Wrocław Brochów railway station
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Wrocław Brochów railway station is a station in the osiedle of Brochów in Wrocław, Poland.[1] The railway station was built in 1896 due to the growing importance of Brochów's railway yard, being one of the largest in the German Empire, found on the Wrocław – Oława line completed in 1842, the first phase of the Upper Silesian Railway.[2]
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Location | Brochów, Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 51.059722°N 17.089167°E / 51.059722; 17.089167 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Polskie Koleje Państwowe S.A. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1896 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Brockau, Broków, Brochów | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Nowadays, only regional trains, operated by Przewozy Regionalne and Koleje Dolnośląskie on lines Wrocław Główny – Opole and Wrocław Wojnów – Jelcz Laskowice stop at the station. Nearby the passenger station is one of the largest railway cargo hubs in Poland – Wrocław Brochów Towarowy.
In December 2011, the station building's restoration began. The total cost of which was about 1,8 million Polish złotys (including adaptation for disabled people).