Brody Pomorskie railway station explained

Brody Pomorskie
Style:PKP
Address:Brody
Country:Poland
Owned:Polskie Koleje Państwowe S.A.
Line:244
Opened:1905
Former:Deutsch Brodden
until 1945
Map Type:Poland Pomeranian Voivodeship#Poland

Brody Pomorskie is a closed PKP railway station in Brody Pomorskie, Poland.

History

The construction of a rail connection through the nearby town of Gniew was initially rejected when first proposed in the nineteenth century, due to the town's maritime transport connections along the Vistula.[1] Following the construction of the Prussian Eastern Railway residents of Gniew campaigned to have the town connected by branchline to Morzeszczyn, the resultant railway ran through Brody Pomorskie.[2] The station, and surrounding residential buildings, opened in 1905.[3] The station building at Brody Pomorskie was built to the same design specifications as its twin station further along the line at Brodzkie Młyny.[4] Due to national border changes the station had various name changes in the twentieth-century including Deutsch Brodden (German Empire), Brody Niemieckie (Second Polish Republic), and Deutsch-Brodden (Nazi Germany).[5]

Closure

The last passenger service ran through Brody Pomorskie station on 10 July 1989.[6] By 2007 the tracks had been demolished and the station buildings repurposed.[7] In 2010 a proposal was put forward by the local council of Gniew to take ownership of the defunct station at Brody Pomorskie in order for the railway line to be turned into a tourist cycle route.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Schultz . Werner . 675 Jahre Stadt Mewe an der Weichsel, 1297 - 1972 . 1972 . Paul Zimnoch & Söhne . 12 . German.
  2. News: Sierko . Stanisław . Dworzec Kolejowy – Gniew . Polish . 1 June 2024 . Kociewie 24.
  3. Web site: Railway station and railway line . gniew.pl . 1 June 2024 . 4 March 2016.
  4. Web site: Wolny . Paweł . Zapomniane linie kolejowe: Linia nr 244. Gniew – Morzeszczyn . wolnadroga.pl . 1 June 2024 . Polish.
  5. Web site: Brody Pomorskie . atlaskolejowy.net . 1 June 2024 . Polish . 17 May 2023.
  6. News: Sierko . Stanisław . Dworzec Kolejowy – Gniew . Polish . 1 June 2024 . Kociewie 24.
  7. Web site: Brody Pomorskie . bazakolejowa.pl . 1 June 2024 . Polish . 14 September 2007.
  8. News: Zieliński . Przemysław . Zamiast torów ścieżka dla rowerów. Dewastacja postępuje. Gminy chcą przejąć tereny po nieczynnej linii kolejowej . 4 June 2024 . tczewska.pl . 27 August 2010 . Polish.