Łódź Kaliska is one of the two main railway stations in the central

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. It is located west of the center of the city, in the district of

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, and it consists of six platforms. The first complex of the station, designed by Polish architect Czesław Domaniewski, was built in 1902 in the style of

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. Inside, there were several Art Nouveau elements, including crystal windows in doors, as well as brass fittings. The station served the Warsaw–Kalisz Railway, built between 1900 and 1902. On 28 September 1946 a major rail accident occurred at the station, in which 21 people died. In 1994, a brand new complex of the Łódź Kaliska station was completed, and has been in use since then. The station provides connections to all major cities of Poland, including Warsaw,

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, and

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, as well as

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. The station is the terminus of

Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna (Łódź Metropolitan Railway) is a commuter rail, commuter and regional rail service operating between the Poland, Polish city of Łódź and surrounding towns in the Łódź Voivodeship (province). The company was f ...

(Łódź Commuter Railway), which serves towns in the Łódź region.

Public transit

The station can be accessed by tram and bus lines: * ''Bandurskiego - Dworzec Łódź Kaliska'' stop **

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: 10A, 10B, 12, 14, 18 **

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: 6 (ZPK Markab), 65B, 80, 86A, 86B, 99 * ''Włókniarzy - Mickiewicza (Dworzec Łódź Kaliska)'' stop ** Trams: 8, 12 ** Buses: 6 (ZPK Markab), 52, 65A, 80, 86A, 86B, 93, 99 * ''Włókniarzy - Karolewska (Dworzec Łódź Kaliska)'' stop ** Trams: 8, 16 ** Buses: 65A, 80, 86A, 86B, 97A, 97B, 99 * ''Dworzec Łódź Kaliska'' bus terminus ** Buses: 6 (ZPK Markab), 52, 93, 97A, 97B

Train services

The station is served by the following trains: * Intercity trains (IC) ''Łódź Fabryczna — Bydgoszcz — Gdynia Główna'' *Intercity trains (IC) ''Gdynia - Gdańsk - Bydgoszcz - Toruń - Kutno - Łódź - Częstochowa - Katowice - Bielsko-Biała'' * Intercity trains (TLK) ''Gdynia Główna — Bydgoszcz/Grudziądz — Łódź — Katowice'' * InterRegio trains (IR) ''Łódź Kaliska — Warszawa Glowna'' * InterRegio trains (IR) ''Ostrów Wielkopolski — Łódź — Warszawa Główna'' * InterRegio trains (IR) ''Poznań Główny — Ostrów Wielkopolski — Łódź — Warszawa Główna'' * Regiona trains (PR) ''Łódź Kaliska — Ostrów Wielkopolski'' * Regional trains (PR) ''Łódź Kaliska — Ostrów Wielkopolski — Poznań Główny'' * Regional trains (PR) ''Łódź Kaliska — Częstochowa'' * Regional trains PR) ''Łódź Kaliska — Skarżysko-Kamienna'' Polregio. PR 12371 Łódź Kaliska — Skarżysko-Kamienna. Timetable
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Gallery

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References

External links

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Schedule of the station - departures

Photos of the station
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Public transit

Train services

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See also

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