Plovdiv Central railway station

Railway station in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
42°8′4″N 24°44′29″E / 42.13444°N 24.74139°E / 42.13444; 24.74139Owned byNRICOperated byBulgarian RailwaysLine(s)Sofia – Svilengrad Granitsa[1]
Plovdiv – Burgas[1]
Plovdiv – Karlovo[1]
Plovdiv - Asenovgrad[1]
Plovdiv – Panagyurishte[1]Platforms7Tracks11ConstructionStructure typeAt-gradePlatform levels1ParkingYesBicycle facilitiesYesHistoryOpened1870sElectrified1963Services Planned 2024 Plovdiv Light Rail Tramway
Location
Plovdiv Central is located in Bulgaria
Plovdiv Central
Plovdiv Central
Location within Bulgaria

Plovdiv Central Railway Station (Bulgarian: Централна железопътна гара Пловдив, romanized: Tsentralna zhelezopatna gara Plovdiv) is the main railway station serving the city and municipality of Plovdiv, the second most populous city in Bulgaria.

History

Opened in the 1870s, the station is located on the Lyubimets–Belovo railway, which links Sofia, capital of Bulgaria, with Istanbul, largest city of Turkey. It was built by Turkish architect Mimar Kemaleddin Bey.[2]

There are 11 tracks in the station. The current Art Nouveau building, designed by the Italian architect professor Mariano Pernigoni, was completed in 1908.[3]

Gallery

  • Original station, c. 1880
    Original station, c. 1880
  • The station building, c. 1916
    The station building, c. 1916
  • Main facade
    Main facade
  • Station platforms today
    Station platforms today

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Railway map of Bulgaria
  2. ^ Wouters, Ine; Voorde, Stephanie van de; Bertels, Inge; Espion, Bernard; Jonge, Krista de; Zastavni, Denis (11 July 2018). Building Knowledge, Constructing Histories, volume 2: Proceedings of the 6th International Congress on Construction History (6ICCH 2018), July 9-13, 2018, Brussels, Belgium. ISBN 9780429822537.
  3. ^ Raychevski, G., Plovdiv Encyclopedia, Janet 45, 2009, p.340 (in Bulgarian)

External links

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