Sopot Wyścigi railway station explained

Sopot Wyścigi
Type:Railway Station
Style:PKP
Address:Sopot, Pomeranian Voivodeship
Country:Poland
Map Type:Poland
Map Dot Label:Sopot Wyścigi
Line:250: Gdańsk Śródmieście–Rumia railway
Platform:2
Tracks:6
Electrified:yes
Operator:SKM Tricity

Sopot Wyścigi railway station is a railway station serving the city of Sopot, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. The station opened in 1975 and is located on the Gdańsk Śródmieście–Rumia railway. The train services are operated by SKM Tricity.

The name is derived from nearby horse racing centre (pl. Wyscigi).

A number of sources, including a map from 1919 state that before World War II the stop Schmierau was located approximately 200 m closer to Gdańsk, at the height of the racecourse. Others report that it was a seasonal stop, run only during organised racing.

Train services

The station is served by the following services: