Olsztyn Główny railway station
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| Location | Olsztyn, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°47′08″N 20°29′50″E / 53.7856553°N 20.4972517°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System | Railway Station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Polskie Koleje Państwowe S.A. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1872 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Allenstein Hauptbahnhof | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olsztyn Główny (Polish for Olsztyn Main station) is a railway station in Olsztyn in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in north-eastern Poland.
According to the classification of passenger stations in Poland, it is categorised as a voivodeship station.[1] In 2024, the station served approximately 9,600 passengers a day making it the 39th busiest station in Poland.[2]
The construction of the Main Railway Station in Olsztyn was completed on December 1, 1872. In 1907, a tram connection opened connecting the station with the city centre. In 1914, the station was renamed to Allenstein Hbf; previously, it was only called Allenstein.[3] The old tram lines were closed in 1967. In 2015, a new tram line was opened.
During World War II, the station burned down. The reconstruction and modernisation of the destroyed building was completed in 1948, the new station served the city for twenty years, after which it was dismantled and replaced by a new building in 1971.[4]
In August of 2022, the station building dating from 1971 was demolished for the beginning of the construction of a new station building and new platforms.[5][6] The grand opening of the new station was held on 21 February 2025.[7]
Train services
The station is served by the following service(s):
- Intercity services (IC) Szczecin - Koszalin - Słupsk - Lębork - Gdynia - Gdańsk - Malbork - Elbląg/Iława - Olsztyn[8][9][10][11]
- Intercity services (IC) Olsztyn - Warszawa - Skierniewice - Łódź[12]
- Intercity services (IC) Olsztyn - Warszawa - Skierniewice - Częstochowa - Katowice - Bielsko-Biała[13]
- Intercity services (IC) Olsztyn - Warszawa - Skierniewice - Częstochowa - Katowice - Gliwice - Racibórz[14]
- Regional services (R) Braniewo — Olsztyn Główny — Szczytno[15]
- Regional services (R) Elbląg — Olsztyn Główny[16]
- Regional services (R) Gdynia Chylonia — Olsztyn Główny[17]
- Regional services (R) Olsztyn Główny — Szczytno — Chorzele — Ostrołęka[18]
- Regional services (R) Toruń Główny — Jabłonowo Pomorskie — Iława — Olsztyn[19]
