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Wrocław Główny

Wrocław Main
Wrocław Główny at night
Station building
General information
LocationPiłsudskiego 105
50-085 Wrocław
Przedmieście Świdnickie/Huby, Wrocław
Poland
Coordinates 51°05′56″N 17°02′11″E / 51.0988°N 17.0365°E / 51.0988; 17.0365
OwnerPolish State Railways (station building)
PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe (infrastructure)
Lines
Platforms6
Tracks11
Train operators
Connections
  • Trams: 0, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 15, 18, 21, 22, 23
  • Buses: A, K, N, 106, 110, 112, 113, 114, 120, 122, 125, 145, 146, 148, 206, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 253, 255, 257, 259, 325, 602
Construction
ArchitectWilhelm Grapow
Architectural style
Gothic and Tudor Revival
Other information
Websitepkp.pl/pl/dworce
History
Opened12 October 1857; 168 years ago (1857-10-12)
Former names
  • Breslau Oberschlesischer Bahnhof (1857–1904)
  • Breslau Hauptbahnhof (1904–1945)
Passengers
58,000 per day[1]
Location
Wrocław Główny is located in Poland
Wrocław Główny
Wrocław Główny
Location within Poland
Wrocław Główny is located in Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Wrocław Główny
Wrocław Główny
Location within Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Wrocław Główny is located in Wrocław
Wrocław Główny
Wrocław Główny
Location within Wrocław
Map

Wrocław Główny is the largest and most important passenger train station in the city of Wrocław, in southwestern Poland. Situated at the junction of several important routes, it is the largest railway station in the Lower Silesia Voivodeship, as well as in Poland in terms of the number of passengers serviced. It replaced Wrocław Górnośląski railway station.

In 2018, the station served over 21.2 million passengers.[1] In 2023, it served 29.4 million passengers, making it the country's busiest railway station.[2]

Structure

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Railway station square

The main gate is located north of the station, on Piłsudski street (Polish: ulica Piłsudskiego), with two additional entrances located at either end of the main hall. The back gate is located on the far side of the tracks, in the south facing Sucha street. The station has six parallel platforms (platforms I through IV with two tracks, platform V with one track and one short one, platform VI with one track). Each has two subway exits, which lead to the main hall. Since all platforms and tracks are above the street level, the tunnels are located at the same level as outside pavements.

History

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Dobry wieczór we Wrocławiu (Good evening in Wrocław) neon in front of the station (designed in 1960)
The interior of the station

The station was built in 1855–1857, as the starting point of the Oberschlesische Eisenbahn (Upper Silesian Railway), as well as the line from Breslau to Glogau via Posen. It replaced the earlier complex of Wrocław Górnośląski (built 1841–1842). Its designer was the royal Prussian architect Wilhelm Grapow, and in the mid-19th century, it was located near the southern outskirts of the city, as the areas to the south had not yet been urbanized.

The original concourse was located where the passenger hall now is and was adjacent to the station yard. When construction finished in the mid-19th century, the station only had one platform, but the platform hall was some 200 meters long, and it was regarded as one of the biggest structures of this kind in Europe. By the entrances were luggage lockers, telephone, and telegraph facilities. In the station complex were a restaurant and three waiting rooms (1st, 2nd, and 3rd class). There was also a special room and a separate hallway for VIPs.

In the late 19th century, when the government of the German Empire heavily invested in railway construction, the station was extended. Prices of real estate around the station grew, as the city began to develop southwards. In 1899, the construction of five new platforms began, four of them covered by a large roof. The number of passenger platforms within the station grew to 13 and all were elevated. The façade of the main hall was remodeled in 1899–1904.

A plaque commemorating a sabotage operation carried out by Zagra-Lin in 1943

During World War II, Polish resistance from the group Zagra-Lin successfully attacked a Nazi troop transport on the station on 23 April 1943. A commemorative plate honoring their actions was placed after Nazi Germany was defeated and the city was incorporated into Poland.[3][4][5][6]

On 8 January 1967, the popular Polish actor Zbigniew Cybulski died on platform 3.[7] Cybulski was trying to jump into a train that was already departing, but fell instead under its wheels. On the 30th anniversary of this event, Andrzej Wajda unveiled a plaque on the platform in memory of Cybulski.

In 2010–2012 the station was extensively refurbished for the Euro 2012 championships.[8]

In 2025, Wrocław Główny scored 98.5 on Europe's best railway station index, which placed the station in second place of the best railway stations in Europe by the Consumer Choice Center, ahead of Bern and Berlin but behind Zürich.[9][10]

Train services

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Train services are operated by PKP Intercity, Polregio and Lower Silesian Railways.

Until mid-December 2014 the station was also served by EuroCity "Wawel", which used to run once daily between Berlin Hauptbahnhof and Wrocław Główny, formerly even further to Kraków Główny. The service has been re-established since 2020, now extending further East to Przemyśl near the Ukrainian border.

