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Geographical coordinates: 52.297N 16.772E. Elevation 86 m (282 ft).

Trzebaw Rosnówko near Poznań.

The village of Trzebaw Rosnówko is located in Poland in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, in the district of Poznań, in the municipality of Komorniki. The distance to Poznań is 20 km. Provincial road No. 311 runs near the station. During the German occupation the locality was called Rosenhagen, and during World War II the railway station was called Trebau. The name Trzebaw Rosnówko is derived from the Polish villages of Rosnówko and the neighbouring Trzebaw. The station had the Polish name Trzebaw when it opened. In 1914, the name was changed to Rosenhagen. In 1919, it reverted to the name Trzebaw. In 1921, the name was changed to Trzebaw Rosnówko. After another Germanic aggression against Poland, after 1 September 1939, the name was changed to Rosenhagen, and in 1942, to Trebau. After the Second World War, in 1945, the name Trzebaw Rosnówko was reverted.

On 1 July 1909, the station was put into operation. The station was built on the railway line No. 357 Sulechów – Luboń near Poznań. It lies on 99.997 km of the line. Travel time on the section Poznań Główny – Trzebaw Rosnówko is 21-28 minutes. A ticket on this route costs PLN 9.70. In the direction of Poznań, there is Szreniawa station, which is 4.11 km away. In the western direction, the first station is Stęszew, which is 6.76 km away.

When the station was built there were two auxiliary tracks, which were dismantled. Until 1914, there was freight traffic, which was decommissioned. Today (since 2011) there is only one track. A small station was built in which there was a ticket and luggage office. The ticket office was closed in 1985. The building is not in use. There is also an outbuilding at the station, also currently unused.

In 2011, the station was refurbished. A new high single-edge platform, 150 m long, was built. Railway information display cabinets have been installed. There is a large car park, which also includes a bus stop. The car park accommodates 22 cars, including two spaces for wheelchairs. There is also space for bicycles and motorbikes. There is also a level crossing on Dworcowa Street next to the bus stop. There are no barriers at the crossing, but the crossing is protected by an automatic traffic light. There is a Piotrówka Rosnówko restaurant, an ABC grocery shop and an InPost parcel machine near the passenger stop.

Railway line no. 357 Sulechów – Wolsztyn – Luboń near Poznań.

Railway line No. 357 is 112.182 km long. It is single-track, non-electrified, with a maximum speed of up to 110 km/h and a gauge of 1435 mm. The route was built in stages from 1904 to 1909, and was also put into service in stages. On 1 April 1905, the Sulechów – Wolsztyn section was put into service. On 1 July 1905, the Wolsztyn – Grodzisk Wielkopolski section was opened. On 1 July 1909, Grodzisk Wielkopolski – Luboń near Poznań (end of railway line No. 357).

By January 1934, the cross-border section Kargowa – Kopanica had been dismantled. The PKP company was not interested in maintaining a border crossing at this location. After the Germanic aggression against Poland, on 1 September 1939, freight and passenger traffic was restored on the Kargowa – Kopanica section.

In 1994, passenger train traffic was halted on the Sulechów – Wolsztyn section. In July 2005, freight traffic was halted on the Sulechów – Powodowo section. At the same time, the Sulechów – Okunin section needed repairs and was declared impassable. In June 2009, the section Żodyń – Powodowo was repaired on national road No. 32 and the tracks at the level crossing were removed. At the same time, also on the section Okunin – Smolno Wielkie, the tracks on the level crossing on national road No. 32 were removed.

In March 2011, the renovation of the section Stęszew – Luboń near Poznań (end of LK No. 357) began, together with the renovation of railway stations and stops. In 2012, rail traffic was restored. In July 2011, passenger traffic was closed on the Wolsztyn – Stęszew section. Renovations began, which were completed in January 2012, and rail traffic was opened.

In July 2011, freight traffic was closed on the Grodzisk Wielkopolski – Stęszew section. In June 2014, the renovation of this section began. The modernisation was completed at the beginning of 2015. Due to the ongoing renovation of the railway viaduct, traffic was restored after its completion. A replacement bus service was in operation. Rail traffic resumed in December 2014.

The Sulechów – Wolsztyn section lost its importance the fastest. It was 38 km long. In 1994, rail traffic was suspended on it. In 2015, the tracks on the Sulechów – Powodowo section (the first station from Wolsztyn) were dismantled. The tracks at several level crossings remained. Among others through DW Nr. 314, Smolno Wielkie, Sulechów (three crossings). Some crossings still have St Andrew’s Crosses. Some station buildings remain: Żodyń, Kopnica, Kargowa, Smolno Wielkie (there are shaped semaphores), Okunin (the station is visible from DW Nr 304). The steel railway bridge Kopnica on the North Obra Canal, the bridge on the Dźwiński Canal, the bridge on the Obrzyca Canal, the bridge on the Obra Canal remain. Track remains in the vicinity of Kargowa. Remaining tracks are in Sulechów on Brzozowa Street, just before the station.

On 14 March 2011, the renovation of the 65 km Wolsztyn – Luboń section began. The track bed was replaced over a total length of 73 km. New platforms were built at the stations: Tłoki, Rakoniewice, Ruchocice, Grąblewo (new stop), Kotowo, Granowo, Strykowo, Stęszew, Trzebaw, Szreniawa and Wiry. Railway-road crossings were modernised: DK No. 32 (3 crossings), Grodzisk Wielkopolski (9 crossings), Granowo, Stęszew, Szreniawa. New railway traffic control devices were installed. The cost of the modernisation was PLN 84 million. Passenger trains (rail buses and SZT) run on this route at a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The route is operated by Wielkopolska Railways.

The Wolsztyn – Grodzisk Wielkopolski section was overhauled between January 2022 and March 2023.

Route No. 357.

Sulechów 0.335 km. Okunin 6.859 km, decommissioned. Smolno Wielkie 13.266 km, decommissioned. Chwalim 16.759 km, decommissioned. Kargowa 19.505 km, decommissioned. Kopanica 25.177 km, decommissioned. Żodyń 30.232 km, decommissioned. Powodowo 34.606 km, decommissioned. Powodowo Xella 35.327 km. Wolsztyn Skansen 38.000 km. Wolsztyn 38.858 km. Adamowo 43.500 km. Tłoki 45.368 km. Rostarzewo 49.377 km. Rakoniewice 53.489 km. Drzymałowo 56.462 km. Ruchocice 60.291 km.  Młyniewo Nowotomyskie 64.145 km, decommissioned. Grodzisk Wielkopolski 67.769 km. Grąblewo 70.965 km. Ptaszkowo 74.400 km, decommissioned. Ptaszkowo Wielkopolskie 74.623 km. Kotowo 77.250 km. Granowo Nowotomyskie 80.698 km. Strykowo Poznanskie 87.686 km. Stęszew 95.467 km. Trzebaw Rosnówko 99.997 km. Szreniawa 104.348 km. Wiry 108.208 km. Luboń near Poznań 112.182 km.

Written by Karol Placha Hetman