Łódź Żabieniec railway station
Łódź Żabieniec | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Łódź Żabieniec station in 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Łódź, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Polish State Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1965 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Łódź Żabieniec (Polish pronunciation: [ʐabiɛniɛt͡s]) is a railway station in Łódź, Poland, located in Bałuty district. It serves regional passenger traffic from Łódź Kaliska station to Zgierz, Łowicz, Kutno and Toruń.
History[edit]
Initially, in 1910, the site of station served as guard post, securing a single-level crossing between the Warsaw-Kalisz Railway and a tram line between Łódź and Aleksandrów.
The first building at the station was erected in 1951. Five years later a viaduct for Aleksandrowska street and tram tracks were constructed south to the station.
In 1972 the passenger section of the station, consisting of two single-edged platforms and an underground passage between them and the neighbouring streets, was opened south to the viaduct, leaving the already existing part of station for cargo service.[1]
Current state[edit]
The station's building was repurposed after 2010, due to closure of cash office. It has been adapted to serve as a restaurant.
The underground passage is notorious for being flooded during heavy rains. Refurbishment of the passage and reconstruction of the platforms began in 2019.[2]
The station is a crucial point for cargo transportation, as it serves branch lines to the production plants located in Teofilów, as well as EC-3 power plant.[3]
Train services[edit]
The station is served by the following services:
- Intercity services (IC) Łódź Fabryczna — Bydgoszcz — Gdynia Główna[4]
- Intercity services (IC) Gdynia - Gdańsk - Bydgoszcz - Toruń - Kutno - Łódź - Częstochowa - Katowice - Bielsko-Biała[5]
- Intercity services (TLK) Gdynia Główna — Bydgoszcz/Grudziądz — Łódź — Katowice[6][7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Łódź Żabieniec" (in Polish). Baza kolejowa.
- ^ Fiszer, Kacper. "Łódź Żabieniec - Modernizacja w latach 2019-2021" (in Polish). Rynek Kolejowy.
- ^ "Łódź Żabieniec" (in Polish). Ogólnopolska Baza Kolejowa.
- ^ Koleo. IC 1532 KOCIEWIE Łódź Fabryczna — Gdynia Główna. Timetable. https://koleo.pl/pociag/IC/1532-KOCIEWIE/
- ^ Koleo. PKP IC 5420 HUTNIK. Gdynia Główna — Bielsko-Biała Główna. https://koleo.pl/pociag/IC/5420-HUTNIK/
- ^ Koleo. PKP TLK 45102 FLISAK Katowice — Gdynia Główna. Timetable. https://koleo.pl/pociag/TLK/45100-DOKER/
- ^ Koleo. PKP TLK 45100 DOKER Katowice — Gdynia Główna. Timetable. https://koleo.pl/pociag/TLK/45102-FLISAK/
51°47′37″N 19°24′25.6″E / 51.79361°N 19.407111°E
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