Wrocław Brochów railway station

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]

Wrocław Brochów
LocationBrochów, Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Poland
Coordinates50.8531°N 17.4707°E / 50.8531; 17.4707
Owned byPolskie Koleje Państwowe S.A.
Platforms2
History
Opened1896
Previous namesBrockau, Broków, Brochów
Location
Wrocław Brochów
Location of station in Poland

Nowadays, only regional trains, operated by Przewozy Regionalne and Koleje Dolnośląskie on lines Wrocław GłównyOpole and Wrocław WojnówJelcz 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).

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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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