Łódź Widzew railway station

Łódź Widzew is a major railway station located in Widzew, an eastern district of the central Polish city of Łódź. 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 Voivodeship, and other stations in the Łódź metropolitan area. Operators include PKP Intercity, Przewozy Regionalne, and Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna. The maintenance depot of Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna is located at the station.

Łódź Widzew
Łódź Widzew railway station.
Location	Łódź, Poland
Owned by	Polish State Railways
Line(s)	Łódź Cross-City Line  17  Łódź-Koluszki railway Łódź Circular Line  16  Łódź–Kutno railway  540  to Chojny  541  to Olechów
Platforms	3
Tracks	6
Construction
Parking	yes
History
Opened	1901
Rebuilt	2003, 2010, 2012.
Previous names	Widzew (1901-1940) Litzmannstadt Ost (1940-1945)
Passengers
2018	6800[1]
Services
Preceding station   PKP   Following station Łódź Fabryczna Terminus PKP Koluszki towards Warszawa Wschodnia Łódź Fabryczna Terminus PKP Zgierz towards Gdynia Główna Łódź Fabryczna Terminus PKP Piotrków Trybunalski towards Kraków Główny Łódź Chojny towards Wrocław Główny PKP Koluszki towards Warszawa Wschodnia Łódź Chojny towards Szczecin Główny PKP Tomaszów Mazowiecki towards Kraków Główny Zgierz towards Gdynia Główna PKP Piotrków Trybunalski towards Katowice Preceding station   Przewozy Regionalne   Following station Łódź Niciarniana toward Łódź Fabryczna PR Łódź Andrzejów toward Częstochowa Łódź Fabryczna Terminus PR Koluszki toward Warszawa Wschodnia Łódź Dąbrowa toward Łódź Kaliska PR Łódź Andrzejów toward Częstochowa Łódź Dąbrowa toward Łódź Kaliska PR Łódź Andrzejów toward Opoczno Preceding station   ŁKA   Following station Łódź Niciarniana toward Łódź Fabryczna Łódź - Zgierz Łódź Stoki toward Zgierz Łódź Dąbrowa toward Łowicz Główny Łódź - Łowicz Terminus Łódź Fabryczna Terminus Łódź - Warsaw Koluszki toward Warszawa Wschodnia Łódź Niciarniana toward Łódź Fabryczna Łódź - Skierniewice Łódź Andrzejów toward Skierniewice Łódź Niciarniana toward Łódź Fabryczna Łódź - Tomaszów Maz. Łódź Andrzejów toward Tomaszów Mazowiecki Łódź Niciarniana toward Łódź Fabryczna Łódź - Radomsko Łódź Andrzejów toward Radomsko

Lodz Widzew Railway Station, Lodz, Poland. Bus interchange and taxi rank

Widzew Railway Station interior

Public transit

The station is served by local bus routes run by city bus operator MPK Łódź:

• Pass-through: W (special shift service to Dąbrowa station), N1A, N1B (night lines from Janów to Teofilów and Aleksandrów Łódzki)
• Terminating: 69A, 69B (from Retkinia), 75A, 75B (from Chocianowice), 75C (from Dąbrowa station), 82A, 82B (from Andrzejów station and Stróża).

The station has a passenger waiting room, ticket counter and car park.

An extension of the tram system to the station is planned. Currently tram lines 3, 9A, 9B, 10A and 10B stop on Rokicińska street near the Rondo Inwalidów roundabout, located around 580 metres (1,900 ft) from the station.

References

1. Urząd Transportu Kolejowego. "Wymiana pasażerska na stacjach w Polsce w 2018 r." Urząd Transportu Kolejowego (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-02-03.

External links

• Media related to Łódź Widzew at Wikimedia Commons
• Schedule of the station - departures