Kielce Bus Station
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Kielce Bus Station (Polish: Dworzec autobusowy w Kielcach) is a bus station in Kielce, Poland. It is a novelty architecture type of a building, shaped to resemble a UFO.[1] Opened in 1984, it was seen as one of the more modern bus stations of its kind in Poland at that particular time.[2][3]
Kielce Bus Station Dworzec autobusowy w Kielcach | |
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General information | |
Location | Czarnowska 12 25-504 Kielce Poland |
Coordinates | 50°52′32″N 20°37′18″E |
Owned by | City of Kielce |
Operated by | Zarząd Transportu Miejskiego |
Construction | |
Architect | Edward Modrzejewski |
Other information | |
Website | dworzec |
History | |
Opened | 20 July 1984 (1984-07-20) |
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The station is built upon a large roundabout of 89 meters in diameter providing room for 15 platforms each of 18 meters length (the largest legal length of a bus in Poland and most of Europe). An additional island increases the number of platforms by 3, also providing night-time operation when the main building is closed. The main building of circular shape with a dome is located in the center of the roundabout. It is accessed by two tunnels beneath the roundabout - this feature provides maximum safety as pedestrian and bus traffic never cross each other.