Categories of Polish rail stations

First classification

In 2005, the Department of Railroad Stations of the Polish State Railways divided the most important stations of the nation into four categories. These categories were named from A to D, based on number of passengers, visiting the stations annually.[1]

  • Category A (16 stations) - more than 2 million passengers annually,
  • Category B (22 stations) - between 1 and 2 million passengers annually,
  • Category C (35 stations) - between 300,000 - 1 million passengers annually,
  • Category D (4 stations) - fewer than 300,000 passengers annually.
Category ACategory BCategory CCategory D
  1. Katowice
  2. Gliwice
  3. Opole Główne
  4. Częstochowa
  5. Kraków Główny
  6. Poznań Główny
  7. Gdańsk Główny
  8. Gdynia Główna
  9. Tczew
  10. Szczecin Główny
  11. Stargard Szczeciński
  12. Bydgoszcz Główna
  13. Warsaw Central
  14. Warszawa Śródmieście PKP
  15. Wrocław Główny
  1. Zawiercie
  2. Bielsko-Biała Główna
  3. Tarnów
  4. Rzeszów Główny
  5. Lublin
  6. Kielce
  7. Łódź Kaliska
  8. Łódź Fabryczna
  9. Skierniewice
  10. Olsztyn Główny
  11. Leszno
  12. Toruń Główny
  13. Inowrocław
  14. Białystok
  15. Słupsk
  16. Warszawa Ochota
  17. Warszawa Wileńska
  18. Grodzisk Mazowiecki
  19. Mińsk Mazowiecki
  20. Tłuszcz
  21. Radom
  1. Tarnowskie Góry
  2. Myszków
  3. Lubliniec
  4. Żywiec
  5. Czechowice Dziedzice
  6. Tychy
  7. Rybnik
  8. Oświęcim
  9. Trzebinia
  10. Przemyśl Główny
  11. Piotrków Trybunalski
  12. Kutno
  13. Łowicz Główny
  14. Elbląg
  15. Iława Główna
  16. Ostrów Wielkopolski
  17. Zielona Góra
  18. Piła Główna
  19. Gorzów Wielkopolski
  20. Gdańsk Wrzeszcz
  21. Sopot
  22. Malbork
  23. Białogard
  24. Koszalin
  25. Kołobrzeg
  26. Włocławek
  27. Jelenia Góra
  28. Warszawa Zachodnia
  29. Warszawa Wschodnia
  30. Warszawa Gdańska
  31. Otwock
  32. Siedlce
  33. Kędzierzyn Koźle
  34. Oborniki Śląskie
  35. Żmigród
  1. Warszawa Stadion
  2. Warszawa Powiśle


Current classification system since 2015

In 2015, PKP SA introduced a new classification system of railway stations, based upon the importance of the station in general. Basic criteria are the kind of services served by the station, and number of commercial service points located within them.[2]

Overall, all stations are assigned to one of the categories:[3]

  • Premium station — stations served by international, intercity and interregional routes, which are an important interchange stations for entire state. Commercial services for passengers are provided.
  • Voivodeship station — stations served by international, intercity and interregional routes, offering standard commercial services.
  • Agglomeration station — stations serving domestic routes located up to 50 km away from city centre, with none or minimal commercial services.
  • Regional station — stations located in towns, mainly serving local and regional routes, they are an important interchange for boroughs.
  • Local station — stations used by commuters arriving to larger cities.
  • Tourist station — stations with little traffic rate, being mostly used during holiday seasons.

References

  1. PKP Dworce Kolejowe. "Roczna odprawa pasażerów" (PDF) (in Polish). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 9, 2006. Retrieved 29 February 2008.
  2. "PKP SA wprowadzają nową kategoryzację dworców". www.rynek-kolejowy.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  3. "Wykaz stacji pasażerskich" (PDF) (in Polish). PKP S.A.


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