Bytom railway station

Bytom
General information
Location	Bytom, Silesian Voivodeship Poland
Coordinates	50°12′13″N18°32′43″E / 50.2036°N 18.5454°E / 50.2036; 18.5454
Owned by	Polskie Koleje Państwowe S.A.
Platforms	3
Tracks	6
History
Opened	1868 1929
Previous names	Beuthen, Beuthen O/Schl. Hbf.
Services
Preceding station KŚ Following station Bytom Karb towards Lubliniec S8 Chorzów Stary towards Katowice Gliwice Terminus S18 Terminus
Location Bytom Location within Poland

Bytom railway station is a station in Bytom, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It is the main railway station for Bytom, located by Wolski Square. One of the few in Poland with a platform hall. ^[1]

History

The modern-day building is located on the grounds of Bytom's former, historic railway station, built in 1868. The former railway station was built together with the construction of the Tarnowskie Góry - Katowice - Czechowice-Dziedzice. After World War I, and the division of Silesia, the station's significance increased. In 1929–30, the two oldest buildings from 1872 and 1900 were demolished, and replaced by a new railway station building with a platform hall, in the place of the former round engine house from 1872 and a depot for the transit of cargo from wagons on narrow-gauge railway and normal track gauge. Platforms 2,3 and 4 operated German routes, whilst platform 1 operated Polish routes.

The railway station remains in its modernist architectural form. ^[2]

Connections

• 131 Chorzów Batory - Tczew
• 132 Bytom - Wrocław Główny
• 710 Bytom - Bytom Borek

References

1. "Informacje z woj. śląskiego". www.tvs.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 20 August 2017.
2. "Bytom: odnowiono wnętrza dworca kolejowego - nettg.pl – portal górniczy". nettg.pl. Retrieved 20 August 2017.