Opole Główne railway station

Opole Główne (Polish for Opole main station) is a major railway station in the southern Polish city of Opole. It also is the biggest station in Opole Voivodeship, with connections to all major Polish cities, several local towns of the area, as well as international locations, such as Berlin and Hamburg.

The first station building for Opole Główne was completed in 1853, and back then it was called Oppeln Hauptbahnhof, as the city belonged to the German Empire. However, the original building was destroyed and another one was built in around 1899. It is still in use, and in 1926 underground access to platforms was constructed, together with the second building housing the entrance hall. The station building is in the eclectic style with neo-Gothic, neo-Renaissance, secession and neo-classical elements.

The station is a crucial rail junction, as it serves several connections, including the major lines to Wrocław, Częstochowa, Kędzierzyn-Koźle, and Strzelce Opolskie. Furthermore, it serves local lines to Nysa, and Kluczbork.

Connections
Opole Główne is directly connected with all major Polish cities, such as:
 * Białystok,
 * Bielsko-Biała,
 * Częstochowa,
 * Gliwice,
 * Gorzów Wielkopolski,
 * Jelenia Góra,
 * Katowice,
 * Kielce,
 * Koszalin,
 * Kraków,
 * Legnica,
 * Lublin,
 * Poznań,
 * Przemyśl,
 * Rzeszów,
 * Słupsk,
 * Świnoujście,
 * Szczecin,
 * Tarnów,
 * Tarnów Mościce,
 * Wałbrzych,
 * Warszawa,
 * Wrocław,
 * Zamość.

Train services
The station is served by the following service(s):


 * EuroCity services (EC) (EC 95 by DB) (IC by PKP) Berlin - Frankfurt (Oder) - Rzepin - Wrocław – Katowice – Kraków – Rzeszów – Przemyśl
 * Express Intercity Premium services (EIP) Warsaw - Wrocław
 * Express Intercity services (EIC) Warsaw - Wrocław
 * Intercity services (IC) Warszawa - Częstochowa - Opole - Wrocław 
 * Intercity services (IC) Zielona Góra - Wrocław - Opele - Częstochowa - Kraków - Rzeszów - Przemyśl
 * Intercity services (IC) Kraków Główny — Świnoujście
 * Intercity services (IC) Ustka - Koszalin - Poznań - Wrocław - Opole - Bielsko-Biała
 * Intercity services (IC) Bydgoszcz - Poznań - Leszno - Wrocław - Opole - Rybnik - Bielsko-Biała - Zakopane
 * Intercity services (TLK) Warszawa - Częstochowa - Lubliniec - Opole - Wrocław - Szklarska Poręba Górna
 * Regional services (PR) Opole Główne - Gliwice
 * Regional services (PR) Wrocław - Oława - Brzeg - Opole Główne - Gliwice
 * Regional services (PR) Wrocław Główny - Oława - Brzeg - Opole Główne
 * Regional services (PR) Wrocław - Oława - Brzeg - Opole Główne - Kędzierzyn-Koźle
 * Regional services (PR) Wrocław - Oława - Brzeg - Opole Główne - Kędzierzyn-Koźle - Racibórz
 * Regional services (PR) Brzeg - Opole
 * Regional services (PR) Brzeg - Opole - Kędzierzyn-Koźle
 * Regional services (PR) Kluczbork - Opole
 * Regional services (PR) Opole - Nysa
 * Regional services (PR) Kluczbork - Opole - Nysa