Strasbourg's first railway station was inaugurated on 19 September 1841 with the opening of the Strasbourg–Basel railway. It was situated far from the city center, in the district of Koenigshoffen.[3][unreliable source?] On 11 July 1846, it was moved to the city center; a new building was designed (as a terminus station) by the French architect Jean-André Weyer (1805–??) and inaugurated on 18 July 1852 by Président Bonaparte. After the German annexation of Alsace following the Franco-Prussian War and as part of the general rebuilding of the town after the Siege of Strasbourg, the construction of a larger station (not a terminus station) in the Neustadt was decided and began in 1878. Weyer's station became Strasbourg's central market hall in 1884. It was demolished in 1974.[4][unreliable source?]
Buildingedit
The historical building of Strasbourg's current railway station was built between 1878 and 1883 by the German architect Johann Eduard Jacobsthal (1839–1902). In 1900, Hermann Eggert, architect of the imperial palace Palais du Rhin, added a special waiting section and staircase for the German emperor, Wilhelm II, now known as the Salon de l'empereur, with stained glass windows by the manufacturers Ott Frères. The historical building was classified as a Monument historique (type "inscrit") on 28 December 1984. Prior to the opening of the high speed train line LGV Est, the station was refurbished by architect Jean-Marie Duthilleul (born 1952) in 2006–2007 and its size and capacity largely increased by the addition of a huge glass roof entirely covering the historical façade. The modernization of the station was bestowed a Brunel Award in 2008.[5][unreliable source?][6][7]
The main hall is adorned by two larger than life statues of female allegorical figures representing Industry and Agriculture. They are the work of Otto Geyer.[5] Geyer also sculpted the figured reliefs adorning the historical façade, both of which bear his signature.
Works by Otto Geyer (1882)
Relief on façade
Relief on façade
Statue "Agriculture"
The main hall also used to display two frescos by Hermann Knackfuss, painted in 1885, one depicting William I's visit of the fortress Fort Kronprinz in Hausbergen (now Fort Foch, Niederhausbergen), belonging to the fortified belt around Strasbourg, on 3 May 1877 and the other one, as a historical parallel, depicting in Frederick I's arrival in Haguenau in 1164. The two works of art, called Im alten Reich and Im neuen Reich ("In the old Empire" and "In the new Empire") were removed at some point in the 20th century and are lost.[5]
Gare de Strasbourg as viewed from Place de la Gare at dusk, showing the new and old façades
Gare de Strasbourg around 1910
Historical main hall
A TGV (right) and a TER (left) in Gare de Strasbourg in 2009
Servicesedit
The station is the main station in Strasbourg and one of the main stations in France with over 19.4 million passengers in 2017. TGV service is being assured by the LGV Est, since 2007, and the LGV Rhin-Rhône, since 2011.
Strasbourg - Kehl - Offenburg (Métro-Rhin and Ortenau-S-Bahn)
Local transport connectionsedit
The station also serves lines A, C and D of the Strasbourg tramway. The lines A and D stop in the underground station beneath the actual building, that was inaugurated on 25 November 1994 together with the line A. Line C (opened in 2010) stops overground, on Place de la gare.
The following buses of the CTS stop at the railway station: Line 2, Line 10 and Bus à haut niveau de service G (from 30 November 2013)[9]
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^"Fréquentation en gares". SNCF Open Data. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
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^"Ancienne gare de Strasbourg". archi-strasbourg.org (in French).
^ abc"Gare de Strasbourg". archi-strasbourg.org (in French).
