Zgierz railway station

Zgierz is a main railway station for the town of Zgierz, Łódź Voivodeship, serving two major railway lines connecting Łódź with Kutno and Łowicz, as well as being a key station of the railway ring surrounding city of Łódź[2].

Zgierz
regional station[1]
Main building of the station
Location	Zgierz, Łódź Voivodeship Poland
Owned by	Polish State Railways
Line(s)	15  Łódź–Bednary railway  16  Łódź-Kutno railway
Platforms	2
Tracks	5
History
Opened	1902
Rebuilt	1923-1926, 2019-ongoing
Electrified	1965
Previous names	Görnau (1940-1945)
Services
Preceding station   PKP   Following station Łęczyca towards Gdynia Główna PKP Łódź Widzew towards Katowice Preceding station   Przewozy Regionalne   Following station Zgierz Jaracza toward Toruń Główny PR Łódź Radogoszcz Zachód toward Łódź Kaliska Preceding station   ŁKA   Following station Zgierz Jaracza toward Kutno Łódź - Kutno Łódź Radogoszcz Zachód toward Łódź Kaliska Smardzew toward Łowicz Główny Łódź - Łowicz Łódź Radogoszcz Zachód toward Łódź Widzew Łódź Arturówek toward Łódź Fabryczna Łódź - Zgierz Terminus

Opened in 1902, it initially served the Warsaw-Kalisz Railway section between Łódź Kaliska and Łowicz stations, but in the 1920s it was rebuilt due to construction of a line between Łódź Widzew and Kutno stations. The main station's building was built in Renaissance Revival style, same as those in Pabianice, Zduńska Wola and Sieradz. The building hasn't changed significantly until the 1980s, when the first refurbishment was made (exterior was plastered, and the interior rearranged) and 2011, when the building went under capital refurbishment[3]. Since 2019 the station goes through another refurbishment[4].

Currently, the station serves mostly ŁKA commuter trains running from Łódź to Łowicz and Kutno, as well as commuter routes from Łódź Kaliska, Łódź Fabryczna and Łódź Widzew stations as well. It is also a stopping point for PolRegio regional trains running between Łódź and Toruń, as well as PKP Intercity trains running from Gdynia to Katowice.

References

1. "Wykaz stacji pasażerskich" (PDF) (in Polish). PKP S.A. p. 547.
2. "Zgierz (st) • Województwo łódzkie (PL) / © Atlas Kolejowy Polski, Czech i Słowacji". www.atlaskolejowy.net. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
3. "Ogólnopolska Baza Kolejowa". www.bazakolejowa.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-05-06.
4. Zemła, Jacek (2020-03-01). "Co się dzieje na dworcu kolejowym w Zgierzu? [Zdjęcia]". Zgierz Nasze Miasto (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-08-11.