Warszawa Wschodnia railway station

Warszawa Wschodnia, in English Warsaw East, is one of the most important railway stations in Warsaw, Poland. Its more official name is Warszawa Wschodnia Osobowa (translated as Warsaw East Passenger). It is located on the eastern side of the Vistula river, on the border of the Praga-Północ and Praga-Południe districts, on the Warsaw Cross-City Line. It serves all trains passing through the larger Warszawa Centralna and Śródmieście stations which stop or terminate at Wschodnia station.

Warszawa Wschodnia
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Location	Praga Południe, Warsaw, Masovian Poland
Coordinates	52°15′03″N 21°03′10″E
Owned by	Polskie Koleje Państwowe S.A.
Platforms	7
Tracks	14
History
Opened	1866 (Rebuilt 1933, 1969)
Previous names	Terespol Train Station (Polish: Dworzec Terespolski)
Services
Preceding station   PKP   Following station Warszawa Centralna toward Berlin Hbf EuroCity Terminus Poznań Główny toward Paris Est EuroNight Terespol toward Moscow Belorussky Preceding station   KM   Following station Warszawa Stadion toward Skierniewice R1 Terminus Warszawa Centralna toward Skierniewice RE1 Terminus Warszawa Stadion toward Warszawa Zachodnia R2 Warszawa Rembertów toward Łuków Warszawa Stadion toward Kutno R3 Terminus Warszawa Stadion toward Warszawa Zachodnia R6 Warszawa Rembertów toward Małkinia Warszawa Stadion toward Warszawa Zachodnia R7 Warszawa Olszynka Grochowska toward Dęblin Warszawa Stadion toward Góra Kalwaria or Skarżysko-Kamienna R8 Terminus Warszawa Stadion toward Skarżysko-Kamienna or Radom RE8 Terminus Warszawa Stadion toward Warszawa Zachodnia R9 Warszawa Praga toward Działdowo Warszawa Centralna toward Warszawa Zachodnia RE9 Warszawa Toruńska toward Działdowo Warszawa Centralna toward Warsaw Chopin Airport RL Warszawa Toruńska toward Modlin Preceding station   SKM   Following station Warszawa Stadion toward Pruszków S1 Warszawa Olszynka Grochowska toward Otwock Warszawa Stadion toward Warsaw Chopin Airport S2 Warszawa Rembertów toward Sulejówek Miłosna Warszawa Centralna toward Warsaw Chopin Airport S3 Warszawa Praga toward Wieliszew
Location
Location of station in Warsaw

History

The station first started operating in 1866 as the terminus of newly built Warsaw–Terespol Railway. 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 received little investment and so fell into disrepair. At the beginning of the 21st century it was 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.[1]

The station building was recently renovated for the Euro 2012 championships.

Train services

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

• EuroCity services (EC) Berlin - Frankfurt (Oder) - Rzepin - Poznań - Kutno - Warsaw

References

1. Gazeta Wyborcza 2008 ranking

External links

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