Krzewina Zgorzelecka railway station
51°00′56.5″N 14°56′23.0″E / 51.015694°N 14.939722°E
Krzewina Zgorzelecka Ostritz | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn service bound for Zittau | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Other names | Ostritz, Krzewina | ||||||||||
| Location | Krzewina, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Poland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°00′56.5″N 14°56′23.0″E / 51.015694°N 14.939722°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Polskie Koleje Państwowe S.A. | ||||||||||
| Lines |
| ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 15 October 1875 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Krzewina Zgorzelecka, also Ostritz[1] or simply Krzewina is a railway station near the village of Krzewina, Zgorzelec County, within the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. The station mainly serves Ostritz in Germany, located on the western bank of the Lusatian Neisse.[2]
Despite the station being in Poland, it is not served by Polish State Railways, and is instead solely served by German RB 65 Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn services, making the station the only station in Poland which is solely served by German trains.[2][3] Most passengers using this station alight for Ostritz, the German town which can be entered via a footbridge over the Lusatian Neisse.[4] The station is closer to Ostritz than Krzewina itself.
PKP Cargo trains occasionally pass through the station via the Mikułowa–Bogatynia railway.[5]
History
The station opened as Ostritz on 15 October 1875[6] when both sides of the Lusatian Neisse were part of Germany. After World War II, the area east of the Oder–Neisse line became part of Poland. Because the station wasn't connected to any railway lines in Poland, it closed.[7] German trains would still use the line, however when passing through the section on Polish territory, the train doors were locked to prevent illegal border crossings into Poland.[1]
In 1957, the Mikułowa–Bogatynia railway was opened by Polish State Railways. As a result, the station reopened as Krzewina Zgorzelecka, named after the nearby village of Krzewina, with now regular passenger trains within Poland.[8]
On 6 November 1959, German train services were now able to call at the station, under a new agreement between the Polish and German governments. Alighting passengers were escorted to Ostritz by armed Polish Border Protection Forces to prevent illegal border crossings into Poland.[1]
In 1993, a local border traffic agreement eased the restrictions for those entering Ostritz,[9] and in 2007, Poland's accession to the Schengen Area allowed for the full abolition of border controls entering Ostritz.[7]
In 2000, passenger services were withdrawn from the Mikułowa–Bogatynia railway, closing the line for only freight trains. PKP Cargo trains occasionally pass through the station via the Mikułowa–Bogatynia railway. Since the 2000 closure, the station has been solely operated by German trains.[5]
Train services
The station is not served by Polish State Railways, and instead only by German Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn services.
The station is served by the following services:
- Regional services (RB) Cottbus - Görlitz - Zittau[10]
References
- ^ a b c "Czy są kontrole graniczne podróżnych wysiadających na stacji kolejowej Krzewina Zgorzelecka / Ostritz?" [Are there border controls at Krzewina Zgorzelecka / Ostritz railway station?]. Czasopismo Lege Artis (in Polish). 19 July 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Stacja Krzewina Zgorzelecka to jedyne miejsce w Polsce skąd odjeżdżają tylko niemieckie pociągi". Zgorzelec Naszemiasto (in Polish). 30 September 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "Jedyny taki przystanek w Polsce. Stają tu tylko niemieckie pociągi". VP Turystyka (in Polish). 3 June 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "Krzewina Zgorzelecka Train Station". Barry's Borderpoints. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ a b "290 Mikułowa - Bogatynia". Atlas Kolejowy (in Polish). Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "Krzewina Zgorzelecka". Ogólnopolska Baza Kolejowa (in Polish). Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Niemcy: Tranzytem przez Polskę" [Germany: In transit through Poland]. Transport Publiczny (in Polish). Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "290 Mikułowa - Bogatynia". Atlas Kolejowy (in Polish). Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "To jedyny przystanek w Polsce, z którego odjeżdżają tylko niemieckie pociągi" [This is the only station in Poland from were only German trains depart]. Tu Wrocław (in Polish). 28 May 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "Fahrpläne 2024/2025". Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn (in German). Retrieved 29 November 2025.
External links
- Media related to Krzewina Zgorzelecka train station at Wikimedia Commons