The Sofia Central Railway Station (Bulgarian: Централна железопътна гара София, romanized: Tsentralna zhelezopatna gara Sofiya) is the main passenger railway station of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, as well as the largest railway station in the country. It is located 1 km north of the city centre after Lavov most, on Marie Louise Boulevard in the immediate proximity of the Central Bus Station Sofia. It was completely renovated in 2016.
Aerial view of the Main Train Station and the Central Bus Station in SofiaThe old building of the Central Railway Station completed in 1888
The original building of the Sofia Railway Station was opened on 1 August 1888 to serve the Tsaribrod-Sofia-Vakarel line, the first line of the Bulgarian State Railways entirely built by Bulgarian engineers. The building was designed by the architects Antonín Kolář, Václav Prošek and Marinov, and built with the participation of Italian specialists under Bulgarian undertaker Ivan Grozev between 1882 and 1888. It was a one-storey building, 96 m long and 12 m wide, featuring a small clock tower looking towards Vitosha on the façade and a second storey in the western and eastern part. The first station master was Yosif Karapirov. The Sofia Railway Station was renovated and expanded several times. When the Poduyane railway station was constructed in 1948, the Sofia Railway Station was renamed the Central Railway Station.
The old building was completely demolished on 15 April 1974, as the construction of a new brutalist Central Railway Station had begun in 1971. The station was opened on 6 September 1974, having been designed by the Transproekt company under lead architect Milko Bechev. It has two underground and three overground storeys and 365 premises and was built of mainly white marble.
Between January and July 2004 the Central Railway Station in Sofia had served 2,323,844 passengers, or 11.8% of all in the country's railway network for that period. An average 10,910 people pass through the station daily, as well as an average 166 trains (84 arriving and 82 departing). The station has 30 ticket offices and 5 electronic timetable displays.
Destinationsedit
The following destinations can be reached directly from Sofia Railway Station:
The Central Railway Station and the square in front of it were essentially renovated and reconstructed in the 2000s under Milan Dobrev and Olympic Stadium Munich-style tensile elements of 4,500 m2 were added. The interior was also considerably modernized. The entire project cost US$3.5 million.
On 22 August 2013 a 56 million leva (~28.6 million euro) renovation contract was signed.[2] The renovation was completed in 2016.
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The Sofia Central Railway Station Bulgarian Centralna zhelezoptna gara Sofiya romanized Tsentralna zhelezopatna gara Sofiya is the main passenger railway station of Sofia the capital of Bulgaria as well as the largest railway station in the country It is located 1 km north of the city centre after Lavov most on Marie Louise Boulevard in the immediate proximity of the Central Bus Station Sofia It was completely renovated in 2016 Sofia Central StationCentralna gara SofiyaRailway stationCentral Railway Station in SofiaGeneral informationLocation102 Knyaginya Maria Luiza Blvd Sofia BulgariaCoordinates42 42 44 N 23 19 16 E 42 712115 N 23 321046 E 42 712115 23 321046Owned byNRICLine s Kalotina Zapad Svilengrad GranitsaSofia VarnaIliyantsi Varna FeribotnaSofia KulataSofia GyueshevoPlatforms6Tracks13ConnectionsRuse Stara Zagora Burgas Vidin Yambol MezdraConstructionStructure typeAt gradePlatform levels2ParkingYesBicycle facilitiesYesOther informationStation codeSF SF HistoryOpened1 August 1888Rebuilt6 September 1974Electrified27 April 1963ServicesPreceding station BDZ Following station Terminus Istanbul Sofia Express Iskarsko Shosetowards Istanbul Romania Sofia Severtowards Bucharest Thessaloniki Sofia Express Zaharna Fabrikatowards Thessaloniki Golden Sands Mezdratowards Varna Yantra Mezdratowards G Orjahovica BDZ Rapid Poduyanetowards Svilengrad Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 3 Transport links 3 1 Bus 3 2 Public transport 3 2 1 Metro 3 3 Taxi 3 4 Parking 3 5 Airport 4 Renovations 5 See also 6 ReferencesHistory edit nbsp Aerial view of the Main Train Station and the Central Bus Station in Sofia nbsp The old building of the Central Railway Station completed in 1888 The original building of the Sofia Railway Station was opened on 1 August 1888 to serve the Tsaribrod Sofia Vakarel line the first line of the Bulgarian State Railways entirely built by Bulgarian engineers The building was designed by the architects Antonin Kolar Vaclav Prosek and Marinov and built with the participation of Italian specialists under Bulgarian undertaker Ivan Grozev between 1882 and 1888 It was a one storey building 96 m long and 12 m wide featuring a small clock tower looking towards Vitosha on the facade and a second storey in the western and eastern part The first station master was Yosif Karapirov The Sofia Railway Station was renovated and expanded several times When the Poduyane railway station was constructed in 1948 the Sofia Railway Station was renamed the Central Railway Station The old building was completely demolished on 15 April 1974 as the construction of a new brutalist Central Railway Station had begun in 1971 The station was opened on 6 September 1974 having been designed by the Transproekt company under lead architect Milko Bechev It has two underground and three overground storeys and 365 premises and was built of mainly white marble Between January and July 2004 the Central Railway Station in Sofia had served 2 323 844 passengers or 11 8 of all in the country s railway network for that period An average 10 910 people pass through the station daily as well as an average 166 trains 84 arriving and 82 departing The station has 30 ticket offices and 5 electronic timetable displays Destinations editThe following destinations can be reached directly from Sofia Railway Station Belgrade Bucharest Istanbul Nis ThessalonikiTransport links edit nbsp Passenger train ready to leave in Sofia 2024 Bus edit nbsp Regional and international bus services are provided at Central Bus Station Sofia which lies next to Sofia Central Station Public transport edit Tramway service lines 1 3 6 7 12 1 Bus service lines 60 74 77 78 82 85 101 213 214 285 305 404 413 1 Metro edit nbsp Central Railway Metro Station of Sofia Metro line 2 lies just next to Sofia Central Station Taxi edit Parking edit nbsp Airport editRenovations editThe Central Railway Station and the square in front of it were essentially renovated and reconstructed in the 2000s under Milan Dobrev and Olympic Stadium Munich style tensile elements of 4 500 m2 were added The interior was also considerably modernized The entire project cost US 3 5 million 1 On 22 August 2013 a 56 million leva 28 6 million euro renovation contract was signed 2 The renovation was completed in 2016 See also edit nbsp Trains portal nbsp Bulgaria portal Central Bus Station Sofia Trams in Sofia Trolleybuses in Sofia Public buses in Sofia Sofia Public TransportReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sofia Central Railway Station a b Centr za gradska mobilnost sofiatraffic bg Retrieved 9 August 2020 Sofia Inks Contracts for Overdue Railroad Station Overhaul novinite com Archived from the original on 22 August 2013 Sofia Station was built in 1888 in Bulgarian National Railway Infrastructure Company Archived from the original on 28 September 2007 Retrieved 24 August 2006 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sofia Central Station amp oldid 1224172277, wikipedia, 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