Kostrzyn railway station

Kostrzyn railway station is a railway station serving the town of Kostrzyn nad Odrą, in the Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland. The station is located on the Tczew–Kostrzyn railway, Wrocław–Szczecin railway and the now closed Grzmiąca–Kostrzyn railway.

Kostrzyn
Railway Station
Kostrzyn railway station
General information
Location	Kostrzyn nad Odrą, Lubusz Voivodeship Poland
Coordinates	52.5915°N 14.6472°E / 52.5915; 14.6472
Operated by	PKP Polregio Arriva/Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn
Line(s)	203: Tczew–Kostrzyn railway 273: Wrocław–Szczecin railway 410: Grzmiąca–Kostrzyn railway (closed)
Platforms	5
Other information
Fare zone	VBB: 5375[1]
History
Opened	1857; 167 years ago (1857)
Rebuilt	2012-2014
Previous names	Cüstrin Vorstadt 1857-1900 Cüstrin Neustadt Hauptbahnhof 1901-1930 Küstrin Neustadt Hauptbahnhof 1931-1945 Kostrzyn n/Odrą 1945-1946
Services
Preceding station PKP Intercity Following station Witnica towards Gdynia Główna TLK Terminus Preceding station Polregio Following station Namyślin towards Szczecin Główny PR Ługi Górzyckie towards Zielona Góra Terminus Dąbroszyn towards Poznań Główny Preceding station Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn Following station Küstrin-Kietz towards Berlin Ostkreuz RB 26 Terminus
Location Kostrzyn Location within Poland

It is a unique station, one of two of its kind in Poland, with two levels of platforms oriented in different directions: north-south (Wrocław–Szczecin) and east–west (Tczew–Kostrzyn).

The train services are operated by PKP, Polregio, Arriva and Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn.

History

The station building was built between 1872 and 1874 and is one of the few buildings in town not destroyed during World War II. The station was repaired after the war. In 2012 the station underwent a major renovation, which was completed in Autumn 2014. The historic facade of the building was restored during these works.

Train services

The station is served by the following service(s):^[2]

• Intercity services Świnoujście – Szczecin – Kostrzyn – Rzepin – Zielona Góra – Wrocław
• Regional services (R) Szczecin – Kostrzyn – Rzepin – Zielona Góra
• Regional services (R) Berlin Ostkreuz – Kostrzyn (– Gorzów Wielkopolski – Krzyż)
• Regional services (R) Kostrzyn – Gorzów Wielkopolski – Krzyż (– Poznań)
• Intercity services (TLK) Gdynia Główna — Kostrzyn ^[3]

From 2004 to 2019, the station welcomed a large number of extra trains from all over the country as part of the annual Woodstock Festival.

References

1. "Der VBB-Tarif: Aufteilung des Verbundgebietes in Tarifwaben und Tarifbereiche" (PDF). Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam. Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg. 1 January 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
2. DB Timetables for Kostryzn station
3. PKP TLK Gdynia Główna — Kostrzyn, Timetable. https://koleo.pl/en/pociag/TLK/58110-BORY%20TUCHOLSKIE

External links

• Media related to Kostrzyn nad Odrą train station at Wikimedia Commons