Malbork Railway Station

The railway station in Malbork was established in 1852. The historic complex includes the station building (constructed in 1891), the freight depot, and the lavatory, all of which are listed as heritage monuments. The railway reached Malbork thanks to the Royal Prussian Eastern Railway, which was designed to connect Berlin with Königsberg and Gdańsk. Construction of the Malbork bridge began in 1845, and the route was determined in 1847, but the work was halted. The Revolutions of 1848 worsened the economic situation, prompting the Prussian authorities to resume the project, employing the unemployed, which elicited mixed reactions from the local population.

The railway section to Braniewo was opened on October 19, 1852, and in 1853 it was extended to Königsberg. The construction was delayed by a cholera epidemic. In 1857, the connection to Tczew was opened, creating the first Berlin-Königsberg railway route. In 1870, a second track was laid between Malbork and Elbląg, and by 1876, Malbork became a railway junction. In 1891, a new station in the Old German style was built, which became a symbol of the town. Between 1920 and 1939, the station served as a border checkpoint, where locomotives were exchanged between Germany, the Free City of Gdańsk, and Poland.