^Base Mérimée: Gare ferroviaire centrale, Strasbourg, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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External linksedit
Media related to Gare de Strasbourg at Wikimedia Commons
Media related to Ancienne Gare de Strasbourg 1846-1883 at Wikimedia Commons
gare-strasbourg.fr/, official website (in French)
Gare de Strasbourg on Structurae
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Strasbourg Ville station French Gare de Strasbourg Ville is the main railway station in the city of Strasbourg Bas Rhin France It is the eastern terminus of the Paris Est Strasbourg Ville railway The current core building an example of historicist architecture of the Wilhelminian period replaced a previous station inaugurated in 1852 later turned into a covered market and ultimately demolished With over 20 million passengers in 2018 Strasbourg Ville is one of the busiest railway stations in France second only to Lyon Part Dieu outside of the Ile de France 2 Strasbourg VilleSNCF railway stationOriginal facade under the modern canopy built in 2007General informationLocation20 Place de la gare 67000 StrasbourgCoordinates48 35 06 N 7 44 04 E 48 58500 N 7 73444 E 48 58500 7 73444Owned bySNCFLine s Paris Est Strasbourg Ville railwayStrasbourg Basel railwayAppenweier Strasbourg railwayStrasbourg Lauterbourg railwayStrasbourg Saint Die railwayTracks13ConstructionArchitectJohann Eduard JacobsthalOther informationStation code87212027Websitegare strasbourg frHistoryOpened1841Rebuilt1883Passengers201820 170 472 1 ServicesPreceding station SNCF Following stationSavernetowards Paris Est TGV inOui TerminusLorraine TGVtowards Bordeaux Nantes Rennes Brussels South or Lille EuropeMetztowards Luxembourg Colmar Haut Rhin towards Montpellier Saint Roch Montpellier Sud de France or Marseille Saint CharlesNancy VilleTerminus Colmar Haut Rhin towards Nice VilleParis EstTerminus Offenburgtowards Freiburg HbfPreceding station DB Fernverkehr Following stationParis Esttowards Paris Est ICE TGV 83 Karlsruhe Hbftowards Munchen HbfMulhousetowards Marseille ICE TGV 84 Badentowards Frankfurt Main HbfPreceding station Ouigo Following stationMetztowards Paris Est Grande Vitesse TerminusPreceding station TER Grand Est Following stationTerminus A01 Selestattowards Basel SNCFA02a Graffenstadentowards ColmarA03 Vendenheimtowards SarrebourgA04 Mundolsheimtowards HaguenauA05 Bischwillertowards NiederbronnMommenheimtowards Saarbrucken Hbf A06 TerminusTerminus A07 Entzheim Aeroporttowards SelestatA08 Entzheim Aeroporttowards EpinalA09 Bischheimtowards LauterbourgA11 Krimmeri Meinautowards OffenburgBrumathtowards Nancy A13 TerminusBrumathtowards Metz A14Strasbourg Roethigtowards Molsheim A18Bischwillertowards Wissembourg A34Savernetowards Paris Est C02LocationStrasbourg VilleLocation in FranceShow map of FranceStrasbourg VilleLocation in EuropeShow map of Europe Contents 1 Previous history 2 Building 3 Services 3 1 TGV 3 2 Other Main Line services 3 3 TER 3 4 Local transport connections 4 Other stations 5 References 6 External linksPrevious history editStrasbourg s first railway station was inaugurated on 19 September 1841 with the opening of the Strasbourg Basel railway It was situated far from the city center in the district of Koenigshoffen 3 unreliable source On 11 July 1846 it was moved to the city center a new building was designed as a terminus station by the French architect Jean Andre Weyer 1805 and inaugurated on 18 July 1852 by President Bonaparte After the German annexation of Alsace following the Franco Prussian War and as part of the general rebuilding of the town after the Siege of Strasbourg the construction of a larger station not a terminus station in the Neustadt was decided and began in 1878 Weyer s station became Strasbourg s central market hall in 1884 It was demolished in 1974 4 unreliable source Building editThe historical building of Strasbourg s current railway station was built between 1878 and 1883 by the German architect Johann Eduard Jacobsthal 1839 1902 In 1900 Hermann Eggert architect of the imperial palace Palais du Rhin added a special waiting section and staircase for the German emperor Wilhelm II now known as the Salon de l empereur with stained glass windows by the manufacturers Ott Freres The historical building was classified as a Monument historique type inscrit on 28 December 1984 Prior to the opening of the high speed train line LGV Est the station was refurbished by architect Jean Marie Duthilleul born 1952 in 2006 2007 and its size and capacity largely increased by the addition of a huge glass roof entirely covering the historical facade The modernization of the station was bestowed a Brunel Award in 2008 5 unreliable source 6 7 The main hall is adorned by two larger than life statues of female allegorical figures representing Industry and Agriculture They are the work of Otto Geyer 5 Geyer also sculpted the figured reliefs adorning the historical facade both of which bear his signature Works by Otto Geyer 1882 nbsp Relief on facade nbsp Relief on facade nbsp Statue Agriculture The main hall also used to display two frescos by Hermann Knackfuss painted in 1885 one depicting William I s visit of the fortress Fort Kronprinz in Hausbergen now Fort Foch Niederhausbergen belonging to the fortified belt around Strasbourg on 3 May 1877 and the other one as a historical parallel depicting in Frederick I s arrival in Haguenau in 1164 The two works of art called Im alten Reich and Im neuen Reich In the old Empire and In the new Empire were removed at some point in the 20th century and are lost 5 nbsp Gare de Strasbourg as viewed from Place de la Gare at dusk showing the new and old facades nbsp Gare de Strasbourg around 1910 nbsp Historical main hall nbsp A TGV right and a TER left in Gare de Strasbourg in 2009Services editThe station is the main station in Strasbourg and one of the main stations in France with over 19 4 million passengers in 2017 TGV service is being assured by the LGV Est since 2007 and the LGV Rhin Rhone since 2011 TGV edit Frankfurt Strasbourg Marseille Munich Stuttgart Strasbourg Paris Est Colmar Mulhouse Strasbourg Paris Est Freiburg Ringsheim Europa Park Lahr Offenburg Strasbourg Paris Est Strasbourg Paris CDG Airport Brussels Strasbourg Rennes Strasbourg Nantes Strasbourg Bordeaux Strasbourg Lyon Marseille Strasbourg Lyon MontpellierOther Main Line services edit Strasbourg ParisTER edit Strasbourg Selestat Colmar Mulhouse Saint Louis Basel 8 Strasbourg Haguenau Strasbourg Metz Strasbourg Nancy Strasbourg Saint Die des Vosges Epinal 8 Strasbourg Sarreguemines Saarbrucken D Strasbourg Kehl Offenburg Metro Rhin and Ortenau S Bahn Local transport connections edit The station also serves lines A C and D of the Strasbourg tramway The lines A and D stop in the underground station beneath the actual building that was inaugurated on 25 November 1994 together with the line A Line C opened in 2010 stops overground on Place de la gare The following buses of the CTS stop at the railway station Line 2 Line 10 and Bus a haut niveau de service G from 30 November 2013 9 Other stations editGare de Strasbourg Cronenbourg goods station Gare de Hausbergen Classification yard Gare de Krimmeri Meinau halt Gare de Strasbourg Neudorf goods station Gare de Strasbourg Port du Rhin goods station Gare de Strasbourg Roethig haltReferences edit Frequentation en gares Strasbourg SNCF Retrieved 16 November 2019 Frequentation en gares SNCF Open Data Retrieved 16 November 2019 Ancienne gare de Koenigshoffen archi strasbourg org in French Ancienne gare de Strasbourg archi strasbourg org in French a b c Gare de Strasbourg archi strasbourg org in French Base Merimee Gare ferroviaire centrale Strasbourg Ministere francais de la Culture in French 10th Brunel Awards 2008 brunel awards org Archived from the original on 11 August 2013 Retrieved 20 November 2013 a b Le reseau TER Fluo TER Grand Est accessed 28 April 2022 Detailed public transport network map PDF cts strasbourg eu External links edit nbsp Media related to Gare de Strasbourg at Wikimedia Commons nbsp Media related to Ancienne Gare de Strasbourg 1846 1883 at Wikimedia Commons gare strasbourg fr official website in French Gare de Strasbourg on Structurae Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Strasbourg Ville station amp oldid 1192716626, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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