Mikułowa railway station

Mikułowa
Koleje Dolnośląskie railbus SA135 bound for Görlitz, prior to the station's closure in 2016
General information
LocationMikułowa, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Poland
Owned byPolish State Railways
Lines
Platforms2
History
Opened20 September 1865 (1865-09-20)
Closed13 December 2025 (2025-12-13)
Previous names
  • Nicolausdorf (1865–1912)
  • Nikolausdorf (1912–1945)
  • Nikorsk (1945–1947)
Location
Mikułowa
Location within Poland
Mikułowa
Mikułowa (Lower Silesian Voivodeship)

Mikułowa (German: Nikolausdorf) is a closed railway station in the village of Mikułowa, Zgorzelec County, within the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland.

The station closed on 13 December 2025.[1] According to Koleje Dolnośląskie, it closed due to a low passenger usage, and as it was replaced by Studniska railway station, which is located approximately 2.4 km (1.5 mi) on the line west of the station. As of 2026, Koleje Dolnośląskie trains do not stop at the station. Residents of Mikułowa have to walk approximately 4 km (2.5 mi) to get to Batowice Lubańskie, the closest station to Mikułowa by walking distance.[2]

Local residents of Mikułowa strongly opposed the closure of the station, and took action by protesting[2][3][4] and signing petitions.[5] The mayor of Mikułowa held a local meeting with residents, and sent a letter to Koleje Dolnośląskie.[6] Gmina Sulików also opposed the station's closure, and is currently attempting to bring the station back into operation, working with the Lower Silesian Voivodeship.[7] The prime minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, also opposes the closure, asking the Lower Silesian Voivodeship to re-consider the closure.[8]

History

Pre World War II

The station opened on 20 September 1865 as Nicolausdorf, part of the Silesian Mountain Railway. The station consisted of three passing tracks with two platforms, and a goods yard. In 1900, an additional line of tracks on the Silesian Mountain Railway was built, making the line a double-track railway. A new local freight facility opened, consisting of three sidings.

With the electrification of the Silesian Mountain Railway between Zgorzelec and Lubań completed in the 1920s,[9] the first part of the Mikułowa–Bogatynia railway opened between Mikułowa and Sulików on 27 October 1927, originally as a narrow-gauge railway.[10]

Post World War II

After World War II, the area came under Polish administration. As a result, the station was taken over by Polish State Railways. The station was renamed to Nikorsk, and later to its modern name, Mikułowa, in 1947.[11] Prior to these name changes, in 1946, the one of the lines of track on the Silesian Mountain Railway was dismantled by the Red Army under 'war reparations', making the railway single-track. Overhead wires were also dismantled, unelectrifying the line.[12]

On 28 May 1960, the rest of the Mikułowa–Bogatynia railway opened, after it received its final extension to Bogatynia.[13] On 30 June 1961, the remaining narrow-gauge railway between Mikułowa and Sulików closed, after it was replaced by a standard-gauge railway.[14] In the 1960s, an industrial siding to the Mikułowa substation was built at the eastern end of the station.

On 3 April 2000, passenger services on the Mikułowa–Bogatynia railway were withdrawn.[13] Two years later, on 1 October 2002, passenger services were fully withdrawn from the station, between Zgorzelec and Lubań.[15] Koleje Dolnośląskie resumed passenger services on 11 December 2011, with services operating between Zgorzelec and Jelenia Góra via Lubań.[16]

Closure

On 13 December 2025, the station closed,[1] due to the opening of Studniska railway station, and low passenger numbers of Mikułowa, according to Koleje Dolnośląskie. However, due to a long walking distance to other nearby stations, including Studniska, local residents of Mikułowa strongly opposed the closure, and took action by protesting[2][3][4] and signing petitions.[5] The prime minister of Poland, Donald Tusk,[8] Gmina Sulików,[7] and the mayor of Mikułowa,[6] all also strongly opposed the closure, and are currently attempting to re-open the station, working with the Lower Silesian Voivodeship and Koleje Dolnośląskie.

As of 2026, Koleje Dolnośląskie services do not stop at the station.[17]

Former services

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Sulików
towards Bogatynia 		  Polish State Railways
Mikułowa–Bogatynia 		  Terminus
Preceding station KD Following station
Batowice Lubańskie
towards Karpacz
 D62 Jerzmanki
towards Görlitz

References

  1. ^ a b "Mikułowa". Atlas Kolejowy (in Polish). Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b c Gierak, Alina (25 January 2026). "W Mikułowej pociąg już się nie zatrzymuje. Mieszkańcy chodzą pieszo 4 km do kolejnej stacji. A wystarczyłby przystanek KD na żądanie" [Trains no longer stop at Mikułowa. Residents walk 4 km to the next station. A request stop would suffice.]. Jelenia Góra naszemiasto (in Polish). Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b "Protest mieszkańców na stacji PKP w Mikułowej" [Residents protest at the railway station in Mikułowa]. Przegląd Lubański (in Polish). 24 January 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  4. ^ a b "Koniec stacji PKP w Mikułowej" [The end of the railway station in Mikułowa]. Jelonka.com (in Polish). 29 December 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  5. ^ a b "Nie chcą likwidacji przystanku PKP w Mikułowej" [People do not want Mikułowa station to close]. www.zgorzelec.info (in Polish). 12 June 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  6. ^ a b "Kropiwnicki zapowiada pomoc w sprawie przystanku PKP w Mikułowej" [Kropiwnicki announces help regarding the railway stop in Mikułowa]. www.zgorzelec.info (in Polish). 10 December 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  7. ^ a b "Przystanek Mikułowa – informacja dla mieszkańców" [Mikułowa station – information for residents]. Gmina Sulików (in Polish). 5 December 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  8. ^ a b "Walka o przystanek w Mikułowej trwa" [The fight for Mikułowa station continues]. Łużyce 24 (in Polish). 17 December 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  9. ^ "274 Wrocław Świebodzki - Zgorzelec". Atlas Kolejowy (in Polish). Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  10. ^ "Kolejka Mikułowa - Sulików". polska-org.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  11. ^ "Mikułowa". Ogólnopolska Baza Kolejowa (in Polish). Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  12. ^ "Koleje elektryczne Dolnego Śląska po przejęciu przez PKP w 1945 roku" [Electric railways of Lower Silesia after 1945]. kolej.one.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 30 September 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  13. ^ a b "290 Mikułowa - Bogatynia". Atlas Kolejowy (in Polish). Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  14. ^ "Bogatyńska Kolej Dojazdowa". Koleje (in Polish). Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  15. ^ "Linia Wrocław Świebodzki – Zgorzelec (– Görlitz) (274/493)". Ogólnopolska Baza Kolejowa (in Polish). Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  16. ^ "Zgorzelec – Lubań Śl. – Jelenia Góra z KD" [Zgorzelec – Lubań Śl. – Jelenia Góra from Koleje Dolnośląskie]. Rynek Kolejowy (in Polish). Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  17. ^ "D62 Karpacz - Jelenia Góra - Görlitz / Świeradów-Zdrój" (PDF). Rozkład jazdy (in Polish). Koleje Dolnośląskie. 14 December 2025.

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  • Media related to Mikułowa train station at Wikimedia Commons
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