Băneasa railway station is a railway station in Băneasa borough of

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, Romania, in the northern part of the city. It is situated on the main line to the

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coast. The railway station was inaugurated on 17 November 1886, under the name ''Gara Mogoșoaia''. Traditionally, the railway station is used for the Royal departures and arrivals in the

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; recently, on 16 December 2017, this was the departure point for King Michael I's funeral train to the Royal necropolis in

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. File:Băneasa Royal Railway Station seen from the platform 1.jpg, Băneasa Railway Station as seen from the platforms' side File:Băneasa Royal Railway Station architecture detail 1.jpg, Architecture detail: an entrance door File:Băneasa Royal Railway Station architecture detail 2.jpg, The entrance gate to the platform of Băneasa Royal Railway Station, built in traditional Romanian style File:Băneasa Royal Railway Station place 1.jpg, A general view of the place in front of Băneasa Royal Railway Station File:Băneasa Royal Railway Station place 2.jpg, A general view of the place in front of Băneasa Railway Station. You mau see

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(remote) and the Minovici Villa (at right, back building) File:Băneasa Royal Railway Station place 3.jpg, A lateral view of Băneasa Royal Railway Station, with the rose-decorated pergola File:Băneasa Royal Railway Station candles King Michael 2.jpg, Two weeks after King Michael's coffin left from here, Romanians are still depositing candles on the sidewalk in front of the station

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Photo gallery of Băneasa railway station
Railway stations in Bucharest

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19th-century architecture in Romania Railway stations in Romania opened in 1886 {{Romania-railstation-stub