Zgierz railway station

Railway station in Zgierz, Poland

Zgierz

Regional Station[1]

Main building of the station

General information
Location| Zgierz, Łódź Voivodeship
Poland
Owned by| Polish State Railways
Line(s)|

* 15 Łódź–Bednary railway
* 16 Łódź-Kutno railway

Platforms| 2
Tracks| 5
History
Opened| 1902
Rebuilt| 1923-1926, 2019-ongoing
Electrified| 1965
Previous names| Görnau (1940-1945)
Services
| Preceding station  | PKP Intercity | Following station

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Ozorków

towards Gdynia Główna

|  | IC |  | Łódź Żabieniec

towards Łódź Fabryczna or Bielsko-Biała Główna

Łódź Żabieniec

towards Katowice

|  | TLK |  | Ozorków

towards Gdynia Główna

Preceding station  | Polregio | Following station
Zgierz Jaracza

towards Toruń Główny

|  | PR |  | Łódź Radogoszcz Zachód

towards Łódź Kaliska

Preceding station  |  ŁKA | Following station
Łódź Radogoszcz Zachód

towards Łódź Widzew

|  | Łódź - Toruń |  | Zgierz Jaracza

towards Toruń

| Łódź - Łowicz |  | Smardzew

towards Łowicz Główny

Łódź Radogoszcz Zachód

towards Łódź Fabryczna

|  | Łódź Widzew - Łódź Kaliska - Zgierz |  | Terminus
Łódź Radogoszcz Wschód

towards Łódź Fabryczna

|  | Łódź Widzew - Zgierz via Stoki |

Zgierz is a main railway station for the town of Zgierz, Łódź Voivodeship, serving two major railway lines connecting Łódź with Kutno and Łowicz, as well as being a key station of the railway ring surrounding city of Łódź.[2]

Opened in 1902, it initially served the Warsaw-Kalisz Railway section between Łódź Kaliska and Łowicz stations, but in the 1920s it was rebuilt due to construction of a line between Łódź Widzew and Kutno stations. The main station's building was built in Renaissance Revival style, same as those in Pabianice, Zduńska Wola and Sieradz. The building hasn't changed significantly until the 1980s, when the first refurbishment was made (exterior was plastered, and the interior rearranged) and 2011, when the building went under capital refurbishment.[3] Since 2019 the station goes through another refurbishment.[4]

Currently, the station serves mostly ŁKA commuter trains running from Łódź to Łowicz and Kutno, as well as commuter routes from Łódź Kaliska, Łódź Fabryczna and Łódź Widzew stations as well. It is also a stopping point for PolRegio regional trains running between Łódź and Toruń, as well as PKP Intercity trains running from Gdynia to Katowice.

## Train services

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The station is served by the following services:

* Intercity services (IC) Łódź Fabryczna — Bydgoszcz — Gdynia Główna[5]
* Intercity services (IC) Gdynia - Gdańsk - Bydgoszcz - Toruń - Kutno - Łódź - Częstochowa - Katowice - Bielsko-Biała[6]
* Intercity services (TLK) Gdynia Główna — Bydgoszcz/Grudziądz — Łódź — Katowice[7][8]

## References

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1. ^ "Wykaz stacji pasażerskich" (PDF) (in Polish). PKP S.A. p. 547.
2. ^ "Zgierz (st) • Województwo łódzkie (PL) / © Atlas Kolejowy Polski, Czech i Słowacji". www.atlaskolejowy.net. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
3. ^ "Ogólnopolska Baza Kolejowa". www.bazakolejowa.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-05-06.
4. ^ Zemła, Jacek (2020-03-01). "Co się dzieje na dworcu kolejowym w Zgierzu? [Zdjęcia]". Zgierz Nasze Miasto (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-08-11.
5. ^ Koleo. IC 1532 KOCIEWIE Łódź Fabryczna — Gdynia Główna. Timetable. https://koleo.pl/pociag/IC/1532-KOCIEWIE/
6. ^ Koleo. PKP IC 5420 HUTNIK. Gdynia Główna — Bielsko-Biała Główna. https://koleo.pl/pociag/IC/5420-HUTNIK/
7. ^ Koleo. PKP TLK 45102 FLISAK Katowice — Gdynia Główna. Timetable. https://koleo.pl/pociag/TLK/45100-DOKER/
8. ^ Koleo. PKP TLK 45100 DOKER Katowice — Gdynia Główna. Timetable. https://koleo.pl/pociag/TLK/45102-FLISAK/

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