Kielce railway station

Kielce railway station is a railway station in Kielce, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (Holy Cross Province), Poland. According to the classification of passenger stations in Poland, it belongs to Voivodeship station.[1] In 2018, the station served approximately 5,400 passengers a day.[2]

Kielce
Railway Station
General information
LocationKielce, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
Poland
Coordinates50°52′27″N 20°37′04″E
Owned byPolskie Koleje Państwowe S.A.
Platforms3
Tracks5
History
Opened1885 (1885)
Electrifiedyes

History

The history of the station dates back to 1885, when it was opened on January 25, when the construction of the line linking Iwanogród (Dęblin) and Dąbrowa Górnicza was completed. During World War I, the Russians partially blew it up, but the railway station was rebuilt soon after by the Austrians who occupied the city in a slightly changed form. During the war in 1939, one of the wings and the front part from the track side were damaged. The damage was repaired by the Germans, removing details from the façade and changing the shape of the windows. The building existed in this form until 1966. Five years later, in 1971, a new station building with greater functionality than the previous one, which still stands, was put into use.

Train services

Currently, Kielce is an important intersection of railway lines, running to Częstochowa and Lubliniec, Warsaw, Kraków and Sandomierz.

Bus services

In the vicinity of the train station (exactly on Żelazna Street), there are 2 stops served by a total of 7 bus lines (33, 34, 44, 45, 54, 100, N2). The Kielce Bus Station is located near the train station, which was put into use again in 2020 after reconstruction.[3]

References
  1. "Wykaz stacji pasażerskich wraz z ich kategoryzacją oraz określeniem dostępności do obiektu" (PDF). Polish State Railways. item No. 170
  2. "Wymiana pasażerska na stacjach w Polsce w 2018 r." Urząd Transportu Kolejowego. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  3. "Kielce: Po północy pierwsze odjazdy z dworca autobusowego". www.transport-publiczny.pl. Retrieved 30 July 2021.


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