Long Distance International

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Preceding station Leo Express Following station
Katowice
towards Praha hl.n.
 Leo Express Terminus

Domestic Passenger Services

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The station is served by the following service(s):

  • Express Intercity Premium services (EIP) Warsaw - Wrocław
  • Express Intercity services (EIC) Warsaw - Wrocław [13]
  • Intercity services (IC) Wrocław- Opole - Częstochowa - Warszawa[14]
  • Intercity services (IC) Wrocław - Ostrów Wielkopolski - Łódź - Warszawa[15]
  • Intercity services (IC) Zgorzelec - Legnica - Wrocław - Ostrów Wielkopolski - Łódź - Warszawa[16]
  • Intercity services (IC) Białystok - Warszawa - Częstochowa - Opole - Wrocław[17]
  • Intercity services (IC) Białystok - Warszawa - Łódź - Ostrów Wielkopolski - Wrocław[18]
  • Intercity services (IC) Ełk - Białystok - Warszawa - Łódź - Ostrów Wielkopolski - Wrocław[19]
  • Intercity services (IC) Zielona Góra - Wrocław - Opele - Częstochowa - Kraków - Rzeszów - Przemyśl[20]
  • Intercity services (IC) Swinoujscie - Szczecin - Kostrzyn - Rzepin - Zielona Gora - Wroclaw - Katowice - Kraków[21]
  • Intercity services (IC) Ustka - Koszalin - Poznań - Wrocław - Opole - Bielsko-Biała[22]
  • Intercity services (IC) Bydgoszcz - Poznań - Leszno - Wrocław - Opole - Rybnik - Bielsko-Biała - Zakopane[23]
  • Intercity services (TLK) Lublin Główny — Świnoujście[24]
  • Regional services (PR) Wrocław - Głogów - Zielona Góra Główna [25][26]
  • Regional services (PR) Wrocław Główny - Leszno - Poznań Główny [27][28]
  • Regional services (PR) Wrocław Główny - Strzelin - Ziębice[29]
  • Regional services (PR) Wrocław Główny - Jelenia Góra - Szklarska Poręba Górna[30]
  • Regional services (PR) Wrocław - Oleśnica - Ostrów Wielkopolski[31][32]
  • Regional services (PR) Wrocław Główny - Oleśnica - Kluczbork[33]
  • Regional service (PR) Wrocław - Oleśnica - Kluczbork - Lubliniec [34]
  • Regional services (PR) Wrocław Główny - Oława - Brzeg[35]
  • Regional services (PR) Wrocław Główny - Oława - Brzeg - Nysa[36]
  • Regional service (PR) Wrocław - Oława - Brzeg - Nysa - Kędzierzyn-Koźle[37]
  • Regional services (PR) Wrocław Główny - Oława - Brzeg - Opole Główne[38][39]
  • Regional service (PR) Wrocław - Oława - Brzeg - Opole Główne - Kędzierzyn-Koźle[40]
  • Regional service (PR) Wrocław - Oława - Brzeg - Opole Główne - Kędzierzyn-Koźle - Racibórz[41]
  • Regional service (PR) Wrocław - Oława - Brzeg - Opole Główne - Gliwice[42]
  • Regional services (PR) Wrocław Główny - Jelcz-Laskowice [43]
Preceding station PKP Intercity PKP Intercity Following station
Legnica
towards Berlin Hbf
 EuroCity
EC 95
 IC 
 Opole Główne
towards Przemyśl Główny
Brzeg
towards Warszawa Wschodnia
 EIP Terminus
Opole Główne
towards Warszawa Wschodnia
 EIC
Oława
towards Warszawa Gdańska or Warszawa Wschodnia
 IC
Via Częstochowa
Oława
towards Białystok
Wrocław Mikołajów
towards Białystok
 IC
Via Łódź
Wrocław Mikołajów
towards Ełk
 IC
Wrocław Mikołajów
towards Warszawa Wschodnia
 Wrocław Leśnica
towards Zgorzelec
Legnica
towards Zielona Góra Główna
 Oława
towards Przemyśl Główny
Legnica
towards Świnoujście
 Oława
towards Kraków Główny
Wrocław Mikołajów
towards Ustka
 Oława
towards Bielsko-Biała Główna
Wrocław Mikołajów
towards Bydgoszcz Główna
 Oława
towards Zakopane
Wrocław Leśnica
towards Świnoujście
 TLK Oława
towards Lublin Główny
Preceding station Polregio Following station
Wrocław Mikołajów
towards Poznań Główny
 PR Terminus
Wrocław Muchobór
towards Zielona Góra Główna
Iwiny
towards Ziębice
Wrocław Grabiszyn
towards Szklarska Poręba Górna
Terminus Wrocław Mikołajów
towards Ostrów Wielkopolski
Wrocław Mikołajów
towards Kluczbork or Lubliniec
Wrocław Brochów
towards Brzeg, Nysa, Opole Główne, Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Racibórz or Gliwice
Wrocław Brochów
towards Jelcz-Laskowice
