Havířov railway station

Havířov railway station is a train station in Havířov, Czech Republic, located on a line between the cities of Ostrava and Český Těšín. Its main building is one of the best examples of the Czechoslovak avant-garde artistic movement known as the Brussels style of the 1960s.[1]

Havířov
train station
Main building of Havířov train station in 2009
LocationHavířov, Moravian-Silesian Region
Czech Republic
Coordinates49°47′29″N 18°24′46″E
Owned byČeské dráhy (ČD)
Operated byČeské dráhy (ČD)
Construction
ArchitectJosef Hrejsemnou
History
Opened1910 (1910)
Rebuilt1964-1969
Location
Havířov
Location within Czech Republic

History

The first train station was opened at this place in 1910. After the city of Havířov was founded after the Second World War it was needed to rebuild the station and to build a new station building. The new building was built in 1964-1969 by the Moravian architect Josef Hrejsemnou in the so-called Brussels style.[2] In the interior there is a huge glass mosaic designed by Czech painter and glass designer Vladimír Kopecký.[3] The owner České dráhy (Czech Railways) plans to reconstruct the station with work projected to begin in 2019, which may include demolishing the station building.[4] Many architects, art historians and others protest against this decision.[1]

Services
Interior with staircase
Preceding station   České dráhy   Following station
Šenov
toward Ostrava		   Stopping trains   Havířov–Suchá
toward Český Těšín
Preceding station   RegioJet   Following station
Ostrava–Stodolní
toward Prague		   IC RegioJet   Terminus

References
  1. "Příliš senzační BruselHavířovské nádraží se už nehodí". Česká televize. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  2. Strakoš, Martin. "Vlakové nádraží" (in Czech). Důl architektury. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  3. "Nádraží v Havířově památkou? Ministerstvo znovu jedná". www.ceskatelevize.cz. Česká televize. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  4. Běčák, Libor. "Nádraží v Havířově se dočká opravy, bourání se nevyhne". Karvinský deník. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
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