Brzesko 2022-08-25
Brzesko-Okocim Railway Station.
Geographic coordinates: 49.986N 20.6009E.
The city of Brzesko.
The city of Brzesko is located in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in the Brzeski County in the Brzesko Commune. The town obtained city rights in 1289. In 1317, the city was stripped of its municipal rights, which were re-granted in 1385. Then the right of location was granted by St. Jadwiga Queen of Poland on Western law.
In 2019, the city of Brzesko had 16,819 inhabitants. The city is geographically located in the Wiślicki Foothills, which is part of the Carpathian Foothills. It is situated on the Uszwica river. The well-known Okocim Brewery has been operating in Brzesko since 1845. In 1856, the railway route Krakow - Tarnów - Lviv was built. In the period 1939-1945, the inhabitants of Brzesko experienced the tragic times of German brutality. On January 1, 1951, the village of Słotwina was incorporated into Brzesko. It is in this town that the Brzesko Okocim railway station operates.
Airports near Brzesko.
There are several airports and landing fields near Brzesko. The nearest airport is Nowy Sącz - Łososina Dolna, located 32 km to the south. Coordinates: N49 ° 44'42.7 "E20 ° 37'23.7" Elevation: 833 ft = 254 m. Dimensions of RWY: 830 x 60 m. Direction of landing (GEO): 042/222 (04/22). Radio: Łososina- Radio 122.2.
Airport Krakow-Pobiednik Wielki. The airport of the Krakow Aero Club. Coordinates: N50 ° 05'11.0 "E20 ° 12'08.6" Elevation: 664 ft = 202 m ICAO: EPKP Dimensions RWY: 1,100 x 50 m. Landing direction (GEO): 094/274 (09R / 27L) Radio: Pobiednik-Radio 118.6.
There is an airstrip in Tarnów; Coordinates: N50 ° 00'06.6 "E21 ° 00'15.3" Elevation 676 ft = 206 m. Dimensions of RWY: 570 x 50 m. Landing direction (GEO): 095/275 Radio: Square 122.3.
Łąkta Górna has a landing strip. Coordinates: N49 ° 49'59.7 "E20 ° 24'39.3" Elevation: 1031 ft (995/1055) = 314 m (303/322) Dimensions RWY: 225 x 17 m. Landing direction (GEO): 180/360 .
Cerekiew has a landing strip. Coordinates: N50 ° 05'34.5 "E20 ° 30'02.1" Elevation: 597 ft = 182 m. Dimensions of RWY: 236 x 28 m. Landing direction (GEO): 082/262.
Strzelce Małe-Szczurowa has a landing field. Coordinates: N50 ° 07'07.6 "E20 ° 36'09.0" Elevation: 578 ft = 176 m. Dimensions of RWY: 525 x 30 m. Landing direction (GEO): 029/209 (03/21).
In 2013, at the hospital in Brzesko at ul. Kościuszko (National Road No. 75), a sanitary heliport was put into use. The landing field (Heliport) was built on the south side of the hospital complex. In 2020, a parking lot was built next to the landing field. Railway station Brzesko Okocim.
In 1856, the railway route Krakow - Tarnów - Lviv was built. On January 1, 1951, the village of Słotwina was incorporated into Brzesko. The Brzesko Okocim railway station is located in the area of this town, and now an estate. The town of Słotwina was located 3 km from the center of Brzesko. When the railway line and the station were built, several farmers were displaced through the town of Słotwina. Historically, the station was called: Słotwina (from February 20, 1856), Słotwina Brzesko (from 1908), Brzesko Okocim (from December 1, 1951).
The railway line No. 91 Kraków Główny - Medyka runs through the railway station. The trains PolRegio (Przewozy Regionalne), Koleje Małopolskie and InterCity trains stop at the station. Near the station, there is the Church of Our Lady of Częstochowa in Brzesko - Słotwin.
A siding was led from the station to workplaces in Brzesko; to Okocim Brewery, can factory and other factories.
In the 1950s, the track system at the station was expanded. There were four main lanes and three side lanes. Two platforms were built; Platform 1 with a single edge and Platform 2 with a double edge. There were three unloading ramps with storage yards and warehouses. Also at that time, a footbridge was built over the tracks for travelers.
The first station was probably wooden. The next station was brick, two-story and representative. The station was destroyed during the Second World War. The rune of the building was suitable only for demolition. Another station was built at the turn of the 1950s and 1960s. The building was in a modernist style, partially two-story. In the period 2010 - 2012, the station was completely rebuilt and meets the current needs. The station building houses a ticket office, waiting room, post office, health center and modern toilets. The renovation of the building cost about PLN 3.7 million.
Next to the station building there is a ticket machine for railway tickets of the Małopolska Railways carrier. These tickets are honored on PolRegio trains.
In 2014, a general reconstruction of the Brzesko Okocim railway station was started. The reconstruction was related to the modernization of the E-30 railway route, railway line No. 91. The aim was to maintain a constant speed of an express train running at a speed of 160 km / h. Two 380 m long island-type platforms were built. An underground passage for passengers was built, while the footbridge over the tracks was eliminated. For freight trains, in the western head of the station, three parking tracks were built for trains up to 780 m long.
Train traffic is carried out from one control room "BO". In 2018, the station handled approximately 1,600 passengers a day. In 2021, the station handled approximately 1,900 passengers a day. In 2022, about 65 passenger trains stopped at the station during the day. The largest number of trains was Koleje Małopolskie SKA-3 Kraków Główny - Tarnów. 18 pairs of trains during the day. Other trains: Koleje Małopolskie "Dunajec" Kraków Główny - Nowy Sącz. Koleje Małopolskie "Lach" Kraków Główny - Nowy Sącz. PolRegio Rzeszów Główny - Katowice. PolRegio "Nikifor" Kraków Główny - Krynica-Zdrój. PolRegio "Karolinka" Tarnów - Katowice. PolRegio "Dolina Popradu" Krynica-Zdrój - Kraków Główny. PolRegio Muszyna - Main Krakow. PolRegio Kraków Główny - Rzeszów Główny. PolRegio "Jaworzyna" Krynica-Zdrój - Kraków Główny. PolRegio Piwniczna - Kraków Główny. InterCity "Matejko" Szczecin Główny - Przemyśl Główny. InterCity "Ślęzak" Przemyśl Główny - Poznań Główny. InterCity "Cracovia" Praha Hlavni Nadrazi - Przemyśl Główny. InterCity "Roztocze" Lublin Główny - Bohumin. InterCity "Malinowski" Przemyśl Główny - Warszawa Gdańska. InterCity "Artus" Gdynia Główna - Przemyśl Główny. InterCity "Przemyślanin" Przemyśl Główny - Świnoujście. InterCity "Lwów Expres" Wrocław Główny - Przemyśl Główny. InterCity "Karpaty" Krynica-Zdrój - Kraków Główny. There were also several long-distance trains coming through the Brzesko Okocim station, which did not stop here.
Written by Karol Placha Hetman