Warsaw Wschodnia station
Encyclopedia
Warsaw Wschodnia is one of the most important railway stations in Warsaw
, Poland
. Its more official name is Warszawa Wschodnia Osobowa (literally translated as Warsaw East Passenger). It is located on the eastern side of the Vistula
river, in Praga Północ district, on the Warsaw Cross-City Line
. It serves a large number of trains as all trains passing through the more important Warsaw Central and Śródmieście stations also stop at Wschodnia station.
. By 1933 the station was rebuilt as a through 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 has received little investment and so fell into disrepair.
It is now 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 . According to current plans the station building will be renovated in time for the Euro 2012 championships.
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, 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...
. Its more official name is Warszawa Wschodnia Osobowa (literally translated as Warsaw East Passenger). It is located on the eastern side of the Vistula
Vistula
The Vistula is the longest and the most important river in Poland, at 1,047 km in length. The watershed area of the Vistula is , of which lies within Poland ....
river, in Praga Północ district, on the Warsaw Cross-City Line
Warsaw Cross-City Line
Warsaw cross-city line is a 7 km railway line crossing downtown Warsaw in the East-West direction. Opened in 1933 and electrified in 1936, it initially had two tracks, with additional two added in 1949...
. It serves a large number of trains as all trains passing through the more important Warsaw Central and Śródmieście stations also stop at Wschodnia station.
History
The station first started operating in 1866 as the terminus of newly built line from Warsaw to TerespolTerespol
Terespol is a town in eastern Poland on the border with Belarus. It lies on the border river Bug, directly opposite the city of Brest, Belarus...
. By 1933 the station was rebuilt as a through station with the opening of the Cross-City line. The station building was destroyed during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, 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 has received little investment and so fell into disrepair.
It is now considered the worst railway station in Poland, according to Gazeta Wyborcza
Gazeta Wyborcza
Gazeta Wyborcza is a leading Polish newspaper. It covers the gamut of political, international and general news. Like all the Polish newspapers, it is printed on compact-sized paper, and is published by the multimedia corporation Agora SA...
which gave it last place in the ranking of 23 most significant Polish railway stations . According to current plans the station building will be renovated in time for the Euro 2012 championships.