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Gdańsk Główny (Polish for Gdańsk main station) is the chief railway station serving the city of Gdańsk, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. The station opened in 1900 and is located on the Warsaw–Gdańsk railway, Gdańsk–Stargard railway, the parallel Gdańsk Śródmieście–Rumia railway, Gdańsk Główny–Gdańsk Zaspa Towarowa railway and Gdańsk Główny–Gdańsk Nowy Port railway. The train services are operated by PKP, Polregio and SKM Tricity. Koleje Mazowieckie trains operate here during the summer.

Gdańsk Główny
Railway Station
Gdańsk Główny railway station
General information
Location	Gdańsk, Pomeranian Voivodeship Poland
Operated by	PKP Polregio SKM Tricity Koleje Mazowieckie (summer only)
Line(s)	9: Warsaw–Gdańsk railway 202: Gdańsk–Stargard railway 227 Gdańsk Główny–Gdańsk Zaspa Towarowa railway 249: Gdańsk Główny–Gdańsk Nowy Port railway 250: Gdańsk Śródmieście–Rumia railway
Platforms	10
Tracks	10
Other information
Classification	A
History
Opened	30 October 1900; 121 years ago (1900-10-30)
Electrified	yes
Location
Gdańsk Główny Location in Poland

History

The first railway line in Gdańsk opened in 1852.[1] Around 1867, in the area of today's main railway station (Główny) a small, temporary passenger terminal Danzig Hohes Tor (Gdańsk Brama Wyżynna) was built. Access to it was only from the west, from the so-called. "Promenade" (ul. 3 Maja). To the east of the station the city separated because of the modern fortifications and moat of Gdańsk. The station could begin to expand after filling up the old moat and demolishing the western bastions.

The existing station was built between 1894 and 1900, with the official opening on 30 October 1900. The station shares its design with Colmar station in Alsace, France, which was part of the German Empire at the time as well.

In 1945 the station was set on fire and was restored after World War II. The tower escaped the fire.

On 2 January 1952 the SKM Trojmiasto suburban railway was opened, parallel to the existing line between Gdańsk and Gdynia.[2]

The station features five island platforms, of which three function for the regional commuter SKM services and the other two for long-distance services and regional services. Access to the platforms is via subways from the east and west sides of the city. On the east side, the subway ends on the other side of Podwale Grodzkie street, and on the west side, it goes directly into the PKS (long-distance bus) station. Connecting tunnels enable access to the station building and tram stops, and contain shops, fast food bars, newsagents, and other kiosks.

Station building

Nowadays there is a small shopping centre on the patio, and a McDonald's and KFC inside the terminal. Ticket offices are open all day, and the station sells international as well as domestic tickets.

Modernisation

In the early 1990s, during the general overhaul of the train station, a two-level hall was built for shops. This did not prove popular and was demolished in 2013.

Modernisation work is set to take place in early 2017. The work will remove changes made to the northern part of the building, replace windows and doors, update the passenger information system, security systems, introduce escalators, renewed lifts and an extension of the tunnel located to the east of the station. The estimated cost of the reconstruction will amount to about 50 million zł, and will take about 18 months.

In terms of the reconstruction of the railway infrastructure, PKP PLK plans to overhaul long-distance platforms 1 and 2 and the tunnels, replace lighting (preserving their historical shapes) and installation of passenger information systems, elevators and escalators.

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

• EuroCity services (EC) Gdynia - Gdansk - Bydgoszcz - Poznan - Rzepin - Frankfurt (Oder) - Berlin
• EuroCity services (EC) Gdynia - Gdansk - Malbork - Warsaw - Katowice - Bohumin - Ostrava - Prerov - Breclav - Vienna
• Intercity services Gdynia - Gdansk - Malbork - Warsaw - Krakow - Rzeszow
• Intercity services Gdynia - Gdansk - Tczew- Grudziadz - Plock - Kutno - Lodz - Czestochowa - Katowice
• Intercity services Gdynia - Gdansk - Malbork - Warsaw - Katowice - Bielsko-Biala
• Intercity services Gdynia - Gdansk - Bydgoszcz - Torun - Kutno - Lowicz - Warsaw - Lublin - Rzeszow - Zagorz / Przemysl
• Intercity services Gdynia - Gdansk - Bydgoszcz - Torun - Kutno - Lodz - Czestochowa - Katowice - Bielsko-Biala
• Intercity services Gdynia - Gdansk - Bydgoszcz - Torun - Kutno - Lodz - Czestochowa - Krakow - Zakopane
• Intercity services Gdynia - Gdansk - Bydgoszcz - Poznan - Wroclaw / Zielona Gora
• Intercity services Szczecin - Stargard - Bialogard - Koszalin - Slupsk - Lebork - Gdynia - Gdansk - Malbork - Elblag - Olsztyn - Elk - Bialystok
• Regional services (R) Gdynia - Sopot - Gdansk - Tczew - Malbork - Elblag - Ilawa - Olsztyn
• Regional services (R) Gdynia - Sopot - Gdansk - Tczew - Laskowice - Bydgoszcz
• Pomorska Kolej Metropolitalna services (PKM) Kartuzy - Zukowo - Gdansk Airport - Gdansk
• Szybka Kolej Miejska services (SKM) Wejherowo - Reda - Rumia - Gdynia - Sopot - Gdansk

Preceding station	PKP			Following station
Gdańsk Wrzeszcz towards Gdynia Główna		EuroCity		Tczew towards Berlin Hbf
				Tczew towards Wien Hbf
		PKP		Tczew towards Bielsko-Biała Główna or Rzeszów Główny
				Tczew towards Zamość or Przemyśl Główny
				Tczew towards Bielsko-Biała Główna or Zakopane
				Tczew towards Wrocław Główny or Zielona Góra
Gdańsk Wrzeszcz towards Szczecin Główny, Kołobrzeg or Łeba				Tczew towards Białystok or Warszawa Zachodnia
Preceding station	Polregio			Following station
Gdańsk Wrzeszcz towards Gdynia Chylonia		Polregio		Gdańsk Orunia towards Olsztyn Główny
				Gdańsk Orunia towards Bydgoszcz Główna
Preceding station	SKM Tricity			Following station
Gdańsk Wrzeszcz towards Kartuzy		SKM Tricity		Terminus
Gdańsk Stocznia towards Wejherowo				Gdańsk Śródmieście Terminus

Gallery

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  Front view
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  Train stop
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  Main entrance
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  Rail
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  Platform 3
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  New Pendolino arriving to Gdańsk

See also

• Rail transport in Poland
• List of busiest railway stations in Poland

References

• This article is based upon a translation of the Polish language version as of October 2016.

External links

Media related to Gdańsk Główny at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

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- [en] Gdańsk Główny railway station

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[ru] Гданьск-Главный

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