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Győr Railway Station
Győr railway station () is the main railway station in Győr, Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Hungary. The station opened on 24 December 1855. The station is located on the main line between Vienna and Budapest (Line 1 Budapest–Hegyeshalom railway) and Line 8 Győr–Sopron railway, Line 10 Győr–Celldömölk railway and Line 11 Győr–Veszprém railway. The train services are operated by MÁV START. Station layout Győr has one island platform and three side platforms serving seven tracks. Connecting buses stop north and south of the station. Services the following services stop at Győr: * Railjet: services between Zürich HB, , and . * EuroCity: services between , Budapest Keleti, and . * InterCity#Hungary, InterCity: hourly service to and from Budapest Keleti; trains continue to , , , , or . * Overnight trains: ** ''Dacia–Corvin Express'': service between and . ** ''Kálmán Imre'': service between Budapest Keleti and , , or Zürich Hauptbahnhof, Zürich. * InterRegio: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Győr
Győr ( , ; ; names of European cities in different languages: E-H#G, names in other languages) is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County and Western Transdanubia, Western Transdanubia region, and – halfway between Budapest and Vienna – situated on one of the important roads of Central Europe. It is the sixth largest city in Hungary, and one of its seven main regional centres. The city has City with county rights, county rights. History The area along the Danube River has been inhabited by varying cultures since ancient times. The first large settlement dates back to the 5th century BCE; the inhabitants were Celts. They called the town ''Ara Bona'' "Good altar", later contracted to ''Arrabona'', a name which was used until the eighth century. Its shortened form is still used as the German (''Raab'') and Slovak (''Ráb'') names of the city. Roman merchants moved to Arrabona during the 1st century BCE. Around 10 CE, the Roman army occupied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
