Glavni kolodvor
Aerial view
General information
LocationTrg kralja Tomislava 12, Zagreb
Croatia
Coordinates45°48′17″N 15°58′44″E / 45.80472°N 15.97889°E / 45.80472; 15.97889
Line(s)
Platforms7
Tracks9
History
Opened1892
Rebuilt1987
Electrified1970 (25 kV 50 Hz AC to Belgrade and 3 kV DC to Rijeka)
1985 (25 kV 50 Hz AC to Rijeka)
Services
Preceding station Croatian Railways Following station
Dobova
towards Zürich HB or Stuttgart Hbf
 EuroNight Terminus
TypeCultural

Zagreb Glavni kolodvor (Croatian for Zagreb main station[1]) is the main railway station in Zagreb, Croatia.[2] Located 1 km (0.62 mi) south of the city's main square,[1] it is the largest station in Croatia and the main hub of the Croatian Railways network.

History

An 1890 act of the Royal Hungarian Government authorised the building of the main station and maintenance shop in Zagreb.[3] Construction of the 186.5 m (612 ft) long neoclassical style station building began in 1891[4] and was overseen by Hungarian architect Ferenc Pfaff.[1] Sculptural works were undertaken by the Hungarian sculptor Vilim Marschenko.[3] The station opened on 1 July 1892.[3] It is one of the largest public buildings built in 19th century Zagreb.[5]

Reconstruction works were undertaken in 1986–87 (just before the 1987 Summer Universiade) and again in 2006.[6]

Train Disaster

Main article: Zagreb train disaster

On 30 August 1974, the station was the site of the deadliest train accident in Yugoslavia at the time, with 153 people dead. The incident occurred when a train from Belgrade headed for Dortmund derailed at the entrance of the station.[7][8]

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See also

References

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  1. ^ a b c Piers Letcher (March 2013). Croatia. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 81.
  2. ^ Mark Smith. "Visiting the city of Zagreb". Seat61.com.
  3. ^ a b c "The main railroad station house at Zagreb". Hrvatska pošta.
  4. ^ "Prvi vlak pristaje na Južnom kolodvoru".
  5. ^ Damjanovic, Dragan. "In the Shadow of Budapest (and Vienna) – Architecture and Urban Development of Zagreb in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries. // Zeitschrift für Ostmitteleuropa-Forschung / Journal of East Central European Studies. 67 (2018), 4; 522-551". Zeitschrift für Ostmitteleuropa-Forschung / Journal of East Central European Studies.
  6. ^ "Trg kralja Tomislava". Vjesnik (in Croatian). 1999-08-03. Archived from the original on 2009-03-26.
  7. ^ "Najveća željeznička nesreća u hrvatskoj povijesti - Crna kronika - Hrvatska - Dalje.com". 2015-04-03. Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  8. ^ Times, Malcolm W. Browne Special to The New York (1974-09-01). "Yugoslays Mourn 150 Killed in Zagreb Train Crash". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-12-03.


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