Railway division in Posen/Poznań, Railway administrative center in Poznań, Poland
The railway administration building in Poznań is a late 19th-century administrative facility located in the city center. Its structure served to coordinate regional rail connections across the area.
The railway division was founded in 1895 as one of ten new departments within the Royal Prussian State Railways. Later it managed rail operations under Polish administration through the 20th century.
The building at al. Niepodległości 8, raised in 1910–1915 as the Prussian Eisenbahndirektion Posen, is one of the last structures of Poznań's Imperial District, built in neo-baroque style known as Wilhelmine baroque. Since 1986 it has housed the Memorial Chamber (Izba Pamięci) of the PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe regional branch, where railway memorabilia are kept.
The main building stands at al. Niepodległości 8, on the western edge of the Imperial District, a short walk from the central station area. The older "Stara Dyrekcja" at ul. gen. Taczaka 10 lies closer to the old town. The Izba Pamięci memorial room opened in 1986 inside the building.
In 1986, a memorial room (Izba Pamięci) for the PKP PLK regional branch was opened inside the building. The structure at al. Niepodległości 8 was built between 1910 and 1915 as one of the last buildings of Poznań's Imperial District, in neo-baroque style.
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