Kielce railway station

Kielce
Railway Station
General information
Location	Kielce, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship Poland
Coordinates	50°52′27″N 20°37′04″E
Owned by	Polskie Koleje Państwowe S.A.
Platforms	3
Tracks	5
History
Opened	1885 (1885)
Electrified	yes

Kielce railway station is a railway station in Kielce, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (Holy Cross Province), Poland. According to the classification of passenger stations in Poland, it belongs to Voivodeship station. In 2018, the station served approximately 5,400 passengers a day.

History

The history of the station dates back to 1885, when it was opened on January 25, when the construction of the line linking Iwanogród (Dęblin) and Dąbrowa Górnicza was completed. During World War I, the Russians partially blew it up, but the railway station was rebuilt soon after by the Austrians who occupied the city in a slightly changed form. During the war in 1939, one of the wings and the front part from the track side were damaged. The damage was repaired by the Germans, removing details from the façade and changing the shape of the windows. The building existed in this form until 1966. Five years later, in 1971, a new station building with greater functionality than the previous one, which still stands, was put into use.

Train services

Currently, Kielce is an important intersection of railway lines, running to Częstochowa and Lubliniec, Warsaw, Kraków and Sandomierz.

Bus services

In the vicinity of the train station (exactly on Żelazna Street), there are 2 stops served by a total of 7 bus lines (33, 34, 44, 45, 54, 100, N2). The Kielce Bus Station is located near the train station, which was put into use again in 2020 after reconstruction.

External links

• Media related to Kielce train station at Wikimedia Commons