Sochaczew railway station
Sochaczew | |
|---|---|
| Railway Station | |
 Sochaczew railway station | |
| Location | Sochaczew, Masovian Voivodeship Poland |
| Operated by | PKP Koleje Mazowieckie |
| Line(s) | 3: Warsaw–Kunowice railway (closed) |
| Platforms | 3 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1902 |
| Electrified | 1959 |
| Location | |
  Sochaczew Location in Poland | |
Sochaczew railway station is a railway station serving the town of Sochaczew, in the Masovian Voivodeship, Poland. The station opened in 1902 and is located on the Warsaw–Kunowice railway and now closed . The train services are operated by PKP and Koleje Mazowieckie.
History[]
The station was built between 1900 and 1902 according to a design by on the broad gauge Warsaw–Kalisz Railway. In 1914 the line rebuilt to standard gauge and in 1916, the line became double track. The section from Błonie to Sochaczew was electrified in 1959 and in 1961 the next section to Kutno was electrified. The electrification of the E20 line was completed in 1988. In 1992 the modernisation of the section Warsaw - Poznan started, with the task to adapt the E20 route to a driving speed of 160 km/h. On the section Sochaczew - Łowicz permissible maximum speed is 120 km/h and on the section Błonie - Sochaczew - 160 km/h.
Modernisation[]
In October 2015 renovation of the station, including the renovation of the main entrance and the replacement of windows and doors throughout the building was started.[1]
Train services[]
The station is served by the following service(s):
- Intercity services Szczecin - Stargard - Krzyz - Poznan - Kutno - Lowicz - Warsaw - Lublin - Rzeszow - Przemysl
- Intercity services Wroclaw - Ostrow Wielkopolskie - Jarocin - Poznan - Kutno - Lowicz - Warsaw
- Intercity services Kolobrzeg - Pila - Bydgoszcz - Torun - Kutno - Lowicz - Warsaw
- Intercity services Gorzow Wielkopolskie - Krzyz - Pila - Bydgoszcz - Torun - Kutno - Lowicz - Warsaw
- Intercity services Szczecin - Pila - Bydgoszcz - Torun - Kutno - Lowicz - Warsaw - Lublin - Rzeszow - Przemysl
- Intercity services Gdynia - Gdansk - Bydgoszcz - Torun - Kutno - Lowicz - Warsaw - Lublin - Rzeszow - Zagorz/Przemysl
- Regional services (KM) Kutno - Lowicz - Sochaczew - Blonie - Warsaw
- Regional services (KM) Lowicz - Sochaczew - Blonie - Warsaw - Minsk Mazowiecki
| Preceding station | PKP | Following station | ||
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towards Szczecin Główny | PKP | Warszawa Zachodnia towards |
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towards Wrocław Główny | PKP | Warszawa Zachodnia towards Warszawa Wschodnia |
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towards | PKP | Warszawa Zachodnia towards Warszawa Wschodnia |
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towards Gorzów Wielkopolski | PKP | Warszawa Zachodnia towards Warszawa Wschodnia |
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towards Szczecin Główny | PKP | Warszawa Zachodnia towards |
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towards Gdynia Główna | PKP | Warszawa Zachodnia towards |
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| Preceding station |  KM
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Following station | ||
toward Kutno | R3 | toward Warszawa Wschodnia |
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toward Łowicz Główny | KM | toward Minsk Mazowiecki |
References[]
- Station article at kolej.one.pl
- This article is based upon a translation of the Polish language version as of July 2016.
External links[]
Media related to Sochaczew train station at Wikimedia Commons
- Railway stations in Masovian Voivodeship
- Railway stations served by Koleje Mazowieckie
- Railway stations opened in 1902
- Sochaczew County