Bucharest North railway station (Romanian: Gara București Nord; officially Bucharest North Group A; colloquially Gara de Nord) is the main railway station in Bucharest and the largest railway station in Romania. The vast majority of mainline trains to and from Bucharest originate from Gara de Nord.
The original North railway station was built between 1868—1872. The foundation stone was placed on 10 September 1868 in the presence of King Carol I of Romania. The building was designed as a U-shaped structure. The first railways between Roman – Galați – Bucharest – Pitești were put into service on 13 September 1872. Between 1895—1896 a new wing of the station was built, which included a "Royal Hall", in anticipation of the visit of Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary.[1] The station was initially named Gara Târgoviștei, after the road nearby, Calea Târgoviștei ("Târgoviște Road", now Calea Griviței), and took its current name in 1888.
Prior to the mid 1930s, the station's tracks extended beyond the present-day square into a group of carriage workshops. These workshops were demolished to make way for the Ministry of Railways building, for which construction began in 1938 and ended in 1950. In 1938, the second building (colloquially known as "the columns", in an art deco style) was completed.
The station and its surroundings were heavily bombed by the Allies in April 1944 during a campaign aimed at Axis supply lines. The station was a crucial point in the Romanian railway network, and was the main departure point for troops headed to the Eastern Front (see: Bombing of Bucharest in World War II).
Non-stop information and coordination point in Bucharest North Railway Station designed to provide aid to arriving Ukrainian refugees during Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022
During the Communist era, the station received a number of upgrades, such as partial electrification on 16 February 1969, followed by an expansion between 1978 and 1984, and then complete electrification.
In the post-communist era, the station has continued to be upgraded, having received a platform overhaul (the replacement of tiles with asphalt from 2006—2010), the removal of the "temporary" footbridge built in 1927 (replaced with the Basarab Overpass in 2009) and the replacement of the original split-flap displays with LED screens (2018).
During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, from 27 February 2022 onwards, the station served as a coordination point for Ukrainian refugees. On the first day, almost 100 Ukrainian refugees arrived on five trains owned by Romanian state operator CFR Călători; the trains came from Iași and Suceava, in northeast Romania. Increased security, information points, and food/water pick-up points were set up in anticipation of the arrival of Ukrainian refugees. Representatives of municipal government and NGOs, also contributed to the maintenance of a non-stop information and coordination point, where Ukrainian-speaking volunteers provided information. Information was also presented in English through loudspeakers.[2] At midnight on 4 March 2022, approximately 1,000 refugees arrived from Iași and were later accommodated at Romexpo.[3]
The station is served by several bus (105, 123, 133, 178, 182, 282), trolleybus (65, 79, 86, 62, 85, 93, 96), and tram lines (44, 45), as well as the Gara de Nordmetro station. The station is additionally connected by CFR and TFC trains to Henri Coandă International Airport.
Future developmentsEdit
In 2019, plans were announced by the Government of Romania's Ministry of Transport to convert Gara de Nord from a terminus station to an underground through station, linking it with Bucharest Obor railway station, and to build a partial underground link between Gara de Nord and Progresul.[4]
^Alexandru Popescu. "Străzile Bucureștilor – mică istorie sentimentală în imagini (XLVI). Bulevardul Dinicu Golescu – Gara de Nord". Ziarul Financiar.
^Oancea, Dorin (27 February 2022). "Circa 100 de refugiați din Ucraina ajung astăzi în Gara de Nord din București" (in Romanian). Mediafax.
^Costea, Alexandra (4 March 2022). "Aproximativ 1.000 de refugiați ucraineni vor ajunge cu trenul la București" (in Romanian). Kanal D.
