Szczecin Główny (

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for ''Szczecin main station'') is the principal railway station of the city of

Szczecin Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major s ...

, in the

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. The station opened on 15 August 1843 and is located on the Berlin-Szczecin railway, Wrocław–Szczecin railway,

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, Bützow-Szczecin railway and Szczecin-Trzebież Szczeciński railway. The train services are operated by

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and

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History

In 1836, the Berlin Committee for the Construction of the Berlin-Szczecin railway was founded. On 15 August 1843, the first train from Berlin pulled into the station, which at the time was known as the Berliner Bahnhof. This line ended in Berlin at Berlin Stettiner Bahnhof, later renamed

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). This was the start of the railways in Pomerania. The station was also the first step in the demolition of the Prussian city fortifications of Fort Prussia (Fort Preußen). In 1846 the railway line to Stargard was opened, in 1848 this was extended to Poznan. The station building dates from around 1900, which after alterations and reconstruction after the damage caused during

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still exists today. Between 1975 and 1980, most of the railways around Szczecin were electrified.

Modernisation

In 2007 the station was partially renovated in connection with the end of the regatta The Tall Ships Races. The entrance hall of the station and the footbridge were modernised. On 20 December 2010, an agreement was signed for the reconstruction of the station and its surroundings. It was planned that by the end of 2014 the works would be completed. On 1 October 2014 PKP signed a contract for the reconstruction of the railway. As part of this investment, the station building, platforms 1 and 4 were rebuilt and a new footbridge was built. In the future it is planned for the second phase of the modernisation of the station. The main building of the station was completely closed for renovation, with a temporary station opened. On 29 April 2016 the modernised station was opened.

Train services

The station is served by the following service(s): *Express Intercity services (EIC) ''

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'' *Intercity services ''Świnoujście - Szczecin - Stargard - Krzyż - Poznań - Kutno - Warsaw - Białystok / Lublin - Rzeszów'' *Intercity services ''Świnoujście - Szczecin - Stargard - Krzyż - Poznań - Leszno - Wrocław - Opole - Katowice - Kraków - Rzeszów - Przemyśl'' *Intercity services ''Szczecin - Stargard - Krzyż - Poznań - Kutno - Łowicz - Łódź - Kraków'' *Intercity services ''Szczecin - Stargard - Kalisz Pomorski - Piła - Bydgoszcz - Toruń - Kutno - Łowicz - Warsaw - Lublin'' *Intercity services (IC) ''Szczecin - Koszalin - Słupsk - Gdynia - Gdańsk'' *Intercity services (IC) ''Szczecin - Koszalin - Słupsk - Gdynia - Gdańsk - Elbląg/Iława - Olsztyn'' *Intercity services (IC) ''Szczecin - Koszalin - Słupsk - Gdynia - Gdańsk - Elbląg - Olsztyn - Białystok''Koleo. PKP IC 18104 RYBAK Białystok — Szczecin Główny Timetable
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/ref> *Intercity services ''Świnoujście - Szczecin - Kostrzyn - Rzepin - Zielona Góra - Legnica - Wrocław - Opole - Katowice / Częstochowa - Kraków - Rzeszów - Przemyśl'' *Intercity services ''Świnoujście - Szczecin - Kostrzyn - Rzepin - Zielona Góra - Legnica - Wrocław - Opole - Częstochowa - Kielce - Radom - Lublin'' *Regional services (R) ''Świnoujście - Goleniów - Szczecin - Stargard - Choszczno - Krzyż - Szamotuły - Poznań'' *Regional services (R) ''Szczecin - Stargard - Białogard - Koszalin - Slupsk'' *Regional services (R) ''Szczecin - Goleniów - Goleniów Airport - Gryfice - Kołobrzeg'' *Regional services (R) ''Szczecin - Stargard - Kalisz Pomorski - Piła'' *Regional services (R) ''Szczecin - Kostrzyn - Rzepin - Zielona Góra'' *Regional services ''Lübeck - Bad Kleinen - Güstrow - Neubrandenburg - Pasewalk - Szczecin'' *Regional services ''Berlin - Eberswalde - Angermünde - Tantow - Szczecin'' *Regional services '' Angermünde - Tantow - Szczecin''

Public transport

Bus and tram services depart from the station.

Gallery

File:SG(24) Travelarz.JPG, The ticket office File:2010-12-szczecin-by-RalfR-21.jpg, A bus outside the station File:Konstal 102Na 626, tram line 3, Szczecin, 2006.jpg, A tram outside the station File:Szczecin Glowny dron (1).jpg, The station File:Szczecin 05-2017 img01 Railway station.jpg, The modernised station

References

External links

* Główny 1843 establishments in Prussia Railway stations in Poland opened in 1843 {{Poland-railstation-stub