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.
Zgorzelec Nadleśnictwo | |||||
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 A Biedronka supermarket stands at the site of the former station, pictured in 2026 | |||||
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| Location | Węgliniec, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Poland | ||||
| Owned by | Polish State Railways | ||||
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| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 22 October 1913 | ||||
| Closed | 22 May 1954 | ||||
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Passenger services were withdrawn on 22 May 1954.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
editThe 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
edit| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Węgliniec Dworzec Mały towards Węgliniec |
Polish State Railways Węgliniec–Czerwona Woda |
Czerwona Woda Północna towards Czerwona Woda | ||
References
edit- 1 2 "Zgorzelec Nadleśnictwo". Ogólnopolska Baza Kolejowa (in Polish). Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- 1 2 "Ładownia Zgorzelec Nadleśnictwo" [Zgorzelec Nadleśnictwo loading bay]. polska-org.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- 1 2 "Węgliniec — Czerwona Woda". Baza Kolejowa (in Polish). Archived from the original on 13 September 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- 1 2 "Zgorzelec Nadleśnictwo". Atlas Kolejowy (in Polish). Retrieved 1 February 2026.
Bibliography
edit- 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.
External links
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