Katowice railway station is a railway station in Katowice, Silesia, Poland, and the largest railway station in the Upper Silesian Industrial Region. Domestic and international trains connect at the station to most major cities in Europe; these are operated primarily by Polskie Koleje Państwowe.
Katowice railway station
Station in 1973
Interior of the redeveloped railway station, 2013
Neon sign of the station
The Polish State Railways is the dominant railway operator in Poland. The company was founded when the former Polish State Railways state-owned enterprise was divided into several units based on the need for separation between infrastructure management and transport operations. Polish State Railways is the dominant company in PKP Group collective that resulted from the split, and maintains in 100% share control, being fully responsible for the assets of all of the other PKP Group component companies. The group's organisations are dependent upon Polish State Railways, but proposals for privatisation have been made.
One of the 10 newest electric locomotives Siemens ES64U4 in use by PKP since 2008
Wrocław Main Station
A steam engine of the Warsaw–Terespol railway, 1866
Gdańsk Główny is one of Poland's largest category A stations.