Plovdiv Central railway station explained

Plovdiv Central
Native Name:Централна гара Пловдив
Address:Blvd. Hristo Botev
Borough:Plovdiv
Country:Bulgaria
Coordinates:42.1344°N 24.7414°W
Map Type:Bulgaria
Line:SofiaSvilengrad Granitsa[1]
Plovdiv – Burgas
Plovdiv – Karlovo
Plovdiv - Asenovgrad
Plovdiv – Panagyurishte
Structure:At-grade
Platform:7
Levels:1
Tracks:11
Parking:Yes
Bicycle:Yes
Opened:1870s
Electrified:1963
Owned:NRIC
Operator:Bulgarian Railways
Services:Planned 2024 Plovdiv Light Rail Tramway

Plovdiv Central Railway Station (Bulgarian: Централна железопътна гара Пловдив|translit=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 LyubimetsBelovo 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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bueker.net/trainspotting/map.php?file=maps/bulgaria/bulgaria.gif Railway map of Bulgaria
  2. Book: Building Knowledge, Constructing Histories, volume 2: Proceedings of the 6th International Congress on Construction History (6ICCH 2018), July 9-13, 2018, Brussels, Belgium. 9780429822537. Wouters. Ine. Voorde. Stephanie van de. Bertels. Inge. Espion. Bernard. Jonge. Krista de. Zastavni. Denis. 11 July 2018.
  3. Raychevski, G., Plovdiv Encyclopedia, Janet 45, 2009, p.340 (in Bulgarian)