Lidzbark Warmiński railway station

Lidzbark Warmiński
Station building in 2012 before its renovations
General information
LocationLidzbark Warmiński, Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship
Poland
Platforms5 (2 island platforms)
History
Opened1 October 1899 (1899-10-01)
Closed2005 (2005)
Previous namesHeilsberg 1899–1945
Lecbark 1945–1946
Location

Lidzbark Warmiński is a former railway station in Lidzbark Warmiński, Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship, Poland. The railway was officially closed in 2005.[1] The station is now a local museum, and a waiting room for the bus terminal.[2]

History

The station was opened on 1 October 1899, with its first passenger railway connection to Górowo Iławeckie. In the same year, on 15 November, the line to Czerwonka opened.[3] These railway connections urbanised Lidzbark Warmiński, with numerous new homes and factories being built around the station, bringing jobs to the local area. On 1 September 1905, a new railway line opened from Orneta, via Lidzbark Warmiński to Sątopy-Samulewo.[4] This made the station a junction. In 1916, a connection to Bartoszyce was opened.[5]

The last passenger train departed the station on 1 June 1996.[6] The station was officially closed in 2005,[1] with all tracks being dismantled in 2012.

In 2022, the abandoned station building was completely restored with a new waiting room (for the bus terminal), a local museum, and a tourist gift shop. The restoration costed 4.2 million PLN.[7]

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Proposed restoration

In June 2025, the mayor of Lidzbark Warmiński, Jacek Wiśniowski, proposed the restoration of the railway in Lidzbark Warmiński. A petition to the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship to bring back rail connections to Lidzbark Warmiński was brought to public consultations, and received 741 signatures, 131 of whom added comments and opinions.[8]

The restoration railway is estimated to cost 1 billion PLN.[9] Lidzbark Warmiński mayor Jacek Wiśniowski is pushing for a rail connection to the existing station in Dobre Miasto, Bartoszyce, and ultimately to Olszytn.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Dawny dworzec PKP w Lidzbarku Warmińskim". Lidzbark Warmiński fotograficznie (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2011-12-03.
  2. ^ "Dworce autobusowe i pociągowe w Lidzbarku Warmińskim. Gdzie są?". Szukaj Miejsc. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  3. ^ "Linia Czerwonka – Korniewo (224)". Ogólnopolska Baza Kolejowa (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  4. ^ "Linia Lidzbark Warmiński – Sątopy Samulewo". Ogólnopolska Baza Kolejowa (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  5. ^ "Lidzbark Warmiński". Ogólnopolska Baza Kolejowa (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  6. ^ "Lidzbark Warmiński (st) • Województwo warmińsko-mazurskie (PL) / Atlas Kolejowy Europy Środkowej". Atlas Kolejowy (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  7. ^ "Nowa funkcja dworca w Lidzbarku Warmińskim". Warmia Mazury (in Polish). 2022-05-31. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  8. ^ a b Brągiel, Krzysztof (2025-07-18). "Do Lidzbarka Warmińskiego pojedziemy pociągiem? Burmistrz Jacek Wiśniowski: "Chcę przekonać do tego rząd"". Olsztyn.com.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  9. ^ "Kolej w Lidzbarku. Powrót po latach?". TVP Olsztyn (in Polish). 2025-07-22. Retrieved 2025-09-01.

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