Plovdiv Central railway station

Plovdiv Central Railway Station (Bulgarian: Централна железопътна гара Пловдив, romanized: Tsentralna zhelezopatna gara Plovdiv) is the main railway station serving the city and municipality of Plovdiv, the second most populous city in Bulgaria.

Plovdiv Central
Централна гара Пловдив
Facade of the station building in 2011
LocationBlvd. Hristo Botev
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Coordinates42°8′4″N 24°44′29″E
Owned byNRIC
Line(s)Sofia – Svilengrad Granitsa[1]
Plovdiv – Burgas[1]
Plovdiv – Karlovo[1]
Plovdiv - Asenovgrad[1]
Plovdiv – Panagyurishte[1]
Platforms7
Tracks11
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Platform levels1
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
History
Opened1870s
Electrified1963

History

Opened in the 1870s, the station forms part of the Lyubimets–Belovo railway, which also links Sofia, capital city of Bulgaria, with Istanbul, the largest city of Turkey. It was built by Turkish architect Mimar Kemaleddin Bey.[2]

There are 11 tracks in the station. The nowadays secession building, designed by the Italian architect professor Mariano Pernigoni, was completed in 1908.[3]

Main facade.
  • The station building, ca. 1916.
  • Station platforms today.

See also

References
  1. Railway map of Bulgaria
  2. https://books.google.com.tr/books?id=mqWaDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1257&lpg=PA1257&dq=plovdiv+train+station+kemaleddin&source=bl&ots=-NC-J42qdw&sig=ACfU3U1zNx0n_ftXCz98Oj65RTxYgtDD0g&hl=tr&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiqv_jppZvuAhXD3YUKHatACdcQ6AEwEHoECBIQAg#v=onepage&q=plovdiv%20train%20station%20kemaleddin&f=false
  3. Raychevski, G., Plovdiv Encyclopedia, Janet 45, 2009, p.340 (in Bulgarian)

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