Kościerzyna | |
Type: | Railway Station |
Style: | PKP |
Address: | Kościerzyna, Pomeranian Voivodeship |
Country: | Poland |
Map Type: | Poland |
Map Dot Label: | Kościerzyna |
Map Size: | 250 |
Line: | 201: Nowa Wieś Wielka–Gdynia Port railway 211: Chojnice–Kościerzyna railway 233: Pszczółki–Kościerzyna railway (closed) |
Platform: | 4 |
Electrified: | no |
Operator: | Przewozy Regionalne SKM Tricity |
Kościerzyna railway station is a railway station serving the town of Kościerzyna, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. The station is located on the Nowa Wieś Wielka–Gdynia Port railway, Chojnice–Kościerzyna railway. The train services are operated by Polregio.
The first line built from Pszczółki in the period of 1884 - 1885 reached Kościerzyna in 1885. Five years later, a line from Kościerzyna to Lipusz and Bytów opened. In 1901 another line reached the station (from Kartuzy and in 1928, a part of the Coal Line.
The station also used to lie on the Kościerzyna–Gołubie Kaszubskie railway until its closure in 1930 and Pszczółki–Kościerzyna railway. The station used to be known as Berent (Westpreußen) under German occupation between 1885-1920 and 1939–1945.
Kościerzyna is famous for its Skansen Parowozownia Kościerzyna railway museum, located near the station, exhibiting many examples of Polish locomotives.
The station is served by the following services: