Łódź Widzew is a major railway station located in
Widzew, an eastern district in the city of
Łódź
Łódź, also rendered in English as Lodz, is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located approximately south-west of Warsaw. The city's coat of arms is an example of canti ...
, Poland. It is located on a number of important railway lines including the
Łódź Fabryczna to
Koluszki
Koluszki is a town, and a major railway junction, in central Poland, in Łódź Voivodeship, about 20 km east of Łódź with a population of 12,776 (2020). The junction in Koluszki serves trains that go from Warsaw to Łódź, Wrocław, Cz ...
and
Warsaw
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...
railway line, the Widzew to
Kutno
Kutno is a city located in central Poland with 42,704 inhabitants (2021) and an area of . Situated in the Łódź Voivodeship since 1999, previously it was part of Płock Voivodeship (1975–1998) and it is now the capital of Kutno County.
Dur ...
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
PKP Intercity is a company of PKP Group responsible for long-distance passenger transport. It runs about 350 trains daily, connecting mainly large agglomerations and smaller towns in Poland. The company also provides most international trains to ...
,
Polregio
Polregio (formerly ''Przewozy Regionalne'') is a train operator in Poland, responsible for local and interregional passenger transportation. Each day it runs approximately 3,000 regional trains. In 2002 it carried 215 million passengers.
The ...
, and
Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna (ŁKA). The maintenance depot of Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna is located at the station.
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
Aleksandrów Łódzki (; german: 1943–45 Wirkheim) is a town in Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland. It is a part of the Łódź agglomeration. Aleksandrów Łódzki has an area of , and as of December 2021 it has a population of 21,789 ...
)
* Terminating: 69A, 69B (from
Retkinia
Retkinia is a panel block housing estate and district in the city of Łódź (Poland), located in the south-western part of the city. Formerly a suburban village, Retkinia was incorporated into Łódź in 1946. According to information provided by ...
), 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
A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport are ...
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 from the station.
References
External links
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Schedule of the station - departures
Widzew
Railway stations opened in 1901
Railway stations served by Przewozy Regionalne InterRegio
1901 establishments in Poland
Railway stations served by Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna
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