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Kościerzyna railway station

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Electrified
  
no

Platforms in use
  
4

Opened
  
1885

Kościerzyna railway station

Location
  
Kościerzyna, Pomeranian Voivodeship Poland

Operated by
  
Przewozy Regionalne SKM Tricity

Line(s)
  
201: Nowa Wieś Wielka–Gdynia Port railway 211: Chojnice–Kościerzyna railway 233: Pszczółki–Kościerzyna railway (closed)

Address
  
83-400 Koscierzyna, Poland

Similar
  
Żukowo Wschodnie railway st, Gołubie Kaszubskie railway st, Gdańsk Osowa railway st, Kiełpino Kartuskie railway st, Pępowo Kartuskie railway st

Kościerzyna railway station is a railway station serving the town of Kościerzyna, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. The station is located on the Nowa Wieś Wielka–Gdynia Port railway, Chojnice–Kościerzyna railway. The train services are operated by Przewozy Regionalne and SKM Tricity.

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History

The first line built from Pszczółki in the period of 1884 - 1885 reached Kościerzyna in 1885. Five years later, a line from Kościerzyna to Lipusz and Bytów opened. In 1901 another line reached the station (from Kartuzy and in 1928, a part of the Coal Line.

The station also used to lie on the Kościerzyna–Gołubie Kaszubskie railway until its closure in 1930 and Pszczółki–Kościerzyna railway. The station used to be known as Berent (Westpreußen) under German occupation between 1885-1920 and 1939-1945.

Heritage museum

Kościerzyna is famous for its Skansen Parowozownia Kościerzyna railway museum, located near the station, exhibiting many examples of Polish locomotives.

Train services

The station is served by the following service(s):

  • Regional services (R) Chojnice - Brusy - Lipusz - Koscierzyna
  • Regional services (R) Koscierzyna - Zukowo - Gdynia
  • References

    Kościerzyna railway station Wikipedia