Gniew | |
Style: | PKP |
Address: | Gniew |
Country: | Poland |
Coordinates: | 53.833°N 18.8176°W |
Owned: | Polskie Koleje Państwowe S.A. |
Structure: | Building: Residential housing Depot: Demolished Water tower: Demolished |
Opened: | 1905 |
Former: | Mewe until 1945 |
Gniew is a closed PKP railway station in Gniew (Pomeranian Voivodeship), Poland.
The idea of connecting Gniew to the railway network was initially rejected in the mid-19th century as the town already had good transport connections via the Vistula to Nowe and Świecie.[1] By the end of the century it was believed that the lack of a rail connection was having a negative economic effect on the town, and in 1897 ℳ45,000 were raised by citizens of Gniew to unsuccessfully fund one.[2] Only 55 years after the construction of the Prussian Eastern Railway were residents of the town successful in their campaign to have Gniew connected by branchline to Morzeszczyn.[3] [4] Built in a Neo-Gothic style Gniew station opened on 5 January 1905.[3] [5] Operating as the terminus on line 244 trains departing Gniew stopped at Brodzkie Młyny and Brody Pomorskie stations before arriving at their destination.[5]
The last passenger service left Gniew station on 10 July 1989[5] with freight services ending in 1992.[3]