The aim of the study was to assess the level of integration of passenger rail transport with other modes of transport in the Szczecin Metropolitan Area. It was assumed that each passenger railway station is a potential interchange. The study area covered 18 municipalities, 13 of which are part of the association of the Szczecin Metropolitan Area (cities: Szczecin, Świnoujście and Stargard, urban-rural municipalities: Goleniów, Gryfino, Nowe Warpno, Police and Stepnica and rural municipalities: Dobra, Kobylanka, Kołbaskowo, Stare Czarnowo, Stargard), as well as 5 communes functionally linked to it (urban-rural communes: Golczewo, Kamień Pomorski, Międzyzdroje and Wolin, and the rural commune of Przybiernów). The condition of the facilities of the railway passenger stations in the study area and their surroundings was investigated, including the number of available parking spaces and bicycle racks and the distance to the nearest bus stop. Within all of the stations surveyed, infrastructure was found to be in place to enable modal shift, i.e. a multimodal choice. However, the integration of rail with other modes of transport was highly variable. The largest interchanges in the study area are formed by Szczecin Główny, Szczecin Dąbie, Stargard and Świnoujście, with slightly smaller stations in the district centres i.e.: Goleniów, Gryfino and Kamień Pomorski. Passenger stations with the most extensive infrastructure and a wider range of services (especially long-distance trains) tended to be important interchanges.
