Metro Wilanowska is a station on Line M1 of the Warsaw Metro, located in the Mokotów district of Warsaw at the junction of Aleja Niepodległości, Puławska Street, and Aleja Wilanowska, all main streets of Warsaw. It is an important transfer point to a large bus station, serving routes through the city and to the surrounding towns and villages.
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Coordinates | 52°10′53″N 21°1′23″E / 52.18139°N 21.02306°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Public Transport Authority | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | 107, 108, 130, 163, 164, 165, 217, 218, 251, 300, 331, 519, 709, 727, 739 N37, N50 4, 10 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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Station code | A-7 | ||||||||||
Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
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Opened | 7 April 1995 | ||||||||||
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The station was opened on 7 April 1995 as part of the inaugural stretch of the Warsaw Metro, between Kabaty and Politechnika.[1]
Cultural references
editPolish rock group Elektryczne Gitary recorded a Polish-language cover of the Kinks' song Waterloo Sunset, which they named Stacja Wilanowska after the station, for their 1997 album Na Krzywy Ryj.
References
edit- ^ Schwandl, Robert. "UrbanRail.Net > Warszawa". Retrieved 1 September 2019.
External links
editMedia related to Wilanowska metro station at Wikimedia Commons