Wrocław Brochów railway station

Wrocław Brochów
Location Brochów, Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Poland
Coordinates 50°51′11″N 17°28′15″E / 50.8531°N 17.4707°E / 50.8531; 17.4707Coordinates: 50°51′11″N 17°28′15″E / 50.8531°N 17.4707°E / 50.8531; 17.4707
Owned by Polskie Koleje Państwowe S.A.
Platforms 2
History
Opened 1896
Previous names Brockau, Broków, Brochów
Location
Wrocław Brochów
Location of station in Poland

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 Second Reich, found on the Wrocław – Oława line completed in 1842, the first phase of the Upper Silesian Railway.[2]

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).

Connections

References

  1. ↑ "Gazeta Wrocławska - Wiadomości Wrocław, Informacje Wrocław". Gazetawroclawska.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Internetowa wyszukiwarka połączeń kolejowych". www.rozklad-pkp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 12 April 2017.
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