Wolsztyn railway station

Wolsztyn railway station is a railway station serving the town of Wolsztyn, in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The station opened on 1 June 1886 and is located on the Sulechów–Luboń koło Poznania railway, Leszno–Zbąszyń railway and the closed Wolsztyn–Zagan railway. The train services are operated by Koleje Wielkopolskie.

Wolsztyn
Railway Station
Wolsztyn railway station
General information
Location	Wolsztyn, Greater Poland Voivodeship Poland
Coordinates	52°06′41″N 16°06′33″E
Operated by	Koleje Wielkopolskie
Line(s)	Sulechów–Luboń koło Poznania railway Leszno–Zbąszyń railway Wolsztyn–Zagan railway (closed)
Platforms	5
History
Opened	1 June 1886; 138 years ago (1886-06-01)
Services
Preceding station KW Following station Terminus KW Tłoki towards Poznań Główny Tuchorza towards Zbąszynek Nowy Widzim towards Leszno
Location Wolsztyn Location within Poland

History

The first building was built in 1886. It was completely destroyed on 1 September 1939, and was only fit for demolition. A new station was built and opened in 1961.

Train services

The station is served by the following service(s):

• Regional services (KW) Wolsztyn - Grodzisk Wielkopolski - Poznań- Wągrowiec - Gołańcz
• Regional services (KW) Zbąszynek - Zbąszyń - Wolsztyn - Boszkowo - Leszno

Wolsztyn Roundhouse

A steam engine on the turntable at the roundhouse

Near the railway station is Wolsztyn Roundhouse, built in 1907 and enlarged in 1909, it has 4 positions for steam locomotives. An interesting element of the station is the water tower to 1907.

There is a steam festival every year at the end of April or start of May.

References

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

External links

• Media related to Wolsztyn train station at Wikimedia Commons