Kalisz railway station

Kalisz
Railway Station
Kalisz railway station
General information
LocationKalisz, Greater Poland Voivodeship
Poland
Coordinates51°44′34″N 18°04′18″E / 51.74278°N 18.07167°E / 51.74278; 18.07167
Operated byPKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe
Line(s) 14  Łódź-Forst (Lausitz) railway
Platforms2
History
Opened15 November 1902; 122 years ago (1902-11-15)
Electrifiedyes
Services
Preceding station PKP Intercity Following station
Sieradz
towards Warszawa Wschodnia
 IC
Via Łódź
 Ostrów Wielkopolski
towards Wrocław Główny
Sieradz
towards Białystok
Sieradz
towards Ełk
 IC
Sieradz
towards Warszawa Wschodnia
 Ostrów Wielkopolski
towards Zgorzelec
Preceding station Polregio Following station
Kalisz Szczypiorno
towards Ostrów Wielkopolski or Poznań Główny
 IR Kalisz Winiary
towards Warszawa Główna
PR Kalisz Winiary
towards Łódź Kaliska
Preceding station ŁKA Following station
Opatówek
towards Łódź Fabryczna
 Łódź - Poznań
(Co-operated with
Koleje Wielkopolskie) 		Nowe Skalmierzyce
towards Poznań Główny
Preceding station KW Following station
Nowe Skalmierzyce
towards Poznań Główny
 Poznań - Łódź
(Co-operated with
Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna) 		Opatówek
towards Łódź Kaliska
Poznań - Kalisz Terminus
Location
Kalisz is located in Poland
Kalisz
Kalisz
Location within Poland

Kalisz railway station is a railway station in Kalisz, in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The station opened in 1902 and is located on the Łódź–Forst (Lausitz) railway. The train services are operated by PKP and Polregio.

History

The station was built in 1902 as the final stop of the Warsaw–Kalisz Railway. In 1906, a line was added to Nowe Skalmierzyce, the border crossing between the Russian-controlled Vistula Land and the German Empire. In the past numerous international trains departed from Kalisz, to destinations such as Moscow, Baku, Prague, Frankfurt, Dresden, Paris, Ostend and Calais. Even in the late twentieth century Kalisz can be reached abroad. The last international train services was "Bohemia" (Warsaw - Wroclaw - Pardubice - Prague).

Modernisation

The station building was to be upgraded before the Euro 2012.[1] However, due to contract issues and delays the renovations were not completed until November 2015. The modernised station was opened on 27 November 2015.[2]

Train services

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

  • Intercity services (IC) Wrocław Główny — Łódź — Warszawa Wschodnia[3]
  • Intercity services (IC) Białystok - Warszawa - Łódź - Ostrów Wielkopolski - Wrocław[4]
  • Intercity services (IC) Ełk - Białystok - Warszawa - Łódź - Ostrów Wielkopolski - Wrocław[5]
  • Intercity services (IC) Zgorzelec - Legnica - Wrocław - Ostrów Wielkopolski - Łódź - Warszawa[6]
  • Intercity services Jelenia Gora - Wroclaw - Ostrow Wielkopolski - Kalisz - Lodz - Warsaw - Lublin/Bialystok* InterRegio services (IR) Ostrów Wielkopolski — Łódź — Warszawa Główna[7]
  • InterRegio services (IR) Poznań Główny — Ostrów Wielkopolski — Łódź — Warszawa Główna[8]
  • Regiona services (PR) Łódź Kaliska — Ostrów Wielkopolski [9]
  • Regional services (PR) Łódź Kaliska — Ostrów Wielkopolski — Poznań Główny [10]

Bus services

  • A
  • 9

References

  1. ^ End of shame for Kalisz station
  2. ^ The opening of the renovated railway station
  3. ^ Koleo. PKP IC 6122 BACZYŃSKI Wrocław Główny — Warszawa Wschodnia https://koleo.pl/pociag/IC/6122-BACZY%C5%83SKI/
  4. ^ Koleo. PKP IC 16102 DĄBROWSKA Białystok — Wrocław Główny. Timetable. https://koleo.pl/pociag/IC/16102-D%C4%84BROWSKA/
  5. ^ Koleo. PKP IC 6520 SŁOWACKI Białystok — Wrocław Główny. Timetable. https://koleo.pl/pociag/IC/6520-S%C5%81OWACKI/
  6. ^ Koleo. PKP IC 1626 ŁUŻYCE Warszawa Wschodnia — Zgorzelec. Timetable. https://koleo.pl/pociag/IC/1626-%C5%81U%C5%BBYCE/
  7. ^ Polregio. IR 17214 Warszawa Główna — Ostrów Wielkopolski Timetable. https://bilety.polregio.pl/pociag/IR/17214/
  8. ^ Polregio. IR 17500 PROSNA Warszawa Główna — Poznań Główny Timetable. https://bilety.polregio.pl/pociag/IR/17500-PROSNA/
  9. ^ Polregio. PR 17533 Łódź Kaliska — Ostrów Wielkopolski. Timetable. https://bilety.polregio.pl/pociag/REG/17533/
  10. ^ Polregio. PR 17503 Łódź Kaliska — Poznań Główny. Timetable. https://bilety.polregio.pl/pociag/REG/17503/


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