Katowice railway station

main railway station in Katowice, Poland

Katowice railway station is a railway station in Katowice, Silesia, Poland, and the largest railway station in the Upper Silesian Industrial Region. Domestic and international trains connect at the station to most major cities in Europe; these are operated primarily by Polskie Koleje Państwowe.

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General information
Location40-098 Katowice, Plac Marii i Lecha Kaczyńskich 2, city centre, Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship
Poland
Owned byPKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe
Platforms8+2
History
Opened1972

During 1972, Katowice railway station was officially completed, having been built as a replacement station. It is in the centre of Katowice city. By the twenty-first century, Katowice railway station was being used by around 12 million passengers per year. The condition of the building had got worse over the course of 30 years, .

History

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Station in 1973

Around the start of the twenty-first century on average, around 520 trains per day were stopping at Katowice Railway Station. The railway station is only a few minutes walk away from the city's main bus station; this closeness serves to ease passenger movements between the two.[1]

References

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  1. "Katowice Railway Station Redevelopment." railway-technology.com, Retrieved: 17 June 2018.