Some 100-150 years ago, railway stations played a huge role in the life of cities - they were the gates and an indicator of the success of the country and the city. Therefore, they were designed as palaces - it was a matter of image. Then the era of railway transport was replaced by road transport, and after that the emphasis shifted to airports - the railway began to decline and degrade. In the United States, for example, out of 409,000 kilometers of track that existed in 1916, only 220,000 remain now. At 80% of them there is no passenger traffic, many stations were simply demolished.
But history has shown that humanity hastened to bury the railway. As with the tram, today the world is witnessing a railway renaissance and a rethinking of the role of cars in the life of cities and the country. There is a clear understanding that trains are the most efficient transport for long-distance daily travel, and bullet trains connect the country as well as airplanes. Stations once again play the role of entrance gates to the city.
The first train station in Łódź was opened in 1865 and connected the city with the Warsaw-Wastochna, Krakow-Glavny, Radom, Częstochowa and Tomaszów Mazowiecki stations. In 2011, the station was closed - the construction of a new complex began with the launch of trains underground. The new Łódź Fabryczna railway station was opened on December 11, 2016, along with the bus station and city hub.
Initially, the station was planned for high-speed trains on the Warsaw-Krakow route. But the project turned out to be expensive, as a result, electric trains and intercity trains were launched through the new tunnels: 
There are 4 platforms in total: 
Escalators and travolators lead upstairs: 
Level -1: waiting rooms, catering, cash desks: 
Now the station is frankly empty - they did everything with a big backlog in case. High-speed and comfortable connection with other cities should stimulate the flow of people and money. 
Main hall on one side: 
With another: 
Wikipedia photo
The bus station is located on the same level. From there I left for Warsaw. 
There are no frames or screening - the passage is free everywhere. Let's go to zero: 
escalators, by the way, did not work only here
At the ends are the main entrances. On the one hand - entrances for taxis and personal vehicles: 
From above, the overpass is made at street level: 
On the other hand, there is a pedestrian square and a large tram hub: 
Buses pass and stop here: 
Although the main bus stops are located approximately in the center of the station. There is also a ramp down for intercity buses. 
By the way, recently in Lodz they changed the navigation and route scheme. Beautiful, but I still could not build a route. 
Entrance groups to the central part of the station: 
Public spaces: 
Pavilions play the role of a light dome: 
Outdoor furniture type anti-homeless: 
Bicycle rental at the entrances: 
Benefits of bike parking: 
On the other parallel side, there is a cliff and a pedestrian bridge to the business center on the site of the old power plant. The passage was closed: 
Everything is well made and well thought out. I liked the station even more than the station
Tram: from al. Włókniarzy (under the overpass), route no. eight;
In front of the station building, MPK Lodz buses (MPK Łódź): lines no.: 50, 52, and 6 (MUK Zgierz); Włókniarzy alley (al. Włókniarzy) (at the overpass) lines no.: 52, 65, 65A, 80 , 86, 99, 99A, and 6, Bandursky alley (al. Bandurskiego) (between overpasses) routes No.: 80, 86, 98, 98A, 99, 99A, N2 (night) and 6, Z-10
Taxi:
The taxi rank is located at the entrance to the station building, from the side of al. Bandura ony (al. Bandurskiego).
The Bureau:
Tourist information point, st. Karolevska 55, 94-023 Lodz, tel: (+48) 42 205 42 00, address: [email protected]; Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 17:00 and Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 to 15:00.
Station services:
Salad bars and sandwich bars are open Monday to Friday from 6:00 to 22:00, Saturday and Sunday from 6:30 to 21:30.
press, books - from Monday to Friday from 6:00 to 22:00, on Saturday and Sunday from 6:30 to 21:30.
Drink vending machines are open 24/7.
Information:
In order to receive assistance on the territory of a railway facility, a person with reduced mobility, when purchasing a ticket, must report his condition to the carrier no later than 48 hours before the planned trip, choosing one of the following options for this:
1) at the railway ticket office when buying a ticket,
2) by phone, 24/7 call center number 19-757,
3) by e-mail, to the address: [email protected]
4) using a special form on the PKP Intercity website
PKP SA (PKP S.A.), through the security staff of the station, provides assistance with moving around the entire territory of the station (the list of stations where assistance is provided is given below), including platforms and underpasses. The security guards, along with the train crew, also help people who need help getting on and off the train.
