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Łódź Widzew is a major railway station located in Widzew, an eastern district in the city of Łódź, Poland. It is located on a number of important railway lines including the Łódź Fabryczna to Koluszki and Warsaw railway line, the Widzew to Kutno 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, Polregio, and Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna (ŁKA). The maintenance depot of Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna is located at the station.
Działdowo railway station is a railway station serving the town of Działdowo, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland. The station is located on the Warsaw–Gdańsk railway, Działdowo–Chojnice railway and Działdowo–Olsztyn railway. The train services are operated by PKP, Polregio and Koleje Mazowieckie.
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- Toliszczek article at Polish Stations Database, URL accessed at 19 March 2006
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