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Warszawa Mokotów Railway Station
Warszawa Mokotów (''Warsaw Mokotów''), until 1930 known simply as Warszawa (''Warsaw''), was a narrow-gauge railway station in Warsaw, Poland, located at the Union of Lublin Square. It was a turning station of two lines operated by the Wilanów Railway, and one line of the Grójec Commuter Railway. It was opened in 1892, and in 1935, it was moved the intersection of Puławska and Odyńca Streets, where it operated until 1938. History In 1892, next to the Union of Lublin Square, between Puławska and Chocimska Streets, was opened the Warszawa (''Warsaw'') narrow-gauge railway station. It was a terminal station of two lines operated by the Wilanów Railway, one to leading to Piaseczno, and other to station Warszawa Główna Wąskotorowa in the city centre. In 1898, there was also added a line of the Grójec Commuter Railway, leading to the Nowe Miasto nad Pilicą. In 1930, it was renamted to ''Warszawa (Mokotów)'', and in 1933, to ''Warszawa Mokotów'', in reference to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Of Lublin Square
Union of Lublin Square (Polish language, Polish: ''Plac Unii Lubelskiej'') is an Town square, urban square and a roundabout in Warsaw, Poland, within the Downtown, Warsaw, Downtown district. It forms an intersection of Polna, Marszałkowska Street, Warsaw, Marszałkowska, Bagatela, Puławska Street, Warsaw, Puławska, Klonowa, and Boya-Żeleńskiego Streets, and Szucha Avenue. The square was constructed in 1770. It is surrounded by tenements. Name The name of the square refers to the Union of Lublin, an agreement signed in 1569, which led to the creation of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The name was given on 1 July 1919, on the 350th anniversary of the signing of the document. Originally, it was known as the Mokotów Roundabout (Polish language, Polish: ''Rondo Mokotowskie'') due to its location near the village of Mokotów (now part of Warsaw).Eugeniusz Szwankowski: ''Ulice i place Warszawy''. Warsaw: Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1970, p. 232–233. (in Polish) Aroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
