Zagreb Glavni kolodvor ( Croatian for ''Zagreb main station'') is the main

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...

Zagreb Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital and largest city of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slov ...

, Croatia. Located south of the city's main square, it is the largest station in

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and the main hub of the

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network.

History

An 1890 act of the Royal Hungarian Government authorised the building of the main station and maintenance shop in Zagreb. Construction of the long

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station building began in 1891 and was overseen by Hungarian

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Ferenc Pfaff Ferenc Pfaff (born as Franz Pfaff, Mohács, 19 November 1851 – Budapest, 21 August 1913) was a Hungarian architect and academic. Career Pfaff received his degree in 1880 after studying under Imre Steindl at the József Nádor Technical Un ...

. Sculptural works were undertaken by the Hungarian sculptor Vilim Marschenko. The station opened on 1 July 1892. It is one of the largest public buildings built in 19th century Zagreb. Reconstruction works were undertaken in 1986–87 (just before the

1987 Summer Universiade The 1987 Summer Universiade, also known as the XIV Summer Universiade, took place in Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia. It involved participants from 111 countries and over 6,000 individual sportspersons and members of teams. Infrastructural cha ...

) and again in 2006.

Gallery

Estación Principal de FF.CC., Zagreb, Croacia, 2014-04-20, DD 02.JPG, Interior Zagrebacki Glavni kolodvor.jpg, A view of the platforms from the east HŽ 6111 serie.jpg,

HŽ series 6111 The HŽ series 6111 is an electric multiple unit used by Croatian Railways ( hr, hrvatske željeznice, HŽ), formerly the class JŽ 441 of ''ŽTP Zagreb'' during the period of Yugoslav Railways. The vehicles were built by Ganz, Hungary (production ...

inter-urban train at a platform Estatua de Tomislav de Croacia, Zagreb, Croacia, 2014-04-20, DD 03.JPG, Statue of King Tomislav in front of the Railway Station

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