You can also ask for assistance in moving around the station itself by calling the phone number: 22 474 13 13 or sending an e-mail message to: [email protected]. Within 15-20 minutes from the moment the application is accepted, the security of this station will be ready to provide assistance to those who need it.
Directions to the station and its availability:
You can get to the station building through the main entrance from the side of Bandursky Alley (al. Bandurskiego). Two ramps for wheelchairs are located on both sides of the stairs leading to the station, as well as on the stairs from al. Unii Lubelskiej, leading through the tunnel under platforms 1,2,3. The main transport hub is located on Bandursky Alley, at a distance of about 250 m from the station building. In front of the station building there are two places for the disabled, marked with "envelopes".
Story:
RAILWAY STATION ŁODŹ KALISKA. The first idea to build a station appeared in 1862. It was then that on the territory annexed by Prussia, the Construction Committee was created railway from Wroclaw to Warsaw, who turned to the imperial authorities with a request to give consent to the construction of a branch. To no avail. And only in 1898, after 30 years of efforts of the main officials of the Kingdom of Poland, Tsar Nicholas II approved the plans for the construction of the Warsaw-Kalisz branch. The first train arrived at the railway station designed by Cheslav Domanevsky in 1902. The old station building worked until the 80s of the XX century, and in 1982 it was demolished. In 1994, the construction of a new facility was completed, the design of which refers to the old station in the style of the Secession. In the coming years, this station, serving almost 3 million passengers a year, is waiting for restructuring. According to the plans, the scope of the repair work includes, in particular: the restructuring of the outer part of the building, the main lobby, the waiting room and the railway ticket offices. A system of visual dynamic information will be installed at the station, the facility will also be brought into full compliance with the needs of people with disabilities.
In general, the train is charming: the sound of wheels, the flickering trees outside the window, the light clinking of a teaspoon and a glass holder evoke a special romantic mood.
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Railway code: EB.
Łódź is the third-largest city in Poland. Located in the central part of the country, it has a population of 698,688 (2016). It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is approximately 135 km south-west of Warsaw. The city"s coat of arms is an example of canting: depicting a boat. It alludes to the city"s name which translates literally as "boat."- Wikipedia
Things to do in Lodz
Piotrkowska Street
Piotrkowska Street (Polish: ulica Piotrkowska), the main artery of Łódź, Poland, is one of the longest commercial thoroughfares in Europe, with a length of 4.9 km. It is one of the major tourist attractions of the city. It runs longitudinally in the straight line between the Liberty Square (Plac Wolności) and the Independence Square (Plac Niepodleglości). From the very beginning this street was the central axis, around which the city grew bigger, and its development spontaneously gave the present shape to its centre. At first the city was mainly the highway, but later it changed into the city "s showcase, the leisure and shopping centre, where the life of growing industrial agglomeration could be observed. The street damaged remarkably after the World War II. Only after 1990 was it revitalized step by step and changed into a kind of pedestrian precinct. street, create its specific atmosphere, which is said to have a "cult" character reaching even outside of Łódź.
Atlas Arena
Atlas Arena is a multipurpose indoor arena in Łódź, Poland, opened on June 26, 2009 at al. Bandurskiego. It is one of the largest Polish venues with seating 10,400, with an optional extra 3,000, it has 1,500 parking places and 11 VIP lounges (each with a terrace). The arena hosts conferences, concerts and sports events (e.g. volleyball, basketball, athletics and ice hockey). In August 2009, Atlas Group purchased the naming rights to the arena for a period of 5 years.
Muzeum Sztuki in Lodz
Muzeum Sztuki, or the Museum of Art in Łódź is a museum of modern and contemporary art in Łódź, whose main goal is to research and display avant-garde art, as well as progressive artistic interventions.
Radegast train Station
The Radogoszcz station (German: Bahnhof Radegast) built originally between 1926 and 1937, is a small historic railway station in Łódź, Poland; also referred to as the loading platform in Marysin, a neighborhood in the Bałuty district of the city. During World War II the station was situated just beyond the boundary of the Łódź Ghetto – one of the biggest Jewish ghettos in German-occupied Europe. Radegast was the main railway link of the Ghetto to the outside world, used predominantly for the Holocaust transports organized by German Nazis.
