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Glavni kolodvor
Estación Principal de FF.CC., Zagreb, Croacia, 2014-04-20, DD 03.JPG
Main entrance
Location Trg kralja Tomislava 12, Zagreb
Croatia
Coordinates 45°48′17″N 15°58′44″E / 45.80472°N 15.97889°E / 45.80472; 15.97889
Line(s)
  • M101 to Ljubljana
  • M102 to Vinkovci and Koprivnica via Dugo Selo
  • M202 to Rijeka
  • M104 to Vinkovci via Sisak
  • M604 to Split
Platforms 7
Tracks 9
History
Opened 1892
Rebuilt 1987
Electrified 1970 (25 kV 50 Hz AC to Belgrade and 3 kV DC to Rijeka)
1985 (25 kV 50 Hz AC to Rijeka)
Services
Preceding station Croatian Railways Following station
Dobova
towards Zürich HB or Stuttgart Hbf
EuroNight Terminus
Cultural Good of Croatia
Type Cultural

Zagreb Glavni kolodvor (Croatian for Zagreb main station) is the main railway station in Zagreb, Croatia. Located 1 km (0.62 mi) south of the city's main square, it is the largest station in Croatia and the main hub of the Croatian Railways 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 186.5 m (612 ft) long neoclassical style station building began in 1891 and was overseen by Hungarian architect Ferenc Pfaff. 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) and again in 2006.

International Lines

  • EC 158/159 CROATIA: Zagreb – Graz - Vienna Hbf (through Maribor)
  • 200/201 AGRAM: Zagreb – Budapest Déli (through Koprivnica)
  • 204/205 GRADEC: Zagreb – Budapest Déli (through Koprivnica)
  • 210/211 SAVA: Villach – Zagreb – Vinkovci
  • EC 212/213 MIMARA: Zagreb – Villach (– Frankfurt Hbf)
  • 412/413: Zagreb – Belgrade
  • IC 310/311: Zagreb – Villach
  • 414/415: Belgrade – Zagreb – Schwarzach im Pongau (- Zürich HB)
  • EN 498/499 LISINSKI: Zagreb – München Hbf.

Public transport

Directly in front of the main railway station, there is a stop for Zagreb tram lines 2, 4, 6, 9 and 13. They are operated by the Zagreb Electric Tram (ZET). With lines 2 and 6 you can reach the Bus station, which is three stops away and from which many buses travel to larger and smaller cities in Croatia and neighboring countries.

Train Disaster

On 30 August 1974, the station was the site of the deadliest train accident in Yugoslavia at the time, with 153 people dead. The incident occurred when a train from Belgrade headed for Dortmund derailed at the entrance of the station.

Gallery

See also

  • Zagreb train disaster (1974)
  • Zagreb Zapadni railway station
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