Węgliniec Dworzec Mały railway station

Węgliniec Dworzec Mały
General information
LocationWęgliniec, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Poland
Owned byPolish State Railways
Line
Platforms1
History
Opened22 October 1913 (1913-10-22)
Closed1945 (1945)
Previous names
  • Kolfurt Kleinbahnhof (before 1945)
Location
Węgliniec Dworzec Mały
Location within Poland
Węgliniec Dworzec Mały
Węgliniec Dworzec Mały (Lower Silesian Voivodeship)

Węgliniec Dworzec Mały lit.'Węgliniec Little Station' (German: Kolfurt Kleinbahnhof) was a railway station on the Węgliniec–Czerwona Woda railway in the town of Węgliniec, Zgorzelec County, within the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland.

The station closed in 1945 as the new terminus of the Węgliniec–Czerwona Woda railway became Węgliniec railway station.[1] The line later closed for passenger services on 27 May 1967. Tracks were dismantled in 1974.[2]

History

The station was opened by the Kohlfurt–Rothwasser Light Railway Company as Kolfurt Kleinbahnhof on 22 October 1913, serving as the terminus of the Węgliniec–Czerwona Woda railway.[3] The station was located just 50 m (160 ft) to the footbridge entrance of the existing Węgliniec railway station.[4]

After World War II, the area came under Polish administration. As a result, the station was taken over by Polish State Railways, and was renamed to Węgliniec Dworzec Mały. The same year, in 1945, the station closed,[5] with the new terminus of the line becoming Węgliniec railway station.

After the Węgliniec–Czerwona Woda railway was closed in 1967, tracks around the station were dismantled in 1974.[3] The station building was not demolished, and instead became a clothing store, which was later closed. The station building still stands today.[4]

Former services

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Węgliniec   Polish State Railways
Węgliniec–Czerwona Woda
  Zgorzelec Nadleśnictwo

References

  1. ^ "Węgliniec Dworzec Mały". Ogólnopolska Baza Kolejowa. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Linia Węgliniec – Czerwona Woda". Ogólnopolska Baza Kolejowa (in Polish). Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b "Węgliniec — Czerwona Woda". Baza Kolejowa (in Polish). Archived from the original on 13 September 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  4. ^ a b "Węgliniec Dworzec Mały (dawny)". polska-org.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Węgliniec Dworzec Mały". Atlas Kolejwoy (in Polish). Retrieved 1 February 2026.

Bibliography

  • Rettig, Wilfried (2011). Eisenbahnen im Dreiländereck Ostsachsen (D)/Niederschlesien (PL)/Nordböhmen (CZ) – Teil 2: Neben-, Klein- und Schmalspurbahnen, Bahnbetriebs- und Ausbesserungswerke, Bahnpost [Railways in the border region of East Saxony (Germany)/Lower Silesia (Poland)/North Bohemia (Czech Republic) – Part 2: Branch lines, narrow-gauge and small-gauge railways, railway depots and repair works, railway post office] (in German). EK-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-88255-733-6.
  • Bufe, Siegfried (1989). Eisenbahnen in Schlesien [Railways in Silesia] (in German) (4th ed.). Bufe-Fachbuch. ISBN 3-922138-37-3.