Draft:Brody Pomorskie railway station


Brody Pomorskie
General information
LocationBrody
Poland
Owned byPolskie Koleje Państwowe S.A.
Line(s)244
History
Opened1905
Previous namesDeutsch Brodden
until 1945
Location

Brody Pomorskie is a closed PKP railway station in Brody Pomorskie, Poland.

History edit

The construction of a rail connection through the nearby town of Gniew was initially rejected when first proposed in the nineteenth century, due to the town's maritime transport connections along the Vistula.[1] Following the construction of the Prussian Eastern Railway residents of Gniew campaigned to have the town connected by branchline to Morzeszczyn, the resultant railway ran through Brody Pomorskie.[2] The station, and surrounding residential buildings, opened in 1905.[3] The station building at Brody Pomorskie was built to the same design specifications as its twin station further along the line at Brodzkie Młyny.[4] Due to national border changes the station had various name changes in the twentieth-century including Deutsch Brodden (German Empire), Brody Niemieckie (Second Polish Republic), and Deutsch-Brodden (Nazi Germany).[5]

Closure edit

The last passenger service ran through Brody Pomorskie station on 10 July 1989.[6] By 2007 the tracks had been demolished and the station buildings repurposed.[7] In 2010 a proposal was put forward by the local council of Gniew to take ownership of the defunct station at Brody Pomorskie in order for the railway line to be turned into a tourist cycle route.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ Schultz, Werner (1972). 675 Jahre Stadt Mewe an der Weichsel, 1297 - 1972 (in German). Paul Zimnoch & Söhne. p. 12.
  2. ^ Sierko, Stanisław. "Dworzec Kolejowy – Gniew". Kociewie 24 (in Polish). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Railway station and railway line". gniew.pl. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  4. ^ Wolny, Paweł. "Zapomniane linie kolejowe: Linia nr 244. Gniew – Morzeszczyn". wolnadroga.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Brody Pomorskie". atlaskolejowy.net (in Polish). 17 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  6. ^ Sierko, Stanisław. "Dworzec Kolejowy – Gniew". Kociewie 24 (in Polish). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Brody Pomorskie". bazakolejowa.pl (in Polish). 14 September 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  8. ^ Zieliński, Przemysław (27 August 2010). "Zamiast torów ścieżka dla rowerów. Dewastacja postępuje. Gminy chcą przejąć tereny po nieczynnej linii kolejowej". tczewska.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 4 June 2024.