Łódź Chojny railway station

Łódź Chojny is a railway station in Łódź, Poland, located in Górna district. Being an essential part of circular line, it serves the traffic between Łódź Kaliska and Łódź Widzew stations, and since 2011 it serves most of PKP Intercity trains passing through Łódź, mostly running between Warsaw and Wrocław.

Łódź Chojny
Łódź Chojny station in March 2017
LocationŁódź, Poland
Owned byPolish State Railways
Line(s)
Platforms4
History
Opened1903
Electrified1958
Previous namesChojny (1903-1940)
Litzmannstadt Süd (1940-1945)
Services
Preceding station   PKP   Following station
PKP
PKP
Preceding station   Przewozy Regionalne   Following station
PR
toward Częstochowa
PR
toward Opoczno
Preceding station   ŁKA   Following station
Łódź - Łowicz

History

The station was opened alongside the circular line running from Widzew station to Łódź Kaliska in 1903. Initially it served both passenger and freight trains. In 1906 it was incorporated into the city of Łódź along with Chojny settlement, which was served by the station. During World War I track gauge was changed from 1524 mm to 1435 mm. In 1941 the station received a connection with Łódź Olechów cargo station. Electrification of the station took place in 1958.

In the 20th century, up until the 1990s, the station was a stopping point for international routes: Warsaw - Paris and Prague - Moscow. In 2002 the station was excluded from passenger services, serving only freight trains.

The station was reopened for passengers in 2011 due to closure and general reconstruction of Łódź Fabryczna station. Between 2011 and 2015 the station building was refurbished. Since 2015 the station is one of the significant elements of Łódź Metropolitan Railway.[1]

References

  1. "Ogólnopolska Baza Kolejowa". www.bazakolejowa.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-01-31.



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