After a stay of only one night, although I think that I’ve dragged enough blog posts out of it, the next part of my journey was a train from Lublin to Radom. I had selected Radom as it meant that I could get into Warsaw early on the following morning and it was also a location that I hadn’t visited before.
Lublin Główny railway station opened on 30 August 1877 as part of the Vistula Railway, which connected Warsaw with Kovel, now in Ukraine. Its construction was an important moment in the city’s development, providing improved transport links and encouraging industrial growth in the surrounding area. The original station building was designed by Witold Lanci, although it underwent substantial alterations during the 1920s, following Poland’s restoration of independence, when its architecture was given a more distinctly Polish appearance.
As with seemingly every railway station I’ve visited in Poland recently, some money has been spent on refurbishing the building. It’s all looking rather smart, another reminder of how much investment has gone into the country’s railway infrastructure.
The train started at Lublin and was heading to Kraków, which meant that getting my reserved seat was an easy process as I was one of the first to board.
I had the aisle seat, which suited me perfectly, although the recline was a bit excessive. I was concerned that I might break the seat trying to correct it, so I just left it. I’ve already got an engineer visiting my flat tomorrow to deal with a light bulb I tried to change and a smoke alarm that keeps bleeping. He’s long since told me not to attempt fixing anything myself, as it only makes his job harder.
Clean, organised and with plenty of space. The fare was also reasonable at around £8, particularly as I’d only booked the ticket the day before.
The train had a power outlet at every seat and there was also Wi-Fi available. The service got busier, but I was delighted to see that no-one put their feet on seats and there was no music playing from phones.
Safely at Radom Główny railway station and the yellow sheets that I would quite like introducing into the UK. For those who read carefully, these ones are future railway timetables to add some anticipation into the whole arrangement.
Radom Główny railway station opened on 25 January 1885 as part of the Ivangorod–Dąbrowa Railway, which connected Dęblin with the industrial region of southern Poland. In June 2025, the station was named in honour of Jan Bloch, the Radom-born industrialist and railway pioneer who helped develop Poland’s nineteenth-century railway network.
As a little bonus, I hadn’t checked the exact location of my hotel until shortly before arriving in the city centre, but I was pleased to discover that it was just a one-minute walk from the station. Even my friend Richard could manage that, although he might have had a little sit down en route.