Gdańsk Nowe Szkoty is a former SKM stop in the quarter of

Nowe Szkoty Nowe Szkoty (german: Neu Schottland/Neuschottland; en, New Scotland; csb, Nowi Szotland) is one of the neighbourhoods of the city of Gdańsk, Poland. It belongs to the administrative district of Wrzeszcz, Wrzeszcz Dolny since 2010. History Ne ...

Gdańsk Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benen ...

, Poland. It is no longer used since June 2005, after canceling passenger service on

Nowy Port Nowy Port (german: Neufahrwasser; csb, Fôrwôter) is a district of the city of Gdańsk, Poland. It borders with Brzeźno to the west, Letnica to the south, and Przeróbka to the east (over the Martwa Wisła). The landmark of the district is ...

line. This line is now used only for freight transport. However, the halt was re-opened for a short time in November 2006 due to the renovation of the preceding SKM stop.

General information

The stop is connected with Gdańsk Politechnika stop. The platforms were almost parallel and it took few seconds to move from one to another. Right now the platform and former ticket office is devastated and its condition is getting worse every day.

The line

The line connecting

Gdańsk Główny Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benen ...

(''Danzig Hbf.'') with Gdańsk Nowy Port (''Danzig Neufahrwasser'') was opened in October 1867. It had been electrified in 1951, but the voltage was changed (from 800 V) into standard 3 kV in 1973. The line served mostly as the transport route for shipyard workers who commuted to the

Gdańsk Shipyard The Gdańsk Shipyard ( pl, Stocznia Gdańska, formerly Lenin Shipyard) is a large Polish shipyard, located in the city of Gdańsk. The yard gained international fame when Solidarity () was founded there in September 1980. It is situated on the w ...

. On December 15, 2002, the line was shortened to reach only Gdańsk Brzeźno. On June 25, 2005, the line was completely closed for passenger service.

References

Gdańsk Nowe Szkoty
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Polish Railway Database
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Revolution in Gdańsk? (''Rewolucja w Gdańsku?'')
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www.rynek-kolejowy.pl
URL accessed at April 28, 2007 Railway stations served by Szybka Kolej Miejska (Tricity)

Railway stations in Poland opened in 1867 {{Poland-railstation-stub