Kościerzyna (PKP station)

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**Kościerzyna**

Location
City/Town	Kościerzyna
District	Centre
Address	Kolejowa str.
Adjacent stations
Preceding station(s)	Podleś Wielki Klincz
Following station(s)	Skorzewo Garczyn Nowa Wieś Kościerska
Info
Water tower present	Yes (in bad condition)
Locomotives depot present	Yes
Platforms in use	2
Station building present	Yes
History
Opened	1885
Previous name(s)	Berent 1885-1920 Kościerzyna 1920-1939 Berent (Westpreußen) 1939-1945
Polskie Koleje Państwowe

Kościerzyna is a PKP railway station in Kościerzyna (Pomeranian Voivodeship), Poland.

1 History
2 Heritage museum
3 Lines crossing the station
4 See also
5 External links
6 References

[edit] History

First line built from Pszczółki in the period of 1884 - 1885 had reached Kościerzyna in 1885 . Five years later a line from Kościerzyna to Lipusz and Bytów was opened. In 1901 another line reaches the station (from Kartuzy and in 1928, a part of the Coal Line.

[edit] Heritage museum

Kościerzyna is famous for its Railroad Heritage Park, placed near the station on large area, exhibiting many examples of Polish locomotives.

[edit] Lines crossing the station

Start station	End station	Line type
Nowa Wieś Wielka	Gdynia Port Centralny	Passenger/Freight
Kościerzyna	Gołubie Kaszubskie	Dismantled
Chojnice	Kościerzyna	Passenger/Freight
Pszczółki	Kościerzyna	Non operational