Lubin railway station
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.jpg) Station building in 2012, prior to its demolition and the modernisation of the station | |||||
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| Location | Lubin, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Poland | ||||
| Owner | Polish State Railways | ||||
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| Platforms | 4 | ||||
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| Opened | 1 October 1871 | ||||
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Lubin, until 2019 Lubin Górniczy (German: Lüben) is the main railway station of the city of Lubin, in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland.
History
The station was opened by the Wrocław-Świdnica-Świebodzice Railway Company[1] as Lüben on 25 December 1869.[2] On 1 October 1871 the Legnica–Rudna Gwizdanów railway opened.[3] This followed by the Lubin–Chocianów railway which opened on 21 February 1916.[4]
After World War II, the area came under Polish administration. As a result, the station was taken over by Polish State Railways. The station was renamed three times: Lubin Lignicki in 1945, Lubin Legnicki in 1946, Lubin in 1967, and Lubin Górniczy in 1981.[1]
In 1985 passenger services were withdrawn on the Lubin–Chocianów railway, which was later dismantled in 1991.[4] The first electric train on the Legnica–Rudna Gwizdanów railway arrived at the station on 10 September 1986, after the line was electrified.[5]
Between 2010 and 2019 the station was closed to only freight traffic. Prior to this, from 2004, only seasonal trains called at the station; all regular passenger services had already been withdrawn.[2] The station building was demolished in 2012, despite the demolition being widely opposed among locals.[6]
In 2018, the station underwent major renovation and modernisation works in preparation for the reopening of the Legnica–Rudna Gwizdanów railway. New high-level boarding platforms, at a length of 200 m (660 ft) were constructed.[7] The following year in 2019, the station was renamed back to Lubin.[2] On 9 June 2019, the first section of the line opened, with the station temporarily serving as a terminus, until 15 December 2019, when the full line opened.[7]
Train services
The station is served by the following services:
- Regional services (KD) Wrocław - Legnica - Lubin - Głogów[8]
References
- 1 2 "Lubin". Atlas Kolejowy (in Polish). Retrieved 3 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Lubin". Ogólnopolska Baza Kolejowa (in Polish). Retrieved 3 July 2026.
- ↑ "289 Legnica - Rudna Gwizdanów". Atlas Kolejowy (in Polish). Retrieved 3 July 2026.
- 1 2 "319 Lubin Górniczy - Chocianów". Atlas Kolejowy (in Polish). Retrieved 3 July 2026.
- ↑ "Uroczysty wjazd pierwszego pociągu elektrycznego na ówczesną stację Lubin Góniczy 10 września 1986 r." [Ceremonial arrival of the first electric train at the then Lubin Góniczy station on 10 September 1986.]. Polska ORG (in Polish). Retrieved 3 July 2026.
- ↑ "Budynek dworca na stacji PKP Lubin Górniczy już prawie rozebrany" [The station building at the Lubin Górniczy railway station has almost been demolished.]. Polska ORG (in Polish). Retrieved 3 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Stacja kolejowa Lubin" [Lubin railway station]. Polska ORG (in Polish). Retrieved 3 July 2026.
- ↑ "D11/D12 Wrocław Główny - Legnica - Lubin - Głogów" (PDF). Rozkład jazdy (in Polish). Lower Silesian Railways. 14 June 2026.