Graz Hauptbahnhof, abbreviated Graz Hbf[2] (German for Graz Main Station;[3] sometimes translated as Graz Central Station[4]), is the main railway station in Graz, the capital of the Austrian federal state Styria. The station is located some 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the city centre, to which it is connected by tram.[4][5]
The first railway station was opened here in 1847 and due to an increase in passenger numbers a larger station was constructed on the same site between 1871 and 1876.
In 1945 the railway station from 1876 was totally destroyed in allied bombing raids. In 1956 the construction of the current station was completed. The station was built in the typical style of the 1950s and the main ticket hall is now a listed building.
In 2001 the station was modernised and partly rebuilt to incorporate escalators to the platforms and also a small shopping mall.
Project Hauptbahnhof 2020edit
New subsurface tram stop at the HauptbahnhofNew pedestrian tunnel to Wagner Biro Straße
Since 2010 the station has been adapted for its new role as an international transport hub and to cope with increasing national and regional traffic. When the construction of the Koralm Railway is completed all international traffic from Vienna to Italy will pass through Graz.
This includes rebuilding and lengthening all platforms and the construction of two extra platforms for regional trains. All platforms have new, modern roofing.
One of the two pedestrian tunnels to the platforms has been extended to the Wagner Biro Straße giving access to the station from the west as well.
The railway bridge over the Eggenberger Straße has also been rebuilt to make room for extra tracks.
A new local transport hub for trams and buses has been built on and under the station forecourt to connect four tram lines to the station. Up until recently two of these tramlines used to terminate on the station forecourt while the other two passed the station nearby. To rectify this problem a new subsurface tram stop was built under the station forecourt, enabling all four tram lines to stop outside the main entrance of the station.
Layoutedit
Graz Hauptbahnhof has five platforms serving nine tracks.[6]
^Schwandl, Robert (2010). Schwandl's Tram Atlas Schweiz & Österreich. Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. ISBN978 3 936573 27 5. (in German and English)
^"Haltestellenplan" (PDF) (in German). 10 July 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
External linksedit
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May 02, 2024
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Graz Hauptbahnhof abbreviated Graz Hbf 2 German for Graz Main Station 3 sometimes translated as Graz Central Station 4 is the main railway station in Graz the capital of the Austrian federal state Styria The station is located some 2 kilometres 1 2 mi west of the city centre to which it is connected by tram 4 5 Graz Hauptbahnhof Graz Central Station Graz Central Station at nighttimeGeneral informationLocationEuropaplatz8020 GrazAustriaCoordinates47 4 20 N 15 25 2 E 47 07222 N 15 41722 E 47 07222 15 41722Owned byAustrian Federal Railways OBB Operated byOBB InfraLine s Koflach railway line Koralm railway line Southern railway line Styrian Eastern railway line de Distance40 2 kilometres 25 0 mi from Koflach 211 4 kilometres 131 4 mi from Wien Hauptbahnhof 250 7 kilometres 155 8 mi from Gyor 1 Platforms1 side platform 4 island platformsTracks9ConnectionsTram Graz trams Bus Local and regional and internationalConstructionArchitectWilhelm Aduatz 1956 HistoryOpened1847Rebuilt1876 and 1956ServicesPreceding station OBB Following station Terminus Railjet Bruck an der Murtowards Berlin Charlottenburg Bruck an der Murtowards Praha hl n Bruck an der Murtowards Vienna Airport EuroCity Bruck an der Murtowards Przemysl Glowny Leibnitztowards Trieste Centrale Bruck an der Murtowards Wien Hbf Leibnitztowards Zagreb Glavni kolodvor Leobentowards Zurich Hbf Terminus Leobentowards Saarbrucken Hbf Leobentowards Frankfurt Main Hbf Terminus InterCity Graz Ostbahnhof Messetowards Budapest Keleti Leibnitztowards Ljubljana