Warszawa Wschodnia, in English Warsaw East, is one of the most important railway stations in Warsaw, Poland. Its more official name is Warszawa Wschodnia Osobowa (translated as Warsaw East Passenger). It is located on the eastern side of the Vistula river, on the border of the Praga-Północ and Praga-Południe districts, on the Warsaw Cross-City Line. It serves all trains passing through the larger Warszawa Centralna and Śródmieście stations which stop or terminate at Wschodnia station. It is one of the busiest railway stations in Poland, with over 800 daily trains.[1]
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| Location | Praga Południe, Warsaw, Masovian Poland | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°15′03″N 21°03′10″E / 52.2508°N 21.0529°E | ||||
| Owned by | Polskie Koleje Państwowe S.A. | ||||
| Platforms | 7 | ||||
| Tracks | 14 | ||||
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| Opened | 1866 (Rebuilt 1933, 1969) | ||||
| Previous names | Terespol Train Station (Polish: Dworzec Terespolski) | ||||
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History
The station first started operating in 1866 as the terminus of the newly built Warsaw–Terespol Railway. By 1933 the station was rebuilt as a through the station with the opening of the Cross-City line. The station building was destroyed during World War II, and in postwar decades provisional, temporary buildings were used to serve passengers.
The current station building opened in 1969 and was for a while the most modern large station in Warsaw. In the following years, it received little investment and so fell into disrepair. At the beginning of the 21st century, it was considered the worst railway station in Poland, according to Gazeta Wyborcza which gave it last place in the ranking of 23 most significant Polish railway stations.[2]
The station building was renovated for the UEFA Euro 2012 championship.
As of May 2021, its sister station Warsaw Zachodnia station appears to be under significant reconstruction.
Train services
The station is served by the following service(s):
- EuroCity services (EC) (EC 95 by DB) (EIC by PKP) Berlin - Frankfurt (Oder) - Rzepin - Poznań - Kutno - Warsaw
- Express Intercity Premium services (EIP) Gdynia - Warsaw
- Express Intercity Premium services (EIP) Warsaw - Wrocław
- Express Intercity Premium services (EIP) Warsaw - Katowice - Bielsko-Biała
- Express Intercity Premium services (EIP) Gdynia - Warsaw - Katowice - Gliwice/Bielsko-Biała
- Express Intercity Premium services (EIP) Warsaw - Kraków
- Express Intercity Premium services (EIP) Gdynia/Kołobrzeg - Warsaw - Kraków (- Rzeszów)
- Express Intercity services (EIC) Szczecin — Warsaw [3]
- Express Intercity services (EIC) Warsaw - Wrocław [4]
- Express Intercity services (EIC) Warsaw - Kraków - Zakopane [5]
- Intercity services (IC) Wrocław- Opole - Częstochowa - Warszawa[6]
- Intercity services (IC) Wrocław - Ostrów Wielkopolski - Łódź - Warszawa[7]
- Intercity services (IC) Zgorzelec - Legnica - Wrocław - Ostrów Wielkopolski - Łódź - Warszawa[8]
- Intercity services (IC) Białystok - Warszawa - Częstochowa - Opole - Wrocław[9]
- Intercity services (IC) Białystok - Warszawa - Łódź - Ostrów Wielkopolski - Wrocław[10]
- Intercity services (IC) Ełk - Białystok - Warszawa - Łódź - Ostrów Wielkopolski - Wrocław[11]
- Intercity services (IC) Warszawa - Częstochowa - Katowice - Bielsko-Biała[12]
- Intercity services (IC) Białystok - Warszawa - Częstochowa - Katowice - Bielsko-Biała[13]
- Intercity services (IC) Łódź Fabryczna — Warszawa Wschodnia[14]
- Intercity services (IC) Łódź Fabryczna — Warszawa — Lublin Główny[15]
- Intercity services (IC) Olsztyn - Warszawa - Skierniewice - Łódź[16]
- Intercity services (IC) Olsztyn - Warszawa - Skierniewice - Częstochowa - Katowice - Bielsko-Biała[17]
- Intercity services (IC) Olsztyn - Warszawa - Skierniewice - Częstochowa - Katowice - Gliwice - Racibórz[18]
- Intercity services (TLK) Warszawa - Częstochowa - Lubliniec - Opole - Wrocław - Szklarska Poręba Górna[19]
- Intercity services (TLK) Warszawa - Częstochowa - Katowice - Opole - Wrocław - Szklarska Poręba Górna[20]
- Intercity services (TLK) Gdynia Główna — Zakopane [21][22]
- Intercity services (TLK) Kołobrzeg — Gdynia Główna — Warszawa Wschodnia — Kraków Główny[23]
- Regional services (ŁKA) Łódz - Warsaw
Gallery
Interior of the station, 2018
Warszawa Wschodnia after modernization
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See also
References
External links
Media related to Warszawa Wschodnia railway station at Wikimedia Commons