Warszawa Śródmieście railway station

Warszawa Śródmieście railway station is a railway station in Warsaw, Poland, in the district of Śródmieście. The station serves the suburban (southern) tracks of the Warsaw Cross-City Line and is used by regional trains run by Koleje Mazowieckie (KM) and Szybka Kolej Miejska (SKM). There are two side platforms and one island platform serving two tracks, all located in a tunnel.

Warszawa Śródmieście
Location	Śródmieście, Warsaw, Masovian  Poland
Coordinates	52.229444°N 21.007778°E
Platforms	3
Tracks	2
Connections	Warszawa Centralna Centrum Warszawa Śródmieście WKD
History
Opened	1949
Services
Preceding station   KM   Following station Warszawa Ochota toward Skierniewice R1 Warszawa Powiśle toward Warszawa Wschodnia Warszawa Ochota toward Warszawa Zachodnia R2 Warszawa Powiśle toward Łuków Warszawa Ochota toward Kutno R3 Warszawa Powiśle toward Warszawa Wschodnia Warszawa Ochota toward Warszawa Zachodnia R6 Warszawa Powiśle toward Małkinia Warszawa Ochota toward Warszawa Zachodnia R7 Warszawa Powiśle toward Dęblin Warszawa Ochota toward Góra Kalwaria or Skarżysko-Kamienna R8 Warszawa Powiśle toward Warszawa Wschodnia Warszawa Ochota toward Skarżysko-Kamienna or Radom RE8 Warszawa Powiśle toward Warszawa Wschodnia Warszawa Ochota toward Warszawa Zachodnia R9 Warszawa Powiśle toward Działdowo Preceding station   SKM   Following station Warszawa Ochota toward Pruszków S1 Warszawa Powiśle toward Otwock Warszawa Ochota toward Warsaw Chopin Airport S2 Warszawa Powiśle toward Sulejówek Miłosna

Warszawa Śródmieście PKP on map of the city's rail network.

It was built on the principle of the Spanish solution, whereas the centre platform would be using for the arriving passengers only and the side platforms for departing passengers only. The separation was enforced by access controls to the centre platform (discontinued in 1960s), location of ticket offices next to side platforms only, and opening trains' doors on the centre platform side first and on the side platform side with a delay. The separation was in operation until the 1980s.

History

The first station with this name opened in 1949 in a cutting (now covered) between Marchlewskiego (currently Jana Pawła II) and Emilii Plater streets, a few hundred meters to the west of the current location. It had two side platforms and a simple wooden station building on the street level. It served both suburban and long-distance trains.

The present structure was built between 1955 and 1963. The overground part consists of two rectangular buildings without any facilities, being effectively oversized shelters for staircases leading to the platforms, ticket offices, etc. The station underwent a refurbishment in 2006–2007.

Connections

The station offers convenient transfers to the nearby Centrum metro station as well as a large number of trams and buses. The station is connected by an underground pedestrian passage to Warszawa Centralna, which serves long-distance trains, and Warszawa Śródmieście WKD, which serves Warszawska Kolej Dojazdowa trains.

Station interior, Platforms 2 and 3

Aerial view of the station entrances

External links

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