Wrocław Brochów railway station
Wrocław Brochów | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Brochów, Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°03′35″N 17°05′21″E / 51.059722°N 17.089167°E | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Polskie Koleje Państwowe S.A. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1896 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Brockau, Broków, Brochów | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Wrocław Brochów railway station is a station in the osiedle of Brochów in Wrocław, Poland. The railway station was built in 1896 due to the growing importance of Brochów's railway yard, being one of the largest in the German Empire, found on the Wrocław – Oława line completed in 1842, the first phase of the Upper Silesian Railway.
Nowadays, only regional trains, operated by Przewozy Regionalne and Koleje Dolnośląskie on lines Wrocław Główny – Opole and Wrocław Wojnów – Jelcz Laskowice stop at the station. Nearby the passenger station is one of the largest railway cargo hubs in Poland – Wrocław Brochów Towarowy.
In December 2011, the station building's restoration began. The total cost of which was about 1,8 million Polish złotys (including adaptation for disabled people).