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Timisoara North Railway Station is the main train station in the city and also the largest train station in the western region of Romania. The first station building was inaugurated in 1897. It was built in neoclassical style following the project of the Hungarian architect Ferenc Pfaff.
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Timisoara North Railway Station (initially Timişoara-Iosefin)) is the main railway station of the city and also the largest in the western region of Romania. In terms of passenger transport, Timisoara North is one of the busiest stations in Romania. Trains of the Romanian Railways, Regio Passengers and Astra Trans Carpaticoperate from here, and for the freight transport, especially the ones of the the Romanian Railway Group company.
On November 15, 1857, the first railway line through Timisoara (Szeged-Jimbolia-Timişoara) was put to use. At the beginning the station was a modest building which was later transformed into a warehouse. Later a new station was built near it, but in 1897 it was torn down and a new station was built in neoclasic style following the project of architect Ferenc Pfaff (1851-1913)in Budapest. It was a replica of the station in Arad. The construction cost was about four million crowns (the equivalent of 16.7 tons of pure silver). Initially it was called Josefstädter Bahnhof (in German) or Józsefváros indóház (in Hungarianthat is, "Iosefin railway station". It later became "Zentralbahnhof" or "Kozponti Palyaudvar" (Central Station). After the union of Banat with Romania, the station was renamed the "Miss Elena"Railway Station, a name which it carried until the Second World War.But most people in Timișoara called it "The Big Station".Gara Mare".
On July 3, 1944, the station was heavily damaged by the bombardment of Allied aviation, and on the night of October 30/31, 1944 it was bombed again, this time by Luftwaffebeing almost completely destroyed. The reconstruction was partially done according to the initial plans. Until the 1960sthe east wing of the old building was still in place, but in 1976 it was modernized and the architectural style changed radically, taking the current look without leaving any trace of the charm of another time.
The railway station is part of the Meetings with art tour. Timisoara as a landmark, , organized by the crew from the Architectural Tour.
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North Railway Station Timisoara
Liana Maria Gombosoiu, Valeria Dr. Pintea. A family novel. Marineasa Publishing House, Timişoara, 2013, p. 145
Starting with elementary school and until the birth of my daughter, that is for more than twenty years, I spent my holidays in Săvârşin and Timişoara. After the silence of the village behind the hills, the solitary walks along the Troaş Valley and the afternoons spent on reading and unforgettable encounters on the terrace of the house with columns belonging to the Savonescu family, Timişoara seemed to me the most animated place in the world, and this especially because my grandmother was gladly in the middle of this animation.
Most of the times it was in the evenings I arrived in Timişoara, and Mama Mi would wait for me at the station, almost always accompanied by someone she knew and met on the platform, and with whom she would sit and talk until my train would arrive. We walked all the way to Gojdu street and grandmother was using this time for sharing with me, with joy, the holiday plans she had made for me. When home, the table was laid for dinner, with pomp: several plates, several cutlery on silver stand, baccarat glasses, the vase with flowers, the fruit bowl full with summer juicy pears, that grandmother’s old friend, Veronka Neni, would bring especially for me. And, for a while, my great-grandmother Buna was also waiting for me, sitting on her armchair by the window.
Lost in the world
by Maria Răduț, class XII
"Grigore Moisil" Theoretical High School Timișoara
In the city of flowers, somewhere in the west of the country, an unassuming train station was a daily witness to farewells and reunions. In this station, where time seemed to move more slowly, the destinies of two young people were to intersect in an unexpected and charming way. Timisoara...
A young woman full of dreams and hopes, she had just moved to this city to start a new chapter in her life. After a long train ride, she stepped out of the carriage and stood for a moment on the platform in the rain that enveloped her like a blanket, admiring the cityscape that was about to offer her a new experience. Emotions and uncertainties overwhelmed her, but at the same time, she was determined to make a new beginning out of the nothing she had.
There, a young clerk, known for his dedication, felt lost in that small world, resigned to living a simple life. He spent most of his days between the platform and his office, so this place was more to him than just a place of work. It was a place where he met people, listened to stories, and witnessed moments of joy and sadness, things he had no hope of ever experiencing in this life. Their eyes met for a moment, and Nicholas found himself mesmerized by Lara's dreamy, hopeful eyes, eyes that seemed to see the world in a completely different way than he did.
Since then, the thought of her accompanied him every day. The girl returned to the station quite often, so the two started talking. Nicolas dared to invite her for a walk, to show her the most beautiful hidden corners of the city, and Lara shared with him her fresh, enthusiastic outlook on life.
The train station had become their special place, a silent witness to a blossoming love story. In the late evenings, when the trains were slow and silence dominated the platform, they strolled hand in hand, talking about future plans and daydreaming. The girl had given him hope, and with her, his world made sense again.
So, in that city of flowers, the station was not just a place of passage, but a symbol of beginnings and life-changing love stories. Their story showed that sometimes the most beautiful encounters happen when you least expect it, in places that seem ordinary but are filled with magic and destiny.
