Previous names Brieg Platforms in use 2 | Opened 1842 | |
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Location Brzeg, Opole Voivodeship
Poland Owned by Polskie Koleje Państwowe S.A. Address plac Dworcowy, Brzeg, Poland Similar Malbork Castle, Auschwitz‑Birkenau Memorial and Muse, Gdańsk Bay | ||
Brzeg railway station is a station in Brzeg, Opole Voivodeship, Poland. The station is part of the Third Pan-European Corridor, linking Dresden - Wrocław - Kraków - Kiev.
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In the years 2009–2010, the railway infrastructure of the station and a 4 km stretch of the adjoining lines was redeveloped. The investment totaled 154 million Polish złoty. The modernisation was completed on 12 January 2012. Both the interior and the exterior of the station itself were thoroughly renovated, at a cost of 4.2 million Polish złoty. The reopening of the railway station was celebrated on 9 February 2012.
History
The railway station in Brzeg, located on the main line between Wrocław and Opole, is one of the oldest stations in Poland, on the oldest railway line in Poland. The railway reached Brzeg in August 1842. The station in Brzeg was built in 1869–1870, and it is a heritage listed building.