Łódź Chojny railway station explained

Łódź Chojny
Style:	PKP
Address:	Łódź, Poland
Line:	Łódź Circular Line Łódź - Dębica line to Łódź Widzew
Platform:	4
Opened:	1903
Electrified:	1958
Owned:	Polish State Railways
Former:	Chojny (1903-1940) Litzmannstadt Süd (1940-1945)

Łódź Chojny (Polish pronunciation:) is a railway station in Łódź, Poland, located in Górna district. Being an essential part of circular line, it serves the traffic between Łódź Kaliska and Łódź Widzew stations, and since 2011 it serves most of PKP Intercity trains passing through Łódź, mostly running between Warsaw and Wrocław.

History

The station was opened alongside the circular line running from Widzew station to Łódź Kaliska in 1903. Initially it served both passenger and freight trains. In 1906 it was incorporated into the city of Łódź along with Chojny settlement, which was served by the station. During World War I track gauge was changed from 1524 mm to 1435 mm. In 1941 the station received a connection with Łódź Olechów cargo station. Electrification of the station took place in 1958.

In the 20th century, up until the 1990s, the station was a stopping point for international routes: Warsaw - Paris and Prague - Moscow. In 2002 the station was excluded from passenger services, serving only freight trains.

The station was reopened for passengers in 2011 due to closure and general reconstruction of Łódź Fabryczna station. Between 2011 and 2015 the station building was refurbished. Since 2015 the station is one of the significant elements of Łódź Metropolitan Railway.^[1]

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

• Intercity services (IC) Łódź Fabryczna — Bydgoszcz — Gdynia Główna^[2]
• Intercity services (IC) Gdynia - Gdańsk - Bydgoszcz - Toruń - Kutno - Łódź - Częstochowa - Katowice - Bielsko-Biała^[3]
• Intercity services (IC) Białystok - Warszawa - Łódź - Ostrów Wielkopolski - Wrocław^[4]
• Intercity services (IC) Wrocław Główny — Łódź — Warszawa Wschodnia^[5]
• Intercity services (IC) Zgorzelec - Legnica - Wrocław - Ostrów Wielkopolski - Łódź - Warszawa^[6]
• Intercity services (TLK) Gdynia Główna — Bydgoszcz/Grudziądz — Łódź — Katowice^{[7] [8]}
• InterRegio services (IR) Łódź Kaliska — Warszawa Glowna ^[9]
• InterRegio services (IR) Ostrów Wielkopolski — Łódź — Warszawa Główna^[10]
• InterRegio services (IR) Poznań Główny — Ostrów Wielkopolski — Łódź — Warszawa Główna^[11]
• Regional services (PR) Łódź Kaliska — Częstochowa ^[12]
• Regional services (PR) Łódź Kaliska — Skarżysko-Kamienna ^[13]

References

51.7264°N 19.4842°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ogólnopolska Baza Kolejowa. www.bazakolejowa.pl. pl. 2019-01-31.
2. Koleo. IC 1532 KOCIEWIE Łódź Fabryczna — Gdynia Główna. Timetable. https://koleo.pl/pociag/IC/1532-KOCIEWIE/
3. Koleo. PKP IC 5420 HUTNIK. Gdynia Główna — Bielsko-Biała Główna. https://koleo.pl/pociag/IC/5420-HUTNIK/
4. Koleo. PKP IC 16102 DĄBROWSKA Białystok — Wrocław Główny. Timetable. https://koleo.pl/pociag/IC/16102-D%C4%84BROWSKA/
5. Koleo. PKP IC 6122 BACZYŃSKI Wrocław Główny — Warszawa Wschodnia https://koleo.pl/pociag/IC/6122-BACZY%C5%83SKI/
6. Koleo. PKP IC 1626 ŁUŻYCE Warszawa Wschodnia — Zgorzelec. Timetable. https://koleo.pl/pociag/IC/1626-%C5%81U%C5%BBYCE/
7. Koleo. PKP TLK 45102 FLISAK Katowice — Gdynia Główna. Timetable. https://koleo.pl/pociag/TLK/45100-DOKER/
8. Koleo. PKP TLK 45100 DOKER Katowice — Gdynia Główna. Timetable. https://koleo.pl/pociag/TLK/45102-FLISAK/
9. Polregio. IR 99110. Warszawa Główna — Łódź Kaliska Timetable. https://bilety.polregio.pl/pociag/IR/99110
10. Polregio. IR 17214 Warszawa Główna — Ostrów Wielkopolski Timetable. https://bilety.polregio.pl/pociag/IR/17214/
11. Polregio. IR 17500 PROSNA Warszawa Główna — Poznań Główny Timetable. https://bilety.polregio.pl/pociag/IR/17500-PROSNA/
12. Polregio. PR 14208 Łódź Kaliska — Częstochowa. Timetable. https://bilety.polregio.pl/pociag/REG/14208
13. Polregio. PR 12371 Łódź Kaliska — Skarżysko-Kamienna. Timetable. https://bilety.polregio.pl/pociag/REG/12371