Wrocław Główny railway station

railway station in Wrocław, Poland

Wrocław Główny is the largest and most important passenger train station in the city of Wrocław, in southwestern Poland. Situated at the junction of several important routes, it is the largest railway station in the Lower Silesia Voivodeship, as well as in Poland in terms of the number of passengers serviced.

Wrocław Główny
Railway station
Wrocław Główny at night
The renovated Tudor Revival station building
General information
LocationPiłsudskiego 105
50-085 Wrocław
Przedmieście Świdnickie/Huby, Wrocław
Poland
Coordinates51°05′56″N 17°02′11″E / 51.0988°N 17.0365°E / 51.0988; 17.0365
Owned byPKP S.A. (main building)
PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A. (platforms and tunnels)
Operated byPKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe
Platforms6
Tracks11
Train operatorsPKP Intercity
Polregio
Koleje Dolnośląskie
Connections
  • PKP Intercity: EIP, EIC, IC, TLK
  • Polregio: REG
  • Koleje Dolnośląskie: D1, D3, D4, D6, D7, D8, D9, D10, D11, D16, D25, D28, D29, D70, D99
  • Trams: 2, 5, 8, 9, 11, 15, 31, 32, 70
  • Buses: A, K, N, 106, 110, 112, 113, 114, 120, 122, 125, 145, 146, 148, 206, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 253, 255, 257, 259, 325, 602
Construction
ArchitectWilhelm Grapow
Architectural styleTudor Revival
Other information
Websitepkp.pl/pl/dworce
History
Opened12 October 1857; 166 years ago (1857-10-12)
Previous names1857–1904: Breslau Oberschlesischer Bahnhof
1904–1945: Breslau Hauptbahnhof
Passengers
Passengers58,000 per day[1]
Map

The station was built in 1855–1857, as the starting point of the Oberschlesische Eisenbahn (Upper Silesian Railway).

In 2018, the station served over 21,200,000 passengers.[1] In 2022 it served 26,400,000 passengers.[2]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Kolejowego, Urząd Transportu. "Wrocław, Poznań, Warszawa - największe dworce kolejowe w Polsce". Urząd Transportu Kolejowego (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-11-10.[permanent dead link]
  2. Kolejowego, Urząd Transportu. "Wrocław Główny trzeci rok z rzędu najpopularniejszą stacją w Polsce". Urząd Transportu Kolejowego (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2023-11-07. Retrieved 2023-11-07.