The railway station is now open to passengers. In the video, we present all areas accessible to passengers.
Benches have been placed on the steps in front of the building. A great idea! On the left side of the station there is a bicycle shelter, as well as outdoor bicycle parking spaces. The entire station is adapted for people with disabilities, including blind and visually impaired people. The markings on the steps are in contrasting colours, and all handrails along the routes for people with disabilities are equipped with plaques featuring Braille. Inside and on the platform there are multisensory boards with a map of the station. The doors open automatically.
In the station hall there are new electronic information boards displaying arrivals and departures. The system will be implemented along the entire line between Wrocław and Zgorzelec. Boards will also be installed on the platforms soon.
The station will be open around the clock. It will also have 24-hour security. The numerous toilets will be free of charge. The entire building, both inside and outside, is monitored by several dozen cameras. Air conditioning has been installed in the hall and other rooms.
The façade of the modernist building, along with its architectural details, has been renovated. It has gained a more neutral colour that goes perfectly with the brown wooden doorwork featuring geometric divisions inspired by modernism and the off-white window frames. Also noteworthy are the sandstone Ionic columns located by the entrance doors to the passenger service area.
The design of the hall and waiting room combines historic elements with modernity. The historic interior was carefully restored, including the conservation of aquamarine tiles on the walls and columns of the hall, as well as the ceramic details crowning the cladding and the column capitals. The interior has been equipped with benches, bins, timetable display cases and modern lighting in the form of oval ceiling fixtures. The passenger service area—waiting room, ticket offices, parents’ room and toilets—has been combined with a commercial space where a café will open in the near future. A significant area on the first floor of the station building will also be occupied by office space intended for a unit of the District Court in Jelenia Góra.
The investment has also made the station more environmentally friendly and safer. Energy-efficient LED lighting with automatic controls has been installed, along with numerous solutions limiting heat loss. To optimise electricity, heating and water consumption, BMS (Building Management System) systems have been introduced to supervise the operation of installations and equipment at the station. Modern surveillance, anti-burglary and fire-protection systems have been installed to improve the safety of the building and passengers.
“The station in Bolesławiec is the sixteenth investment we have completed in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship under the Station Investment Programme for 2016–2023. Thanks to it, the station in a city famous for its wonderful ceramics has regained its historic beauty and become a modern facility. I am convinced that it will serve residents and all tourists visiting Bolesławiec well,” says Ireneusz Maślany, a member of the management board of PKP S.A.
The immediate surroundings of the station have also been changed. The former public toilet building was renovated and converted into a bicycle shelter. It also houses technical rooms. A bicycle parking area was also created next to the station, and new small-architecture elements were installed.
The recently completed reconstruction of the station in Bolesławiec cost PLN 19.6 million gross and was the sixteenth project completed in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship under the Station Investment Programme for 2016–2023. The investor was Polskie Koleje Państwowe S.A.; construction work was carried out by LINDNER POLSKA Sp. z o.o., while the design documentation was prepared by Anarchi Group Sp. z o.o. SAFAGE SAS served as the construction supervision inspector.
The station in Bolesławiec was built in 1845. However, as early as 1866 it was extended with the tower characteristic of the building. The station’s present form is the result of the 1926 reconstruction, which gave it a modernist character. The building was significantly enlarged at that time with new spaces, including a ticket hall and new waiting rooms for passengers of several classes.