Morzeszczyn railway station

Morzeszczyn is a PKP railway station in Morzeszczyn (Pomeranian Voivodeship), Poland. It was constructed in 1852 along the route of the Bydgoszcz - Tczew line which connected to the Prussian Eastern Railway.[1]

Morzeszczyn
View from a train window of the railway station building.
General information
LocationMorzeszczyn
Poland
Coordinates53°50′13″N 18°41′10″E / 53.8370°N 18.6861°E / 53.8370; 18.6861
Owned byPolskie Koleje Państwowe S.A.
Construction
Structure typeBuilding:
Depot:
Water tower:
History
Opened1852
Previous namesMorroschin
until 1945

Although a rail connection to the town of Gniew had initially been rejected, due to the town's maritime transport connections along the Vistula, by the early twentieth century a much needed rail connection was constructed via a branch line from Morzeszczyn.[2] Opened in 1905, branch line 244 previously ran from Morzeszczyn, via to Brodzkie Młyny and Brody Pomorskie, to Gniew.[3] The last passenger service on line 244 ran to Morzeszczyn on 10 July 1989, with freight services ending in 1992.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Railway station and railway line". gniew.pl. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  2. ^ Schultz, Werner (1972). 675 Jahre Stadt Mewe an der Weichsel, 1297 - 1972 (in German). Paul Zimnoch & Söhne. p. 12.
  3. ^ "Railway station and railway line". gniew.pl. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  4. ^ Sierko, Stanisław. "Dworzec Kolejowy – Gniew". Kociewie 24 (in Polish). Retrieved 4 June 2024.