Preceding station KD Following station
Terminus D1 Wrocław Muchobór
towards Lubań Śląski
D3 Wrocław Mikołajów
towards Rawicz
D6 Wrocław Grabiszyn
towards Jelenia Góra
Wrocław Brochów
towards Jelcz-Laskowice
 D7 Wrocław Mikołajów
towards Krotoszyn
Terminus D8 Wrocław Mikołajów
towards Trzebnica
D9 Iwiny
towards Lichkov
D10 Wrocław Muchobór
towards Dresden Hauptbahnhof
D11 Wrocław Muchobór
towards Głogów
D16 Wrocław Grabiszyn
towards Dzierżoniów Śląski
D25 Wrocław Muchobór
towards Forst (Lausitz)
D28 Wrocław Grabiszyn
towards Adršpach
D29 Smardzów Wrocławski
towards Kudowa-Zdrój
D99 Legnica
towards Berlin-Lichtenberg
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See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "Poznaliśmy najpopularniejsze stacje kolejowe w Polsce. Wrocław Główny z rekordem". portalsamorzadowy.pl (in Polish). 25 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
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  4. ↑ Jak Polacy żołnierzy w Breslau zabili Gazeta Wrocławska 2010-05-21
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  6. ↑ Historia Wrocławia: Od twierdzy fryderycjańskiej do twierdzy hitlerowskiej Cezary Buśko, Włodzimierz Suleja, Teresa Kulak, Wydawnictwo Dolnoślaskie, 2001, page 334
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  13. ↑ "Train EIC 1600-PANORAMA timetable >> KOLEO". KOLEO. Retrieved 2026-07-15.
  14. ↑ "Rozkład jazdy pociągu IC 6124-FREDRO >> KOLEO". KOLEO (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-07-15.
  15. ↑ "Rozkład jazdy pociągu IC 6122-BACZYŃSKI >> KOLEO". KOLEO (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-07-15.
  16. ↑ "Rozkład jazdy pociągu IC 1626-ŁUŻYCE >> KOLEO". KOLEO (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-07-15.
  17. ↑ "Rozkład jazdy pociągu IC 16104-NAŁKOWSKA >> KOLEO". KOLEO (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-07-15.
  18. ↑ "Rozkład jazdy pociągu IC 16102-DĄBROWSKA >> KOLEO". KOLEO (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-07-15.
  19. ↑ "Rozkład jazdy pociągu IC 6520-SŁOWACKI >> KOLEO". KOLEO (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-07-15.
  20. ↑ "Rozkład jazdy pociągu IC 73104-MEHOFFER >> KOLEO". KOLEO (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-07-15.
  21. ↑ "Train IC 38104-CHEŁMOŃSKI timetable >> KOLEO". KOLEO. Retrieved 2026-07-15.
  22. ↑ "Rozkład jazdy pociągu IC 84102-SZYNDZIELNIA >> KOLEO". KOLEO (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-07-15.
  23. ↑ "Rozkład jazdy pociągu IC 35150-HALNY >> KOLEO". KOLEO (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-07-15.
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  30. ↑ Polregio. Wrocław Główny - Jelenia Góra - Szklarska Poręba Górna. Timetable (2022/2023) https://polregio.pl/media/20987/wroc%C5%82aw-g%C5%82-szklarska-por%C4%99ba-g%C3%B3rna-wroc%C5%82aw-g%C5%82.pdf
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  33. ↑ Polregio. Wrocław Główny - Kluczbork. Timetable (2022/2023) https://polregio.pl/media/20984/wroc%C5%82aw-g%C5%82-kluczbork-wroc%C5%82aw-g%C5%82.pdf
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  38. ↑ Polregio. Wrocław Główny - Opole Główne. Timetable (2022/2023) https://polregio.pl/media/20985/wroc%C5%82aw-g%C5%82-opole-g%C5%82-wroc%C5%82aw-g%C5%82.pdf
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  40. ↑ Polregio. PR 64400 Wrocław Główny — Kędzierzyn-Koźle. Timetable. https://bilety.polregio.pl/pociag/REG/64400/
  41. ↑ Polregio. PR 64202 Wrocław Główny — Racibórz. Timetable. https://bilety.polregio.pl/pociag/REG/64202
  42. ↑ Polregio. PR 64336 Wrocław Główny — Gliwice. Timetable. https://bilety.polregio.pl/pociag/REG/64336
  43. ↑ Polregio. Wrocław Główny - Jelcz-Laskowice. Timetable (2022/2023) https://polregio.pl/media/20983/wroc%C5%82aw-g%C5%82-jelcz-laskowice-wroc%C5%82aw-g%C5%82.pdf
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