Lublin Główny railway station

Lublin railway station (Polish Stacja Lublin) is the most important railway station in Lublin, Poland. It was officially renamed to Lublin Główny (Lublin Main) in December, 2019 [1] to distinguish it from other, much smaller stations located in Lublin.

Lublin Główny Station
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LocationZa Cukrownią, Lublin, Lublin Voivodeship
Poland
Owned byPolskie Koleje Państwowe S.A.
Platforms6
History
Opened1877 (renovated 1996-2004)
Previous namesLublin
Railway lines in the area around Lublin circa 2009. Lines marked in red and blue did not carry passenger traffic.

The station serves trains running on the four lines radiating from Lublin: north-east to Warsaw, north to Łuków, east to Chełm and the border with Ukraine, and south to Przeworsk. It is one of the busiest stations in eastern Poland, with over 50 train departures on a typical day.

History

The station building was opened in 1877, together with the Vistula River Railroad, which connected Warsaw with Kovel. At the time Lublin was in the Russian Empire as part of Congress Poland.

Following the recreation of Poland in 1918, the station building was reconstructed in the 1920s to give it a more Polish style,[2] as the original building looked like a typical station of the Russian Empire.[3] In recent years the station was completely refurbished. Because of this, it is now considered one of the best railway stations in Poland, according to Gazeta Wyborcza which gave it second place in the ranking of 23 most significant Polish railway stations.[4]

The station is linked by rail to the Lublin Airport.

Upgrades and modernization

In 2011 a modernization of the line north of Lublin to Lubartów started. The 25 km single track section had its maximum speed upgraded to 120 km/h, from previous 30-60 km/h.[5] Once finished, passenger services were restored on it starting from April 2, 2013. [6]

In 2017 modernization of the line between Lublin and Warsaw (specifically the section between Lublin and Pilawa) began, with train traffic suspended during construction and trains between Warsaw and Lublin rerouted through Łuków. The lined re-opened for partial service (using only one of the planned two tracks) in December, 2019. [7] Once the upgrade is completed at the end of 2020, the trip time between Lublin and Warsaw will be reduced to about 90 min, with maximum train speed reaching 160 km/h.

In 2018-2020 the train platforms of the station are being upgraded. [8]

Currently, the Lublin intercity bus terminal is inconveniently located 3 km away from the main railway station, making train-bus transfers difficult. However, there are plans to build a new bus terminal near the train station in the years 2020-2022. [9]

References
  1. Stacja Lublin zmienia nazwę od niedzieli. A pociągi do Warszawy wracają na trasę przez Puławy
  2. Photo of station in the 1940s
  3. Photo of the station as built
  4. Gazeta Wyborcza 2008 ranking
  5. "Remont torów na odcinku Lublin Lubartów: Pojedziemy 120 km/h".
  6. "Lubelskie: Modernizacja linii nr 30 będzie kontynuowana".
  7. "Wracają bezpośrednie pociągi z Lublina do Warszawy. Najszybszy przejazd? Dwie godziny i 16 minut".
  8. "Tymczasowy Lublin Główny. Od marca duże zmiany na dworcu PKP".
  9. "Dworzec Metropolitalny odmieni całą dzielnicę. Ale nie tylko".

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