Łódź Widzew railway station
Railway station in Łódź, Poland
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Łódź Widzew is a major railway station located in Widzew, an eastern district in the city of Łódź, Poland. It is located on a number of important railway lines including the Łódź Fabryczna to Koluszki and Warsaw railway line, the Widzew to Kutno railway line, and the Łódź Kaliska to Warsaw line. It consists of three island platforms and six tracks. The station is served by all passing passenger trains, including long distance and local services. Trains departing from the station serve major Polish cities, regional towns in the Łódź Province, and other stations in the Łódź metropolitan area. Operators include PKP Intercity, Polregio, and Łódź Agglomeration Railway (ŁKA). The maintenance depot of Łódź Agglomeration Railway is located at the station.
- Łódź Cross-City Line
- Łódź Circular Line
- 16 Łódź–Kutno railway
- 540 to Chojny
- 541 to Olechów
Łódź Widzew | |||||
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 Łódź Widzew railway station. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Łódź, Poland | ||||
| Owner | Polish State Railways | ||||
| Lines |
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| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Tracks | 6 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Parking | yes | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1901 | ||||
| Rebuilt | 2003, 2010, 2012. | ||||
| Former names | Widzew (1901-1940) Litzmannstadt Ost (1940-1945) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018 | 6800[1] | ||||
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Public transit
The station is served by local bus routes run by city bus operator MPK Łódź:
- Pass-through: W (special shift service to Dąbrowa station), N1A, N1B (night lines from Janów to Teofilów and Aleksandrów Łódzki)
- Terminating: 69A, 69B (from Retkinia), 75A, 75B (from Chocianowice), 75C (from Dąbrowa station), 82A, 82B (from Andrzejów station and Stróża).
The station has a passenger waiting room, ticket counter and car park.
An extension of the tram system to the station is planned. Currently tram lines 3, 9A, 9B, 10A and 10B stop on Rokicińska street near the Rondo Inwalidów roundabout, located around 580 metres (1,900 ft) from the station.
Train services
The station is served by the following services:
- Intercity services (IC) Łódź Fabryczna — Warszawa Główna/Warszawa Wschodnia[2][3][4]
- Intercity services (IC) Łódź Fabryczna — Warszawa — Lublin Główny[5]
- Intercity services (IC) Łódź Fabryczna — Warszawa — Gdańsk Glowny — Kołobrzeg[6]
- Intercity services (IC) Łódź Fabryczna — Bydgoszcz — Gdynia Główna[7]
- Intercity services (IC) Łódź Fabryczna — Tomaszów Mazowiecki/Częstochowa — Kraków Główny[8][9]
- Intercity services (IC) Gdynia - Gdańsk - Bydgoszcz - Toruń - Kutno - Łódź - Częstochowa - Katowice - Bielsko-Biała[10]
- Intercity services (IC) Wrocław Główny — Łódź — Warszawa Wschodnia[11]
- Intercity services (IC) Zgorzelec - Legnica - Wrocław - Ostrów Wielkopolski - Łódź - Warszawa[12]
- Intercity services (IC) Białystok - Warszawa - Łódź - Ostrów Wielkopolski - Wrocław[13]
- Intercity services (IC) Ełk - Białystok - Warszawa - Łódź - Ostrów Wielkopolski - Wrocław[14]
- Intercity services (TLK) Gdynia Główna — Bydgoszcz/Grudziądz — Łódź — Katowice[15][16]
- InterRegio services (IR) Łódź Fabryczna — Warszawa Glowna [17]
- InterRegio services (IR) Łódź Kaliska — Warszawa Glowna [18]
- InterRegio services (IR) Ostrów Wielkopolski — Łódź — Warszawa Główna[19]
- InterRegio services (IR) Poznań Główny — Ostrów Wielkopolski — Łódź — Warszawa Główna[20]
- Regional services (PR) Łódź Fabryczna — Częstochowa [21]
- Regional services (PR) Łódź Kaliska — Częstochowa [22]
- Regional services (PR) Łódź Kaliska — Skarżysko-Kamienna [23]
| Preceding station |  PKP Intercity |
Following station | ||
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| Koluszki towards Warszawa Główna or Warszawa Wschodnia |
IC | Łódź Fabryczna Terminus | ||
| Koluszki towards Lublin Główny | ||||
| Koluszki towards Kołobrzeg | ||||
| Łódź Chojny towards Gdynia Główna | ||||
| Tomaszów Mazowiecki towards Kraków Główny |
IC Via Tomaszów Mazowiecki |
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| Piotrków Trybunalski towards Kraków Główny |
IC Via Częstochowa |
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| Łódź Chojny towards Gdynia Główna |
IC | Piotrków Trybunalski towards Bielsko-Biała Główna | ||
| Koluszki towards Warszawa Wschodnia |
IC Via Łódź |
Łódź Chojny towards Wrocław Główny | ||
| Koluszki towards Białystok | ||||
| Koluszki towards Ełk |
IC | |||
| Koluszki towards Warszawa Wschodnia |
Łódź Chojny towards Zgorzelec | |||
| Piotrków Trybunalski towards Katowice |
TLK | Łódź Chojny towards Gdynia Główna | ||
| Preceding station | Polregio | Following station | ||
| Łódź Niciarniana towards Łódź Fabryczna |
IR | Łódź Andrzejów towards Warszawa Główna | ||
| IR [Łódź Fabryczna - Warszawa Główna] (Going to Łódź Fabryczna and reversing back) |
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| Łódź Dąbrowa towards Łódź Kaliska | ||||
| Łódź Dąbrowa towards Ostrów Wielkopolski or Poznań Główny |
IR | Łódź Andrzejów towards Warszawa Główna | ||
| Łódź Dąbrowa towards Łódź Kaliska |
PR | Łódź Andrzejów towards Skarżysko-Kamienna | ||
| Łódź Niciarniana towards Łódź Fabryczna |
Łódź Andrzejów towards Częstochowa | |||
| PR [Łódź Kaliska - Częstochowa] (Going to Łódź Fabryczna and reversing back) |
Łódź Andrzejów Szosa towards Łódź Kaliska | |||
| Łódź Andrzejów towards Częstochowa | ||||
| Preceding station |  ŁKA |
Following station | ||
| Terminus | Łódź - Toruń | Łódź Dąbrowa towards Toruń Wschodni | ||
| Łódź - Łowicz | Łódź Dąbrowa towards Łowicz Główny | |||
| Łódź Niciarniana towards Łódź Fabryczna |
Łódź Widzew - Łódź Kaliska - Zgierz | Łódź Dąbrowa towards Zgierz | ||
| Łódź Andrzejów Szosa towards Zgierz | ||||
| Łódź Widzew - Zgierz via Stoki | Łódź Stoki towards Zgierz | |||
| Łódź - Skierniewice | Łódź Andrzejów towards Skierniewice | |||
| Łódź - Warsaw | Koluszki towards Warszawa Główna or Warszawa Wschodnia | |||
| Łódź - Radom | Łódź Andrzejów towards Radom | |||
| Łódź - Skarżysko-Kamienna | Łódź Andrzejów towards Skarżysko-Kamienna | |||
| Łódź - Radomsko | Łódź Andrzejów towards Radomsko | |||
| Terminus | Łódź - Sieradz | Łódź Dąbrowa towards Sieradz | ||
| Łódź Niciarniana towards Łódź Fabryczna |
Łódź - Poznań (jointly operated with Greater Poland Railways) |
Łódź Dąbrowa towards Poznań Główny | ||
