Wrocław Mikołajów railway station
Wrocław Mikołajów | |||||
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_Travelarz.jpg) Station building view from Stacyjna Street | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Stacyjna 5, 53-613 Wrocław Fabryczna/Szczepin, Wrocław Poland | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°6′55″N 16°59′53″E / 51.11528°N 16.99806°E | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||
| Train operators | PKP Intercity Polregio Koleje Dolnośląskie | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1906 | ||||
| Previous names | Breslau Nikolaitor (until 1945) | ||||
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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 Główny – Poznań Główny) and line no. 143 (Kalety – Wrocław 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| Year | Annual Passenger Exchange | Daily Passenger Exchange | Rank (Poland) |
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| 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
[edit]- ^ "Wykaz posterunków ruchu i punktów ekspedycyjnych" (PDF). plk-sa.pl (in Polish). 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
- ^ Kruk, Marcin (2019-12-03). "Zatłoczony pociąg Trzebnica - Wrocław to wina wrocławian?". Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ "Wrocław Mikołajów". Atlas kolejowy. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ "Wrocław Mikołajów – jeden peron już gotowy". www.wrocław.pl. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ Knapik, Bartłomiej (2011-05-07). "Dworzec Wrocław Mikołajów otwarty po remoncie". Tu Wroclaw. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe SA. Sieciowy Rozkład Jazdy Pociągów 2019/2020.
- ^ Kazimierczak, Marcin (2018-08-22). "Pociągi dojadą z Mikołajowa na Krzyki i Gaj? Koszt inwestycji: 200 mln zł". Gazeta Wrocławska. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ a b c d Urząd Transportu Kolejowego. "Przewozy pasażerskie". Portal statystyczny UTK (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ^ "Wymiana pasażerska na stacjach w Polsce w 2018 r." Urząd Transportu Kolejowego. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
- ^ Urząd Transportu Kolejowego. "Wymiana pasażerska - Dane o stacjach 2022". Retrieved 2023-09-17.