services ''Kolobrzeg - Pila - Poznan - Wroclaw - Opole - Bielsko-Biala''
|-
*Intercity services ''Slupsk - Koszalin - Pila - Poznan - Wroclaw - Opole - Czestochowa - Krakow - Rzeszow - Przemysl''
|Bzowo Goraj
*Intercity services ''Ustka - Slupsk - Koszalin - Pila - Poznan - Wroclaw - Opole - Katowice''
|[[Piła Main Station]]
*Intercity services ''Szczecin - Stargard - Kalisz Pomorski - Pila - Bydgoszcz''
|Freight
*Intercity services (TLK) ''Gdynia Główna — Kostrzyn'' <ref>PKP TLK ''Gdynia Główna — Kostrzyn'', Timetable. [https://koleo.pl/en/pociag/TLK/58110-BORY%20TUCHOLSKIE https://koleo.pl/en/pociag/TLK/58110-BORY%20TUCHOLSKIE]</ref>
|-
*Regional services (R) ''Piła- Bydgoszcz''<ref>Polregio. Piła Główna - Bydgoszcz Główna. Timetable valid from 2022.12.11 to 2023.03.11. [https://polregio.pl/media/20940/425-pi%C5%82a-g%C5%82-nak%C5%82o-nad-noteci%C4%85-pi%C5%82a-g%C5%82-20221211_20230311.pdf https://polregio.pl/media/20940/425-pi%C5%82a-g%C5%82-nak%C5%82o-nad-noteci%C4%85-pi%C5%82a-g%C5%82-20221211_20230311.pdf]</ref>
|[[Piła Main Station]]
*Regional services (R) ''Szczecin - Stargard - Kalisz Pomorski - Pila''<ref>Polregio. Szczecin Główny - Piła Główna. Timetable valid from 2022.12.11 to 2023.03.11. [https://polregio.pl/media/20939/365-pi%C5%82a-g%C5%82-wa%C5%82cz-pi%C5%82a-g%C5%82-20221211_20230311.pdf https://polregio.pl/media/20939/365-pi%C5%82a-g%C5%82-wa%C5%82cz-pi%C5%82a-g%C5%82-20221211_20230311.pdf]</ref>
|[[Ustka]]
*Regional services (R) ''Krzyz - Pila - Chojnice''<ref>Polregio. Krzyż - Chojnice. Timetable valid from 2022.12.11 to 2023.03.11 [https://polregio.pl/media/20936/345-426-krzy%C5%BC-chojnice-krzy%C5%BC-20221211_20230311.pdf https://polregio.pl/media/20936/345-426-krzy%C5%BC-chojnice-krzy%C5%BC-20221211_20230311.pdf]</ref>
|Passenger/Freight
*Regional services (R) ''Szczecinek - Piła Główna - Poznań Główny''<ref>Polregio. Szczecinek - Piła Główna - Poznań Główny. Timetable valid from 2022.12.11 to 2023.03.11. [https://polregio.pl/media/21031/340a-szczecinek-pozna%C5%84.pdf https://polregio.pl/media/21031/340a-szczecinek-pozna%C5%84.pdf]</ref>
|-

|[[Piła Main Station]]
==Coach station==
|Piła Północ
Near the station, close to the northern entrance, is a bus station of [[Przedsiebiorstwo Komunikacji Samochodowej]].
|Passenger/Freight
|}
== Connections ==
The station provides train service to several Polish cities, including [[Białogard]], [[Bielsko-Biała]], [[Bydgoszcz]], [[Częstochowa]], [[Gdańsk]], [[Gdynia]], [[Gorzów Wielkopolski]], [[Gliwice]], [[Katowice]], [[Koszalin]], [[Kraków]], [[Kutno]], [[Lublin]], [[Poznań]], [[Opole]], [[Przemyśl]], [[Rzeszów]], [[Szczecin]], [[Toruń]], [[Warszawa]], [[Wrocław]], also Berlin.


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[OKRAGLAK Roundhouse in Piła]]
* [[Okrąglak roundhouse in Piła]]

==References==
==References==
*Piła Główna article at [http://www.kolej.one.pl/index.php?dzial=stacje&id=13&okno=start Polish Stations Database], URL accessed at 1 October 2010
{{reflist|2}}
{{reflist}}
*Piła Główna article at [http://www.kolej.one.pl/index.php?dzial=stacje&id=13&okno=start Polish Stations Database], URL accessed at 01 October 2010

== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.panoramio.com/photo/4292092 A photo of the station]
* [https://www.panoramio.com/photo/4292092 A photo of the station]
* [http://www.dawna.pila.pl/kolej.html History of rail in Pila]
* [http://www.dawna.pila.pl/kolej.html History of rail in Pila]


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{{Commons category|Piła Główna train station}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pila Main Station}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pila Main Station}}
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[[Category:Railway stations in Greater Poland Voivodeship]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Greater Poland Voivodeship]]
[[Category:Piła County]]
[[Category:Piła County]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1851]]
[[Category:Railway stations served by Przewozy Regionalne InterRegio]]
[[Category:Railway stations served by Przewozy Regionalne InterRegio]]
[[Category:1851 establishments in Prussia]]

[[Category:19th-century establishments in the Province of Posen]]
[[pl:Piła Główna]]

