Koscierzyna (PKP station)
Encyclopedia
Kościerzyna is a PKP
railway station in Kościerzyna
(Pomeranian Voivodeship
), Poland
.
and Bytów
was opened.
In 1901 another line reaches the station (from Kartuzy
and in 1928, a part of the Coal Line
.
, placed near the station on large area, exhibiting many examples of Polish locomotives.
Polskie Koleje Panstwowe
is the dominant railway operator in Poland.The company was founded when the former state-owned operator was divided into several units based on the requirements laid down by the European Union...
railway station in Kościerzyna
Koscierzyna
Kościerzyna is a town in Kashubia in Gdańsk Pomerania region, northern Poland, with some 24,000 inhabitants. It has been the capital of Kościerzyna County in Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999; previously it was in Gdańsk Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998...
(Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship, or Pomerania Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in north-central Poland. It comprises most of Pomerelia , as well as an area east of the Vistula River...
), Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
.
History
First line built from Pszczółki in the period of 1884 - 1885 had reached Kościerzyna in 1885 . Five years later a line from Kościerzyna to LipuszLipusz (PKP station)
Lipusz is a PKP railway station in Lipusz , Poland.-Lines crossing the station:- References :*Lipusz article at , URL accessed at 29 March 2006...
and Bytów
Bytów (PKP station)
Bytów is a PKP railway station in Bytów , Poland.-Lines crossing the station:- References :*Bytów article at , URL accessed at 29 March 2006...
was opened.
In 1901 another line reaches the station (from Kartuzy
Kartuzy (PKP station)
Kartuzy is a PKP railway station in Kartuzy , Poland. The station is now operating freight transport only, but SKM is planning to open connections from Gdynia to Kartuzy...
and in 1928, a part of the Coal Line
Polish Coal Trunk-Line
The Coal Trunk-Line is one of the most important rail connections in Poland.It crosses the central part of the country, from the coal mines and steelworks of Upper Silesia in the South to the Baltic Sea port of Gdynia in the North. The line is used mostly by freight trains: passenger connections...
.
Heritage museum
Kościerzyna is famous for its Railroad Heritage ParkSkansen Parowozownia Koscierzyna
Skansen Parowozownia Kościerzyna is a Polish railway museum located in Kościerzyna, Pomeranian Voivodeship...
, placed near the station on large area, exhibiting many examples of Polish locomotives.
Lines crossing the station
| Start station | End station | Line type |
|---|---|---|
| Nowa Wieś Wielka | Gdynia Port Centralny Gdynia Port Centralny (PKP station) Gdynia Port Centralny is a PKP freight railway station in Gdynia , Poland.-Lines crossing the station:- References :*Gdynia Port Centralny article at , URL accessed at 16 Mar 2006... |
Passenger/Freight |
| Kościerzyna | Gołubie Kaszubskie | Dismantled |
| Chojnice Chojnice (PKP station) Chojnice is a PKP railway station in Chojnice , Poland.-Lines crossing the station:- External links :*** at Google Local- References :*Chojnice article at , URL accessed at 7 March 2006... |
Kościerzyna | Passenger/Freight |
| Pszczółki | Kościerzyna | Non operational |