Turoszów Kopalnia Wąskotorowy lit. 'Turów Coal Mine Narrow-gauge' was a railway station on the Bogatynia narrow-gauge railway serving the Turów Coal Mine in the Turoszów district of Bogatynia, Zgorzelec County, within the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland.
Turoszów Kopalnia Wąskotorowy | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Turoszów, Bogatynia, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Poland | ||||
| Owned by | Polish State Railways | ||||
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| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 20 May 1951 | ||||
| Closed | August 1960 | ||||
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History
editThe station opened on 20 May 1951 part of the Bogatynia narrow-gauge railway (which was part of the Bogatynia Commuter Railway) to serve as a freight loading bay for the Turów Coal Mine[1] as well as a stop for local workers of the mine.[2] In 1959, the station was downgraded to a railway stop (halt), due to the demolition of the station building. With the opening of the station's replacement, Turoszów Kopalnia railway station in 1960, the station closed in August of the same year.[3][4] It was demolished by 1966.[5]
Former services
edit| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Bogatynia Wąskotorowa Terminus |
Polish State Railways Bogatynia narrow-gauge |
Turoszów Wąskotorowy Terminus | ||
References
edit- ↑ "6003 Bogatynia - Turoszów Wąskotorowy". Atlas Kolejowy (in Polish). Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ↑ "Kolej wąskotorowa (Zittau -) Bogatynia (- Heřmanícé) Bogatyńska Kolej Dojazdowa" [Narrow Gauge Railway (Zittau -) Bogatynia (- Heřmanícé) Bogatynia Commuter Railway]. Polska ORG (in Polish). Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ "Turoszów Kopalnia". Atlas Kolejowy (in Polish). Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ↑ Trammer, Karol (22 October 2025). "Rewitalizacja kolei wąskotorowych" [Revitalization of narrow-gauge railways] (PDF). wartowiedziec.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ "Turoszów Kopalnia [stacja wąskotorowa]" [Turoszów Kopalnia [narrow-gauge station]]. Ogólnopolska Baza Kolejowa (in Polish). Retrieved 5 February 2026.