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

History

Iași railway station, circa 1900

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

The original building designed by Julian Oktawian Zachariewicz-Lwigród[1] and inspired by the Doge's Palace of the Republic of Venice, 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 Chișinău and Ungheni, in the Republic of Moldova.

The main lines in Iași are Făurei – Tecuci – Iași and Iași – Pașcani.

Local transit

The station is served by several tram and bus lines operated by CTP Iași, the local transit operator. Bus route 50 provides non-stop service to the Iași International Airport, with departures every 30 minutes.[4][5]

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 Archived 2012-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Rail Stations in Romania Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Traseul autobuzului 50 a fost prelungit până la Gara Iași (in Romanian)
  5. ^ Conexiuni cu aeroportul, gările şi autogările (in Romanian)
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