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Wrocław Mikołajów railway station

Wrocław Mikołajów
Station building view from Stacyjna Street
General information
LocationStacyjna 5, 53-613 Wrocław
Fabryczna/Szczepin, Wrocław
Poland
Coordinates51°6′55″N 16°59′53″E / 51.11528°N 16.99806°E / 51.11528; 16.99806
Platforms2
Tracks4
Train operatorsPKP Intercity
Polregio
Koleje Dolnośląskie
History
Opened1906
Previous namesBreslau Nikolaitor
(until 1945)
Location
Wrocław Mikołajów is located in Wrocław
Wrocław Mikołajów
Wrocław Mikołajów
Location within Wrocław

Wrocław Mikołajów – a passenger station.[1] located in Wrocław, in the Szczepin neighborhood, at 5 Stacyjna Street. It is situated at the intersection of railway line no. 271 (Wrocław GłównyPoznań Główny) and line no. 143 (KaletyWrocław Popowice WP2). The station is located in close proximity to Legnicka Street, a major urban thoroughfare. Wrocław Mikołajów is the second most popular station in Wrocław and plays a significant role in urban and suburban transit as part of the Lower Silesian Agglomeration Railway.[2]

History

The station, was opened in 1906 under the name Breslau Nicolaitor, later changed to Breslau Nikolaitor. After the shift in sovereignty, the station was renamed Wrocław Mikołajów.[3] Between 2010 and 2011, the station underwent renovation, and in 2012, as part of the modernization of the railway line to Poznań, the entire station was rebuilt.[4] Despite these changes, the historic character of the station was preserved, including features like the old clock.[5]

Connections

The station serves trains of most categories operated by all domestic carriers providing passenger services in Lower Silesia, including PKP Intercity, Polregio, and Koleje Dolnośląskie. Both express and local trains stop at Wrocław Mikołajów. The station offers connections to several agglomeration railway stations, including Wrocław Główny, Bierutów, Jelcz-Laskowice, Kluczbork, Kłodzko Główne, Krotoszyn, Oleśnica, Ostrów Wielkopolski, Rawicz, Trzebnica, and Żmigród.[6]

There are plans to utilize Wrocław Mikołajów as a stop for new urban rapid transit trains operating on Wrocław's southern rail bypass[7]

Passenger Traffic

Year Annual Passenger Exchange Daily Passenger Exchange Rank (Poland)
2017[8] 986 000 2 700 91
2018[9] 1 100 000 3 000
2019[8] 1 460 000 4 000 71
2020[8] 915 000 2 500 66
2021[8] 986 000 2 700 74
2022[10] 4 200 70

References

  1. ^ "Wykaz posterunków ruchu i punktów ekspedycyjnych" (PDF). plk-sa.pl (in Polish). 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  2. ^ Kruk, Marcin (2019-12-03). "Zatłoczony pociąg Trzebnica - Wrocław to wina wrocławian?". Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  3. ^ "Wrocław Mikołajów". Atlas kolejowy. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  4. ^ "Wrocław Mikołajów – jeden peron już gotowy". www.wrocław.pl. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  5. ^ Knapik, Bartłomiej (2011-05-07). "Dworzec Wrocław Mikołajów otwarty po remoncie". Tu Wroclaw. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  6. ^ PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe SA. Sieciowy Rozkład Jazdy Pociągów 2019/2020.
  7. ^ Kazimierczak, Marcin (2018-08-22). "Pociągi dojadą z Mikołajowa na Krzyki i Gaj? Koszt inwestycji: 200 mln zł". Gazeta Wrocławska. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  8. ^ a b c d Urząd Transportu Kolejowego. "Przewozy pasażerskie". Portal statystyczny UTK (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  9. ^ "Wymiana pasażerska na stacjach w Polsce w 2018 r." Urząd Transportu Kolejowego. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  10. ^ Urząd Transportu Kolejowego. "Wymiana pasażerska - Dane o stacjach 2022". Retrieved 2023-09-17.