Stargard railway station

Stargard
Stargard Szczeciński
Railway Station
Stargard railway station
General information
LocationStargard, West Pomeranian Voivodeship
Poland
Operated byPKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe
Line(s)202: Gdańsk–Stargard railway
351: Poznań–Szczecin railway
411: Stargard–Godków railway
Platforms5
Tracks7
History
Opened1 May 1846 (1846-05-01)
Location
Stargard
Location in Poland

Stargard railway station is a railway station serving the town of Stargard, in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. The station is located on the Poznań–Szczecin railway, Gdańsk–Stargard railway and Stargard–Godków railway. The train services are operated by PKP and Polregio.

The first train pulled by a steam locomotive from Szczecin pulled into the station on 1 May 1846. In 1848, the line towards Poznan opened and from 1856 to 1859 a connection was made to Koszalin. At the end of the nineteenth century, connections to Pila and to Kostrzyn were built.

The station was known as Stargard (Pommern) until 1945. Until 2015, the town was known as Stargard Szczeciński, the name of the station didn't change until June 2016.