Lębork railway station

Lębork
Railway Station

Lębork railway station
Location Lębork, Pomeranian Voivodeship
Poland
Operated by PKP
Przewozy Regionalne
SKM Tricity
Line(s) 202: Gdańsk Główny–Stargard railway
229: Pruszcz Gdański–Łeba railway (closed)
229: Lębork–Bytów railway (closed)
History
Opened 1870 (1870)
Electrified yes
Location
Lębork
Lębork (Poland)

Lębork railway station is a railway station serving the town of Lębork, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. The station opened in 1870 and is located on the Gdańsk–Stargard railway. The train services are operated by PKP, Przewozy Regionalne and SKM Tricity.

The town and the station used to be known as Lauenburg (Pommern) until 1945.

History

The line from Gdańsk to Słupsk reached Lębork in 1870 as a single track, standard gauge rail line. The line was electrified in 1989. In 1899 Lębork was connection with Łeba and in 1905 with Kartuzy. This second line was closed in the period between 1920 and 1939. It was closed for good in 2000 and since 2004 the line has been unavailable for transport. The connection with Bytów which opened in 1902 and closed in 2003.

Station buildings

Lębork station building.

The station building is an old brick building, still fully operational. The ticket office is present and working. Lębork station has two water towers and a signal box.

Modernisation

In April 2013 work began on a thorough modernisation of the railway station. The station building and surrounding area underwent complete refurbishment. The modernisation was completed in June 2014. Construction of the underground passage from platform 3 to the street behind the station is planned.

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

Preceding station   PKP   Following station
towards Szczecin Główny, Kolobrzeg or Łeba
PKP
towards Kołobrzeg
PKP
Preceding station   Przewozy Regionalne   Following station
toward Łeba
PR
Lębork Mosty
Preceding station   SKM Tricity   Following station
toward Słupsk
SKM Tricity
Lębork Mosty

See also

References

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