Bolesławiec () is a railway station in the city of Bolesławiec, within the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.
The station is located on Bolesława Chrobrego street, approximately from the city centre.
History
Pre World War II The station opened as Bunzlau on 1 October 1845 after the local railway line was extended from Legnica. The line was extended to Węgliniec on 1 September 1846. The Bolesławiec rail viaduct was constructed part of the line.
The line was then extended to Berlin on 1 September 1847 by the Lower Silesian-Marchian Railway Company. The line to Zgorzelec via Węgliniec also opened on the same day.
The station and the viaduct were both visited by Frederick William IV of Prussia on 8 May 1852, and Alexander II of Russia on 29 May 1856.
In 1852, the Lower Silesian-Margarch Railway Company was nationalised by Prussia and became one of the first Prussian state railways. In 1920 the station was taken over by the Deutsche Reichsbahn.
In 1857, a post office opened in the station. It was rebuilt in 1900, and destroyed during World War II in 1945, and never rebuilt after. The station building was expanded in 1926
In 1906, a railway line opened to Nowa Wieś Grodziska. Seven years after the opening of the railway towards Nowa Wieś Grodziska, a similar local railway to Modła was launched in 1913. Trains terminated at . Both railway lines were dismantled by 2008.
The two private companies operating the railways merged into one in 1921, under the name () .
Post World War II After World War II, the area past the Lusatian Neisse and Oder rivers came under Polish administration. As a result, the station was taken over by Polish State Railways and was renamed to Bolesławiec.
The Miłkowice–Jasień railway to the station was electrified on 23 December 1985.
On 6 April 2020, Polish State Railways signed a contract for the full renovation of the station building. The new renovated station building opened in May 2022.
Train services Train services are operated by Lower Silesian Railways, PKP Intercity and Polregio. Until mid-December 2014 the station was also served by EuroCity "Wawel", which used to run once daily between Berlin Hauptbahnhof and Wrocław Główny.
The station is served by the following service(s):
Intercity services (IC) Zgorzelec - Legnica - Wrocław - Ostrów Wielkopolski - Łódź - WarszawaKoleo. PKP IC 1626 ŁUŻYCE Warszawa Wschodnia — Zgorzelec. Timetable. https://koleo.pl/pociag/IC/1626-%C5%81U%C5%BBYCE/ Regional services (KD) Wrocław - Legnica - Węgliniec - Lubań Śląski Regional services (KD) Wrocław - Legnica - Zgorzelec - Görlitz
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