Iași railway station

Iași Grand Railway Station
Gara Mare Iași
Căile Ferate Române

The main entrance
Location Piața Gării, Iaşi, Romania
Coordinates 47°09′56″N 27°34′11″E / 47.16556°N 27.56972°E / 47.16556; 27.56972Coordinates: 47°09′56″N 27°34′11″E / 47.16556°N 27.56972°E / 47.16556; 27.56972
Owned by CFR
Line(s) Iași-Tecuci
Iași-Paşcani
Iași-Chişinău
Iași-Dorohoi
Iași-Hârlău
Platforms 5 (1 side platform, 4 island platforms)
Tracks 9 (covered)
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Platform levels 1
Parking Yes
History
Opened June 1 [O.S. May 20] 1870
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   CFR   Following station
TerminusCFR Intercity 600
Nicolina, Iaşi

Iași railway station is the main railway station in Iaşi, and one of the oldest in Romania. It is part of the Pan-European Corridor IX.

History

Iaşi railway station, circa 1900

Opened in 1870, the Grand Railway Station first connected Iași to Czernowitz in Bukovina, Austria-Hungary and, after two years, to Bucharest.

The original building designed by Julian Zachariewicz[1] and inspired by the Venetian Doge's Palace, is 133.8 metres (439 ft) long, has 113 rooms and is listed in the National Register of Historic Monuments.[2]

In 1928-1930, two additional wings were symmetrically added to each side of the building. In 1980, a new separate building was constructed on the north side of the complex station and named Iași Nord.

The main buildings of the station have recently been restored with modern additions.[3]

Current operations

Inside the station

Passenger services

As of 2013, Iași railway station serves about 110 trains in a typical day, including domestic trains to and from a majority of Romanian cities. Additionally, international trains run to Chişinău and Ungheni, in the Republic of Moldova.

The main lines in Iaşi are Făurei Tecuci Iaşi and Iaşi Paşcani.

Local transit

The station is served by several tram and bus lines operated by RATP and Unistil, the local transit operators.

Distance from other railway stations

Romania

Europe

References

  1. Markian Prokopovych. Habsburg Lemberg: Architecture, Public Space, and Politics in the Galician Capital, 1772-1914. Purdue University Press. 2009. p. 131
  2. The Romanian Register of Historical Monuments
  3. Rail Stations in Romania

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