Zagreb Glavni kolodvor

Zagreb Glavni kolodvor (Croatian for Zagreb main station[1]) is the main railway station in Zagreb.[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.

Glavni kolodvor
Main entrance
LocationTrg kralja Tomislava 12, Zagreb
Coordinates45°48′17″N 15°58′44″E
Line(s)
Platforms7
Tracks9
History
Opened1892
Rebuilt1987
Electrified1970 (25 kV 50 Hz AC to Belgrade and 3 kV DC to Rijeka)
1985 (25 kV 50 Hz AC to Rijeka)

History

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.

See also

Sources
  • "Trg kralja Tomislava". Vjesnik (in Croatian). 1999-08-03. Archived from the original on 2009-03-26.

References
  1. Piers Letcher (March 2013). Croatia. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 81.
  2. Mark Smith. "Visiting the city of Zagreb". Seat61.com.
  3. "The main railroad station house at Zagreb". Hrvatska pošta.
  4. https://www.zagreb.hr/prvi-vlak-pristaje-na-juznom-kolodvoru/19154
  5. 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.
  • 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
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