Zagreb Glavni kolodvor
Glavni kolodvor | |||||||||||
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| Location | Trg kralja Tomislava 12, Zagreb Croatia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°48′17″N 15°58′44″E / 45.80472°N 15.97889°E | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 7 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 9 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1892 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1987 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1970 (25 kV 50 Hz AC to Belgrade and 3 kV DC to Rijeka) 1985 (25 kV 50 Hz AC to Rijeka) | ||||||||||
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| Type | Cultural | ||||||||||
Zagreb Glavni kolodvor (Croatian for Zagreb main station[1]) is the main railway station in Zagreb, Croatia.[2] Located 1 km (0.62 mi) south of the city's main square,[1] it is the largest station in Croatia and the main hub of the Croatian Railways network.
History[edit]
An 1890 act of the Royal Hungarian Government authorised the building of the main station and maintenance shop in Zagreb.[3] Construction of the 186.5 m (612 ft) long neoclassical style station building began in 1891[4] and was overseen by Hungarian architect Ferenc Pfaff.[1] Sculptural works were undertaken by the Hungarian sculptor Vilim Marschenko.[3] The station opened on 1 July 1892.[3] It is one of the largest public buildings built in 19th century Zagreb.[5]
Reconstruction works were undertaken in 1986–87 (just before the 1987 Summer Universiade) and again in 2006.[6]
Train Disaster[edit]
On 30 August 1974, the station was the site of the deadliest train accident in Yugoslavia at the time, with 153 people dead. The incident occurred when a train from Belgrade headed for Dortmund derailed at the entrance of the station.[7][8]
Gallery[edit]
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Interior -
A view of the platforms from the east -
HŽ series 6111 inter-urban train at a platform -
Statue of King Tomislav in front of the Railway Station
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Piers Letcher (March 2013). Croatia. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 81.
- ^ Mark Smith. "Visiting the city of Zagreb". Seat61.com.
- ^ a b c "The main railroad station house at Zagreb". Hrvatska pošta.
- ^ "Prvi vlak pristaje na Južnom kolodvoru".
- ^ Damjanovic, Dragan. "In the Shadow of Budapest (and Vienna) – Architecture and Urban Development of Zagreb in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries. // Zeitschrift für Ostmitteleuropa-Forschung / Journal of East Central European Studies. 67 (2018), 4; 522-551". Zeitschrift für Ostmitteleuropa-Forschung / Journal of East Central European Studies.
- ^ "Trg kralja Tomislava". Vjesnik (in Croatian). 1999-08-03. Archived from the original on 2009-03-26.
- ^ "Najveća željeznička nesreća u hrvatskoj povijesti - Crna kronika - Hrvatska - Dalje.com". 2015-04-03. Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ Times, Malcolm W. Browne Special to The New York (1974-09-01). "Yugoslays Mourn 150 Killed in Zagreb Train Crash". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
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