Katowice railway station

Katowice, Poland

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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Wheelchair access: Accessible

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Katowice railway station is the largest railway station in Poland's Upper Silesian Industrial Region, completed in 1972 as a brutalist structure designed by architect Wacław Kłyszewski to replace the city's historic terminus. Located in central Katowice, it serves as a major transport hub connecting domestic and international trains operated primarily by Polskie Koleje Państwowe to cities across Europe. By the early twenty-first century, the station was handling approximately 12 million passengers annually. After decades of deterioration, the facility underwent comprehensive redevelopment beginning in 2010 through an agreement between the Polish government and Spanish construction firm Neinver. The project, completed in 2013, included demolition and reconstruction of the main hall, renovation of platforms, and integration with a new underground bus station and adjoining Galeria Katowicka shopping mall, transforming the site into one of Poland's largest transport interchanges.