Warszawa Mokotów (''Warsaw Mokotów''), until 1930 known simply as Warszawa (''Warsaw''), was a

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station in

Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at ...

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, 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'')

station. It was a terminal station of two lines operated by the Wilanów Railway, one to leading to

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, 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

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. In 1930, it was renamted to ''Warszawa (Mokotów)'', and in 1933, to ''Warszawa Mokotów'', in reference to the nearby town of

Mokotów Mokotów () is a district of Warsaw, the capital city of Poland. It is densely populated, and hosts many companies and foreign embassies. Only a small part of the district is lightly industrialised (''Służewiec Przemysłowy''), while the majori ...

. The station was moved in 1935 further south, to the intersection of Puławska and Odyńca Streets, where it operated until 1938. After that, its role was fulfilled by the Warszawa Południowa station. In 1962, in the original location of the station was opened

Supersam Supersam was a modernist supermarket in Warsaw, at Mokotowski Square, built in 1962 and designed by Jerzy Hryniewiecki, Maciej Krasinski and Ewa Krasińska with structural engineer Wacław Zalewski. It was the first self-serve supermarket in the c ...

, a first supermarket in Poland. It was considered a notable example of the

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in Poland. It was deconstructed in 2006, and in 2013, in its place was opened the Plac Unii skyscraper, that serves as an office building and a shopping centre.

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