Tychy Aleja Bielska railway station
Tychy Aleja Bielska | |||||
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EN57 train at the railway station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Tychy Poland | ||||
| Coordinates | 50°07′01.736″N 18°58′57.108″E / 50.11714889°N 18.98253000°E | ||||
| Line(s) | Tychy–Mysłowice Kosztowy MKSB1 railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 September 2012 | ||||
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Tychy Aleja Bielska is a railway station of the Szybka Kolej Regionalna located in the Śródmieście district of Tychy, Poland, beneath the viaduct along Bielska Avenue. The station was established in 2012 as part of the expansion of the Szybka Kolej Regionalna network.
Passenger traffic
| Year | Daily passenger volume |
|---|---|
| 2017[1] | 100–149 |
| 2022[2] | 500–699 |
History
On 15 February 2011, Municipal Transport Company in Tychy signed a contract with Transport Works Enterprise in Kraków for the construction of the Tychy Lodowisko, Tychy Aleja Bielska, and Tychy Grota-Roweckiego railway stations, as well as the modernization of the Tychy Zachodnie railway station.[3][4]
All three railway stations opened on 1 September 2012.[5] On the same day, Przewozy Regionalne extended its train services, previously terminating at Tychy Miasto railway station, to Tychy Lodowisko railway station.[5] On 9 December 2012, operations of the station and the entire Szybka Kolej Regionalna network were transferred to Koleje Śląskie.[6]
Railways
The station is situated on the double-track Tychy–Mysłowice Kosztowy MKSB1 railway.[7] It features two single-edge platforms, each 200 metres long, positioned on the outer sides of the tracks.[8]
Infrastructure
The station is equipped with ticket machines, dynamic passenger information displays, loudspeakers, CCTV, lighting, shelters, and emergency communication poles.[5]
Train services
Tychy Aleja Bielska serves the Szybka Kolej Regionalna (line S4 of Koleje Śląskie, connecting Sosnowiec Główny to Tychy Lodowisko). Trains operate on an hourly timetable, with some services terminating or originating in Katowice.[9]
Connections
Nearby bus stops, Tychy Bielska Szpital and Tychy Bielska Wiadukt, are served by the Metropolitan Transport Authority.[10]
References
- ^ "Największe i najmniejsze stacje w Polsce" [Largest and Smallest Stations in Poland]. utk.gov.pl (in Polish). 19 October 2018. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ^ "Wymiana pasażerska - Dane o stacjach 2022" [Passenger Traffic - Station Data 2022]. dane.utk.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ^ "Tychy: Podpisana umowa na zadanie „Szybka Kolej Regionalna Tychy"" [Tychy: Contract Signed for the "Tychy Regional Fast Rail" Project]. inforail.pl (in Polish). 19 February 2011. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ^ "Szybka Kolej Regionalna Tychy – Dąbrowa Górnicza etap I Tychy Miasto – Katowice" [Regional Fast Rail Tychy – Dąbrowa Górnicza, Stage I Tychy Miasto – Katowice]. bip.umtychy.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2015-03-07.
- ^ a b c "Ruszyła Szybka Kolej Regionalna do Tychów" [Tychy Regional Fast Rail Launched]. rynek-kolejowy.pl (in Polish). 1 September 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-09-04.
- ^ Rusak, Ryszard (2013). "Chaos na Kolejach Śląskich" [Chaos at Koleje Śląskie]. Świat Kolei (in Polish). 1. Łódź: Emi-press: 14–17. ISSN 1234-5962.
- ^ "2010/S 213-327354 OGŁOSZENIE O ZAMÓWIENIU – ZAMÓWIENIA SEKTOROWE" [2010/S 213-327354 Tender Notice – Sectoral Contracts]. bip-archiwum.umtychy.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2015-03-07.
- ^ "PRK Kraków SA Zdobywcą III Nagrody w konkursie Budowa Roku 2012" [PRK Kraków SA Wins Third Prize in the 2012 Construction of the Year Competition]. prk.krakow.pl (in Polish). 26 June 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-06-09.
- ^ "Rozkład jazdy Kolei Śląskich ważny od 4 IX 2016 do 15 X 2016" [Koleje Śląskie Timetable Valid from 4 September 2016 to 15 October 2016] (PDF). kolejeslaskie.com (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ^ "ZTM. Lista przystanków: Tychy" [ZTM. List of Stops: Tychy]. rj.metropoliaztm.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-06-01.