Kraków Główny, in English Kraków Main, is the largest and the most centrally located railway station in Kraków, Poland.
The railway station was situated in a historical building, constructed between 1844 and 1847 by Rosenbaum, which lies parallel to the tracks. The design was chosen to allow for future line expansion. The station was initially a terminus of the KrakówUpper Silesia Railway (Kolej Krakowsko-Górnośląska, ). Trains entered the trainshed via a brick archway at the northern end of the station which was almost doubled in size in 1871. In 2014, a new building was opened.
In 2023, it served 23.4 million passengers, making it the country's third busiest railway station behind Wrocław Główny and Poznań Główny stations.
History and early connections
The station opened on 13 October 1847, with the first train leaving for Mysłowice (the point where the Austrian, German and Russian Empires adjoined during era of the partitions of Poland).
The railway line was extended eastwards in 1856, when the first section to Dębica (then Dembitz in the Habsburg Empire) of the future Galician Railway of Archduke Charles Louis connecting Kraków with Lwów (then Lemberg) in Galicia. The increasing traffic resulted in the station's modernization and enlargement in several stages between 1869 and 1894. The next substantial expansion took place in the 1930s in the reborn Polish Republic. At that time the northern brick wall and trainshed were demolished, the latter replaced by individual platform roofs.
Underground expansion and revitalisation A new urban shopping mall, Galeria Krakowska (Kraków Mall), opened in September 2006 with adjacent parking for 1,400 cars. The construction of the Galeria Krakowska and remodeling of the area in front of the main station building means that taxis are no longer able to drive up to the station or collect passengers directly from the main entrance; however, the free overhead parking and passenger pick-up right above the tracks is now closer to the platforms, accessible via a convenient elevator.
The station has undergone a multi-million złoty refurbishment to improve passengers' experience.
A new transport interchange has been developed. This includes a bus station to the east, and an express tram line under the station which opened in December 2008.
A new underground ticket hall opened in February 2014, with waiting rooms, travel centers and other amenities. This is located to the north of the earlier platform underpass, and connected to the platforms by escalators. It also provides two new direct exits/entrances to the station complex, one from the lower level of Galeria Krakowska and another from the Regional Bus Station located to the east of the railway station. The current platform underpass will also be refurbished.History and modernization of Kraków Główny, at PKP S.A. Robi się. Accessed July 23, 2011. As part of this large investment all platforms and tracks have been replaced.
Train services The station is served by the following service(s):
EuroCity services (EC) (EC 95 by DB) (IC by PKP) Berlin - Frankfurt (Oder) - Rzepin - Wrocław – Katowice – Kraków – Rzeszów – Przemyśl Express Intercity Premium services (EIP) Warsaw - Kraków Express Intercity Premium services (EIP) Gdynia/Kołobrzeg - Warsaw - Kraków (- Rzeszów) Express Intercity services (EIC) Warsaw - Kraków - ZakopanePKP EIC Warsaw - Kraków - Zakopane Timetable. https://koleo.pl/en/pociag/EIC/1350-TATRY Intercity services (IC) Warsaw - Kraków - ZakopanePKP IC 31112 Karłowicz Zakopane — Warszawa Wschodnia. Timetable. https://koleo.pl/pociag/IC/31112-KAR%C5%81OWICZ/ Intercity services (IC) Gdynia - Gdańsk - Bydgoszcz - Łódź - Czestochowa — Krakow — ZakopaneKoleo. PKP IC 5360 Witkacy. Gdynia Główna — Zakopane. Timetable. https://koleo.pl/pociag/IC/5360-WITKACY/ Intercity services (IC) Łódź Fabryczna — Tomaszów Mazowiecki/Częstochowa — Kraków GłównyKoleo. PKP IC 1334 Kazimierz Łódź Fabryczna — Kraków Główny Timetable. https://koleo.pl/pociag/IC/1334-KAZIMIERZ/Koleo. PKP IC 13108 Reymont Łódź Fabryczna — Kraków Główny Timetable. https://koleo.pl/pociag/IC/13108-REYMONT/ Intercity services (IC) Poznań - Ostrów Wielkopolski - Kępno - Lubliniec - Częstochowa - KrakówKoleo. PKP IC 73102 Wybicki Poznań Główny — Kraków Główny. Timetable. https://koleo.pl/pociag/IC/73102-WYBICKI/ Intercity services (IC) Kołobrzeg - Piła - Poznań - Wrocław - Opole - KrakówKoelo. IC 8306 Malczewski Kołobrzeg — Kraków Główny. Timetable. https://koleo.pl/pociag/IC/8306-MALCZEWSKI/ Intercity services (IC) Zielona Góra - Wrocław - Opele - Częstochowa - Kraków - Rzeszów - PrzemyślKoleo. PKP IC 73104 Mehoffer Zielona Góra Główna — Przemyśl Główny. Timetable. https://koleo.pl/pociag/IC/73104-MEHOFFER/ Intercity services (IC) Ustka - Koszalin - Poznań - Wrocław - Katowice - Kraków - Rzeszów - PrzemyślKoleo. PKP IC 87172 Przemyślanin Ustka — Przemyśl Główny. Timetable. https://koleo.pl/pociag/IC/87172-PRZEMY%C5%9ALANIN/ Intercity services (TLK) Poznań - Ostrów Wielkopolski - Kępno - Lubliniec - Częstochowa - KrakówKoleol. PKP TLK 73100 Pułaski Poznań Główny — Kraków Główny. Timetable. https://koleo.pl/pociag/TLK/73100-PU%C5%81ASKI/ Intercity services (TLK) Gdynia Główna — ZakopaneKoleo. PKP TLK 53170 Karpaty Gdynia Główna — Zakopane. Timetable. https://koleo.pl/en/pociag/TLK/53170-KARPATYKoleo. PKP TLK 53104 Małopolska Gdynia Główna — Zakopane. Timetable. https://koleo.pl/en/pociag/TLK/53104-MA%C5%81OPOLSKA Intercity services (TLK) Kołobrzeg — Gdynia Główna — Warszawa Wschodnia — Kraków GłównyKoleo. TLK 83170 Ustronie Kołobrzeg — Kraków Główny. Timetable. https://koleo.pl/pociag/TLK/83170-USTRONIE Regional services (PR) Kraków Główny — Sędziszów — Kielce Główne Regional services (PR) Katowice — Kraków Główny — Tarnów — Dębica — RzeszówPolregio. PR 39311 Kraków Główny — Rzeszów Główny. Timetable. https://bilety.polregio.pl/pociag/REG/39311/ Regional services (PR) Kraków Główny — Trzebinia — Oświęcim — Czechowice-Dziedzice Regional services (PR) Kraków Główny — Jaworzno Szczakowa — Olkusz — Wolbrom Regional services (PR) Kraków Główny — Skawina — Sucha Beskidzka — Chabówka — Nowy Targ — ZakopanePolregio. PR 30534 Zakopane — Kraków Główny. Timetable. https://bilety.polregio.pl/pociag/REG/30534-PODHALE/ Regional service (PR) Kraków Główny — Skawina — Wadowice — Bielsko-Biała GłównaPolregio. PR 43610 Beskidek Bielsko-Biała Główna — Kraków Główny. Timetable. https://bilety.polregio.pl/pociag/REG/43610-BESKIDEK Regional services (PR) Kraków Główny — Kraków Nowa Huta — Podłęże Regional services (PR) Kraków Główny — Tarnów — Nowy Sącz — Piwniczna — Krynica-ZdrójPolregio. PR 33151 Jaworzyna Kraków Główny — Krynica-Zdrój. Timetable. https://bilety.polregio.pl/pociag/REG/33151-JAWORZYNA Regional services (KMŁ) Kraków Lotnisko (Airport) — Kraków Główny — Wieliczka Rynek-Kopalnia Regional services (KMŁ) Sędziszów — Miechów — Kraków Główny — Skawina — Przeciszów — Oświęcim (Auschwitz) Regional services (KMŁ) Oświęcim (Auschwitz) — Trzebinia — Kraków Główny — Tarnów Regional services (KŚ) Katowice — Mysłowice — Trzebinia — Krzeszowice — Kraków Główny Regional services (KŚ) Częstochowa – Zawiercie — Dąbrowa Górnicza Ząbkowice — Trzebinia — Kraków Główny
International connections
Kraków - Bohumin - Praha Kraków - Bohumin - Breclav - Budapest Kraków - Bohumin - Breclav - Wien Kraków - Bohumin - Breclav - Wien - Salzburg - Munich Kraków - Bohumin - Breclav - Wien - Graz Kraków - Bohumin - Breclav - Wien - Graz - Koper/Rijeka Kraków - Katowice - Wrocław - Berlin/Leipzig
See also
Dworzec Główny Tunel
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