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New Szczecin Główny Station opens
Since April 29, passengers have been able to use the modernised railway station in Szczecin. The project cost about PLN 112 M and is one of the biggest Polish investments carried out by PKP S.A. in recent years.
Szczecin Główny Station after modernisation
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Szczecin Główny Station after modernisation
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Szczecin Główny Station after modernisation
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Szczecin Główny Station after modernisation
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Szczecin Główny Station after modernisation
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Szczecin Główny Station after modernisation
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Szczecin Główny Station after modernisation
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Szczecin Główny Station after modernisation
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Szczecin Główny Station after modernisation
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Szczecin Główny Station after modernisation
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Szczecin Główny Station after modernisation
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Completion of the first phase of the modernisation of Szczecin Główny station located at ul. Kolumba took almost 18 months which is six months later than the railway company had promised. PKP blames the delay on the contractor.
The alterations include new interior of the building, a new section of the station hall and a new footbridge over the platforms which has replaced the underground passage. New additions also include a viewing platform offering a vista on the Oder River and Kolumba Street. The only remainders of the old station are the restored mosaic floor, elements of the ceiling and the front of the building. Platforms 1 and 4 have been renovated too.
There are ten ticket offices available to passengers traveling from the Central Railway Station in Szczecin as well as two ticket machines, a waiting room, baggage lockers, escalators, lifts and facilities for parents and children. The station also has shops and services. Since Friday, six out of ten outlets have been open; they include a newsagent’s operated by Kolporter chain, a Post Office agency and Asprod bakery. Passengers will also find two ATMs in the building.
Places offering food and drink, a bureau du change and bookmakers are also about to open, says PKP press officer Paulina Jankowska. She adds: The majority of commercial space has been rented already. There are some new tenants in addition to the existing ones. PKP is still looking for tenants for the three remaining spaces, including a grocer’s and a chemist’s.
The retail spaces are located on the ground floor and first floor of the building. There is a total of 13 retail outlets with a surface area of 1.4 k sq. m. The spaces could be acquired in sets of three on a tender basis. As a result of the refurbishment of the railway station, the price per square metre has gone up from PLN 60 to PLN 150; as regards food and drink retail space, the price has remained at PLN 60 per square metre.
Paulina Jankowska assures that the railway station is fully adapted to the needs of the disabled: Facilities for the blind and visually impaired include tactile paving, 3D maps and information written in Braille. We also have audio induction loops to help people with hearing problems communicate in the ticket offices.
The investment has extended beyond the station building. Work has also included revitalisation of the old Post Office building. A nearby retaining wall and the façade of the traffic controller’s house and control room have been refurbished. There is also a new yard with bike racks between the buildings.
The work was done by a consortium comprised of Winnicki and Maxto companies and the company Calbud as one of the subcontractors. Over PLN 60 M came from the Infrastructure and Environment Operational Programme.
Full modernisation of the railway station will be completed in 2018. Work will include renovation of the old footbridge over the tracks, construction of shelters and renovation of Platforms 2 and 3. Most likely PKP will commence construction worth about PLN 50 M next year.
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