Return to Gliwice and its new station

Last time I was in Gliwice, the station was being remonted, with duckboards outside straddling pools of mud, passengers being diverted this way and that - bałagan, Panie. What a surprise when I stepped off the Pendolino from Warsaw this evening. The station is finished and looks great! Below: first impressions. The lighting levels fluctuate, rising then falling in intensity; interesting!

Below: I walk to the end of the platform to see the station name in lights - not the neon that Wrocław Główny has, nevertheless effective and conforming to a Polish standard for main railway stations.

Left: the stairs down to the tunnel that links the platforms and the main hall. Interesting use of metal tubing in conjunction with blue-tinted glass and light-grey concrete. Good signage and full support for disabled passengers. EU funds put to good use.

Below: the main hall, with that wonderful abstract mural which has survived the remont intact, remaining the focal point. As I wrote, along with Gdynia, one of the finest works of public art on PKP's network of stations, this photo hardly does it justice.

Below: outside, the station structure has been retained, the facade cleaned up and beautifully illuminated. Last time I was here, temporary wooden roofing was placed above the walkways to protect passengers from falling debris.

The civilisational changes happening across Poland are raising the quality of people's everyday life; we must appreciate this; it did not happen because the Big Man deemed it be so.

This time last year:
Poles and Brits go shopping differently

This time two years ago:
Reanimated - my father's car 
[Still on the go, with new MOT]

This time three years ago:
Defending Poland against hybrid warfare 

This time four years ago:
Another office move

This time six years ago:
PiS splits again - Solidarna Polska formed 

This time seven years ago:
Tesco vs. Auchan

This time ten years ago:
My father's house