^"Big plans for Bucharest's main train station: Mall and offices, underground railway". Romania Insider. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
External linksEdit
Media related to Gara de Nord at Wikimedia Commons
Trains timetable
October 20, 2023
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Bucharest North railway station news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Bucharest North railway station Romanian Gara București Nord officially Bucharest North Group A colloquially Gara de Nord is the main railway station in Bucharest and the largest railway station in Romania The vast majority of mainline trains to and from Bucharest originate from Gara de Nord Gara București NordCăile Ferate RomaneView of The Columns the station s second building from 1938 which features most of the taxi ranksGeneral informationLocationPiața Gării de Nord Bucharest RomaniaCoordinates44 26 46 92 N 26 4 27 15 E 44 4463667 N 26 0742083 E 44 4463667 26 0742083Owned byCFRLine s Bucharest Constanța Bucharest Craiova Bucharest Giurgiu Bucharest Pitești 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5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe original North railway station was built between 1868 1872 The foundation stone was placed on 10 September 1868 in the presence of King Carol I of Romania The building was designed as a U shaped structure The first railways between Roman Galați Bucharest Pitești were put into service on 13 September 1872 Between 1895 1896 a new wing of the station was built which included a Royal Hall in anticipation of the visit of Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria Hungary 1 The station was initially named Gara Targoviștei after the road nearby Calea Targoviștei Targoviște Road now Calea Griviței and took its current name in 1888 Prior to the mid 1930s the station s tracks extended beyond the present day square into a group of carriage workshops These workshops were demolished to make way for the Ministry of Railways building for which construction began in 1938 and ended in 1950 In 1938 the second building colloquially known as the columns in an art deco style was completed The station and its surroundings were heavily bombed by the Allies in April 1944 during a campaign aimed at Axis supply lines The station was a crucial point in the Romanian railway network and was the main departure point for troops headed to the Eastern Front see Bombing of Bucharest in World War II nbsp Non stop information and coordination point in Bucharest North Railway Station designed to provide aid to arriving Ukrainian refugees during Russia s invasion of Ukraine in 2022During the Communist era the station received a number of upgrades such as partial electrification on 16 February 1969 followed by an expansion between 1978 and 1984 and then complete electrification In the post communist era the station has continued to be upgraded having received a platform overhaul the replacement of tiles with asphalt from 2006 2010 the removal of the temporary footbridge built in 1927 replaced with the Basarab Overpass in 2009 and the replacement of the original split flap displays with LED screens 2018 During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine from 27 February 2022 onwards the station served as a coordination point for Ukrainian refugees On the first day almost 100 Ukrainian refugees arrived on five trains owned by Romanian state operator CFR Călători the trains came from Iași and Suceava in northeast Romania Increased security information points and food water pick up points were set up in anticipation of the arrival of Ukrainian refugees Representatives of municipal government and NGOs also contributed to the maintenance of a non stop information and coordination point where Ukrainian speaking volunteers provided information Information was also presented in English through loudspeakers 2 At midnight on 4 March 2022 approximately 1 000 refugees arrived from Iași and were later accommodated at Romexpo 3 Current status EditThere are currently 14 tracks and 8 platforms As of 2009 Gara de Nord served about 200 routes including domestic routes operated by Căile Ferate Romane Regiotrans and Transferoviar Călători as well international trains to Austria Vienna Belarus Minsk Bulgaria Sofia Varna and Burgas Hungary Budapest Republic of Moldova Chișinău Russia Moscow and Saratov Turkey Istanbul and Ukraine Kyiv Dnipro and Chernivtsi The station is served by several bus 105 123 133 178 182 282 trolleybus 65 79 86 62 85 93 96 and tram lines 44 45 as well as the Gara de Nord metro station The station is additionally connected by CFR and TFC trains to Henri Coandă International Airport Future developments EditIn 2019 plans were announced by the Government of Romania s Ministry of Transport to convert Gara de Nord from a terminus station to an underground through station linking it with Bucharest Obor railway station and to build a partial underground link between Gara de Nord and Progresul 4 See also EditList of railway stations in Romania Bucharest MetroReferences Edit Alexandru Popescu Străzile Bucureștilor mică istorie sentimentală in imagini XLVI Bulevardul Dinicu Golescu Gara de Nord Ziarul Financiar Oancea Dorin 27 February 2022 Circa 100 de refugiați din Ucraina ajung astăzi in Gara de Nord din București in Romanian Mediafax Costea Alexandra 4 March 2022 Aproximativ 1 000 de refugiați ucraineni vor ajunge cu trenul la București in Romanian Kanal D Big plans for Bucharest s main train station Mall and offices underground railway Romania Insider 10 July 2019 Retrieved 30 July 2019 External links Edit nbsp Media related to Gara de Nord at Wikimedia Commons Trains timetable Station North Bucharest Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bucharest North railway station amp oldid 1176180736, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
