Zgorzelec Nadleśnictwo railway station

Zgorzelec Nadleśnictwo
General information
LocationWęgliniec, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Poland
Owned byPolish State Railways
Line
Platforms1
History
Opened22 October 1913 (1913-10-22)
Closed22 May 1954 (1954-05-22)
Previous names
  • Forst Görlitz (before 1945)
  • Zgorzelec Gaj (1945–1947)
Location
Zgorzelec Nadleśnictwo
Location within Poland
Zgorzelec Nadleśnictwo
Zgorzelec Nadleśnictwo (Lower Silesian Voivodeship)

Zgorzelec Nadleśnictwo lit.'Zgorzelec Forestry' (German: Forst Görlitz) 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.

Passenger services were withdrawn on 22 May 1954. The station continued serve as a loading bay for freight trains until its full closure in 1959.[1] During its time, it primarily served as a loading bay with no station building.[2]

History

The station was opened by the Kohlfurt–Rothwasser Light Railway Company as Kolfurt Kleinbahnhof on 22 October 1913,[3] serving the nearby forestry, with a loading bay, primarily used to transport timber.[2]

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 Zgorzelec Gaj (which was later renamed to Zgorzelec Nadleśnictwo in 1947).[4]

Passenger services continued until their withdrawal on 22 May 1954.[1] The station was converted to a siding, used as a fuel depot, and still a loading bay for local goods, usually timber.[4] The station was officially closed in 1959. The whole line was later dismantled in 1974. Any remaining station infrastructure was also demolished.[3]

Former services

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Węgliniec Dworzec Mały   Polish State Railways
Węgliniec–Czerwona Woda
  Czerwona Woda Północna

References

  1. ^ a b "Zgorzelec Nadleśnictwo". Ogólnopolska Baza Kolejowa (in Polish). Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b "Ładownia Zgorzelec Nadleśnictwo" [Zgorzelec Nadleśnictwo loading bay]. polska-org.pl (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 "Zgorzelec Nadleśnictwo". Atlas Kolejowy (in Polish). Retrieved 1 February 2026.

Bibliography

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