Sosnowiec Główny railway station
Sosnowiec Główny | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Częstochowa, Silesia Sosnowiec | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°16′43″N 19°07′28″E / 50.278567°N 19.1244057°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Polskie Koleje Państwowe S.A. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | 1 Warszawa Zachodnia – Katowice 62 Tunel – Sosnowiec Główny | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Building: Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | August 24, 1859 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Sosnowice (1859–1900) Sosnowiec (1901–1914) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sosnowiec Główny railway station is a major railway stations in Sosnowiec, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. The station is located about 9 km to the East of Katowice railway station. As of 2022, it is served by Polregio (local and InterRegio services) and PKP Intercity (EIP, InterCity, and TLK services).
The railway station was established on August 24, 1859 as part of the connection of the Warsaw-Vienna Railway and the Upper Silesian Railway as a border station, which over time gave rise to the city of Sosnowiec. The building of station has heritage monument status and its creation gave rise to the development of the city.