Leobentowards Innsbruck Hbf Terminus Leobentowards Linz Hbf Leobentowards Salzburg Hbf Terminus EuroNight Bruck an der Murtowards Warszawa Wschodnia Nightjet Bruck an der Murtowards Berlin Charlottenburg or Warszawa Wschodnia Bruck an der Murtowards Zurich Hbf Terminus Preceding station Styria S Bahn Following station Judendorf Strassengeltowards Bruck an der Mur S1 Terminus Judendorf Strassengeltowards Ubelbach S11 Terminus S3 Graz Don Boscotowards Fehring S31 Graz Don Boscotowards Weiz S5 Graz Don Boscotowards Spielfeld Strass Graz Don Boscotowards Wies Eibiswald S6 Terminus Graz Koflachertowards Wies Eibiswald Graz Koflachertowards Koflach S7LocationGraz Hauptbahnhof Graz Central Station Location in AustriaShow map of AustriaGraz Hauptbahnhof Graz Central Station Location in EuropeShow map of Europe The station serves as a major node on the Southern Railway which links it to Vienna in the north and Slovenia in the south It is also the terminus of the Styrian Eastern railway line de which runs eastwards towards Hungary and of the local Koflach railway line to the west In the future the Koralm Railway will provide a direct link from Graz to Italy via Klagenfurt 1 Contents 1 History 2 Project Hauptbahnhof 2020 3 Layout 4 Train services 5 References 6 External linksHistory edit nbsp Original station from 1876 destroyed in 1945 The first railway station was opened here in 1847 and due to an increase in passenger numbers a larger station was constructed on the same site between 1871 and 1876 In 1945 the railway station from 1876 was totally destroyed in allied bombing raids In 1956 the construction of the current station was completed The station was built in the typical style of the 1950s and the main ticket hall is now a listed building In 2001 the station was modernised and partly rebuilt to incorporate escalators to the platforms and also a small shopping mall Project Hauptbahnhof 2020 edit nbsp New subsurface tram stop at the Hauptbahnhof nbsp New pedestrian tunnel to Wagner Biro Strasse Since 2010 the station has been adapted for its new role as an international transport hub and to cope with increasing national and regional traffic When the construction of the Koralm Railway is completed all international traffic from Vienna to Italy will pass through Graz This includes rebuilding and lengthening all platforms and the construction of two extra platforms for regional trains All platforms have new modern roofing One of the two pedestrian tunnels to the platforms has been extended to the Wagner Biro Strasse giving access to the station from the west as well The railway bridge over the Eggenberger Strasse has also been rebuilt to make room for extra tracks A new local transport hub for trams and buses has been built on and under the station forecourt to connect four tram lines to the station Up until recently two of these tramlines used to terminate on the station forecourt while the other two passed the station nearby To rectify this problem a new subsurface tram stop was built under the station forecourt enabling all four tram lines to stop outside the main entrance of the station Layout editGraz Hauptbahnhof has five platforms serving nine tracks 6 Train services editThe station is served by the following services RailJet services Graz Vienna Breclav Brno Pardubice Prague EuroCity services Zagreb Maribor Graz ViennaReferences edit a b Eisenbahnatlas Osterreich Austrian railway atlas in German 3rd ed Cologne Schweers Wall 2021 pp 82 83 101 ISBN 978 3 89494 150 5 Station Graz Hbf OBB Graz Main Station Local Transport Hub Zechner amp Zechner www archdaily com Retrieved 15 August 2013 a b To and From the Graz Central Station Austrian Federal Railways Retrieved 14 Aug 2013 Schwandl Robert 2010 Schwandl s Tram Atlas Schweiz amp Osterreich Berlin Robert Schwandl Verlag ISBN 978 3 936573 27 5 in German and English Haltestellenplan PDF in German 10 July 2022 Retrieved 5 September 2023 External links edit nbsp Media related to Graz Hauptbahnhof at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Graz Hauptbahnhof amp oldid 1217141994, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
