Entrance Central Station, Antwerp
The Central Station, a magnificent example of architecture, consists of a steel platform roof and a stone station building. The platform roof (45 m high, 144 m long) was built between 1895 and 1899. The stone station building was built between 1899 and 1905 in an eclectic style. The highest point (75 m) is a large dome. Antwerp’s Central Station is considered one of the most beautiful stations worldwide.
A touch of history
In 1835 the first train from Brussels to Antwerp (and the first on the European continent) arrived in Antwerp in a wooden station outside the city walls. This structure was replaced in 1854 by a new wooden station near the Antwerp Zoo’s current entrance. But Belgian King Leopold II felt that Antwerp deserved a more prestigious station. In 1905 the new Antwerp’s Central Station was officially inaugurated. The station consists of an elevated railway bed, a covered steel platform hall and a monumental station building for services and ticket hall.
Entrance Central Station, Antwerp
The Central Station, a magnificent example of architecture, consists of a steel platform roof and a stone station building. The platform roof (45 m high, 144 m long) was built between 1895 and 1899. The stone station building was built between 1899 and 1905 in an eclectic style. The highest point (75 m) is a large dome. Antwerp’s Central Station is considered one of the most beautiful stations worldwide.
A touch of history
In 1835 the first train from Brussels to Antwerp (and the first on the European continent) arrived in Antwerp in a wooden station outside the city walls. This structure was replaced in 1854 by a new wooden station near the Antwerp Zoo’s current entrance. But Belgian King Leopold II felt that Antwerp deserved a more prestigious station. In 1905 the new Antwerp’s Central Station was officially inaugurated. The station consists of an elevated railway bed, a covered steel platform hall and a monumental station building for services and ticket hall.