Latest revision as of 18:47, 2 November 2024

Piła Główna
Railway Station
Piła Główna railway station
General information
Locationul. Zygmunta Starego 1, Piła, Greater Poland Voivodeship
Poland
Coordinates53°08′35″N 16°44′39″E / 53.14306°N 16.74417°E / 53.14306; 16.74417
Operated byPKP
Polregio
Line(s)Kutno–Piła railway
Poznań–Piła railway
Tczew–Kostrzyn railway
Piła–Ustka railway
Piła–Ulikowo railway
Bzowo Goraj–Piła railway (freight)
Platforms10
Tracks19
History
Opened27 July 1851; 173 years ago (1851-07-27)
Rebuilt2014-2015
Electrifiedyes
Previous namesSchneidemühl
Services
Preceding station PKP Intercity Following station
Krajenka
towards Gdynia Główna
 TLK Trzcianka
towards Kostrzyn
Preceding station Polregio Following station
Terminus PR Kaczory
towards Bydgoszcz Główna
Szydłowo Krajeńskie
towards Szczecin Główny
 Terminus
Stobno
towards Krzyż
 Piła Podlasie
towards Chojnice
Stara Łubianka
towards Szczecinek
 Piła Kalina
towards Poznań Główny
Preceding station KW Following station
Piła Kalina
towards Poznań Główny
 Poznań - Piła Terminus
Terminus Piła - Wyrzysk Osiek Kaczory
towards Wyrzysk Osiek
Location
Piła Główna is located in Poland
Piła Główna
Piła Główna
Location within Poland

Piła Główna railway station (Polish for Piła main station) is the main railway station in Piła, in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The station opened in 1851 and is located on the Kutno–Piła railway, Poznań–Piła railway, Tczew–Kostrzyn railway, Piła–Ustka railway, Piła–Ulikowo railway and Bzowo Goraj–Piła railway. The train services are operated by PKP and Polregio.

History

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The station is one of the largest and most important railway junctions in northern Poland, located in the northwestern city of Piła. The complex is located in southern part of the centre of the city, at 1 Sigismund I the Old Street. Its construction began in 1853, when Pila belonged to the German Empire. The station was part of the newly built Prussian Eastern Railway, which opened in 1851 and reached Pila on 27 July 1851.

The entrance to the station

Construction of the complex was not completed until 1876, and in the subsequent years, many changes were introduced. Meanwhile, the importance of Piła as a junction grew, with construction of several other connections. In January 1871, a line to Złotów was opened, in May 1879, a line from Poznań to Szczecinek via Piła, and in November 1881, a line to Wałcz was completed. Within 30 years, Piła became a nexus of great importance, and in 1913, the station served some 575,000 people.

Currently, the station has ten platforms. All the tracks are electrified, electrification work being completed in 1990. Over the tracks is a 230-metre-long road overpass, built in 1975.

On 19 May 1988, there was a train crash involving a military transport train of the Polish Army at the station in which 10 soldiers died and 28 were injured.[1]

Modernisation

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The station was rebuilt between May 2014 and October 2015. The modernised station was opened on 26 October 2015.

Train services

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The station is served by the following services:

  • Intercity services Kolobrzeg - Pila - Bydgoszcz - Torun - Kutno - Lowicz - Warsaw
  • Intercity services Szczecin - Stargard - Krzyz - Pila - Bydgoszcz - Torun - Kutno - Lowicz - Warsaw - Lublin - Rzeszow - Przemysl
  • Intercity services Gorzow Wielkopolskie - Krzyz - Pila - Bydgoszcz - Torun - Kutno - Lowicz - Warsaw
  • Intercity services Kolobrzeg - Pila - Poznan - Wroclaw - Opole - Czestochowa - Krakow - Rzeszow - Zamosc/Przemysl
  • Intercity services Kolobrzeg - Pila - Poznan - Wroclaw - Opole - Bielsko-Biala
  • Intercity services Slupsk - Koszalin - Pila - Poznan - Wroclaw - Opole - Czestochowa - Krakow - Rzeszow - Przemysl
  • Intercity services Ustka - Slupsk - Koszalin - Pila - Poznan - Wroclaw - Opole - Katowice
  • Intercity services Szczecin - Stargard - Kalisz Pomorski - Pila - Bydgoszcz
  • Intercity services (TLK) Gdynia Główna — Kostrzyn [2]
  • Regional services (R) Piła- Bydgoszcz[3]
  • Regional services (R) Szczecin - Stargard - Kalisz Pomorski - Pila[4]
  • Regional services (R) Krzyz - Pila - Chojnice[5]
  • Regional services (R) Szczecinek - Piła Główna - Poznań Główny[6]

Coach station

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Near the station, close to the northern entrance, is a bus station of Przedsiebiorstwo Komunikacji Samochodowej.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "An article about the crash in the portal tygodniknowy.pl". Tygodnik Nowy. 2008-08-03. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
  2. ^ PKP TLK Gdynia Główna — Kostrzyn, Timetable. https://koleo.pl/en/pociag/TLK/58110-BORY%20TUCHOLSKIE
  3. ^ Polregio. Piła Główna - Bydgoszcz Główna. Timetable valid from 2022.12.11 to 2023.03.11. https://polregio.pl/media/20940/425-pi%C5%82a-g%C5%82-nak%C5%82o-nad-noteci%C4%85-pi%C5%82a-g%C5%82-20221211_20230311.pdf
  4. ^ Polregio. Szczecin Główny - Piła Główna. Timetable valid from 2022.12.11 to 2023.03.11. https://polregio.pl/media/20939/365-pi%C5%82a-g%C5%82-wa%C5%82cz-pi%C5%82a-g%C5%82-20221211_20230311.pdf
  5. ^ Polregio. Krzyż - Chojnice. Timetable valid from 2022.12.11 to 2023.03.11 https://polregio.pl/media/20936/345-426-krzy%C5%BC-chojnice-krzy%C5%BC-20221211_20230311.pdf
  6. ^ Polregio. Szczecinek - Piła Główna - Poznań Główny. Timetable valid from 2022.12.11 to 2023.03.11. https://polregio.pl/media/21031/340a-szczecinek-pozna%C5%84.pdf
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