Węgliniec railway station
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| Location | Węgliniec, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Polskie Koleje Państwowe S.A. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 September 1846 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1928–1945, again in 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Węgliniec (German: Kohlfurt) is a major railway station and junction in the town of Węgliniec, Lower Silesia. The station is the second largest freight terminal in Lower Silesia (after Wrocław Brochów), and is one of the most important railway stations and junctions in Lower Silesia. It is located in the northern end of the town of Węgliniec, Zgorzelec County within the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in the Lower Silesian Forest.
Węgliniec is also an international station, and is served by both regional and intercity services to Warsaw, Wrocław, Berlin, Dresden, Görlitz/Zgorzelec, Lubań, and Żary.
The entire railway junction covers an area of about 82 ha (200 acres), stretching approximately 3.5 km (2.2 mi) in length, and 500 m (550 yd) in width. Around 40% of all freight railway traffic on the German border is handled here.
The station is a former marshalling yard, and now functions as a shunting station, for both passenger and freight trains. It plays an important role as the station handles freight traffic to and from the German border.