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The Central Station has linked Plovdiv with Istanbul and Sofia since the 1870s, and its elegant Art Nouveau building has welcomed travellers since 1908.
- Opened
- 1870s
- Art Nouveau building
- 1908
- Tracks
- 11
The railway reaches Plovdiv
The station opened in the 1870s on the line linking Sofia with Istanbul. Plovdiv thus became a key stop on the railway corridor between Europe and the Orient.
Source trail: Wikipedia — Plovdiv Central railway station ↗An Art Nouveau building
The present Art Nouveau building, designed by the Italian architect Prof. Mariano Pernigoni, was completed in 1908. The station has 11 tracks and remains the city's main railway junction.
Source trail: Wikipedia — Plovdiv Central railway station ↗Dating
Modern period
Source trail: Wikipedia — Plovdiv Central railway station ↗Architect
Mariano Pernigoni
Source trail: Wikipedia — Plovdiv Central railway station ↗Current status
Publicly documented institution, building, district or urban site in Plovdiv.
Open map ↗Public Wikidata record
railway station in Bulgaria
- Type
- railway station and station located on surface
- Architect
- Mariano Pernigoni
- Owned by
- National Railway Infrastructure Company
- Operator
- Bulgarian State Railways
Traces and evidence
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Description and historical context for Plovdiv Central railway station.
Source trail: Wikipedia — Plovdiv Central railway station ↗ -
Coordinates for Plovdiv Central railway station.
Source trail: Coordinates (Wikidata) · Plovdiv Central railway station ↗ -
Media and license for Plovdiv Central railway station: Plovdiv Central railway station platform side, 2007.JPG.
Source trail: Wikimedia Commons — Plovdiv Central railway station platform side, 2007.JPG ↗
Current status
Publicly documented institution, building, district or urban site in Plovdiv.
Ownership, care and institutions
The public record used here does not identify a traceable ownership or management history. This page therefore shows only verified institutional and source links.
Connected people
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Visit and orientation
- Coordinates
- 42.13436, 24.74140 · wikidata_coordinate
- Built/date
- Modern period
- Architect
- Mariano Pernigoni
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Then/now
Then Reference photo Plovdiv railway station around 1880 — then/now
Comparison between the archive image “Plovdiv railway station around 1880” and a modern open-licensed image of Plovdiv Central railway station.
Editorial review: This pairing of a historical image and a reference photo was automatically prepared and is shown as a provisional reference; independent editorial review of the visual match, licence and attribution information, and context is still pending.
- Match
- same place, approximate viewpoint
- Then
- Credit: Dimitar Kavra Media file Public domain accessed 2026-06-19
- Reference photo
- Credit: Sharon Hahn Darlin Media file CC BY 2.0 accessed 2026-07-09
Archive for this place
c. 1880
Plovdiv railway station around 1880
Historical photograph of the railway station, linked to the modern Central railway station coordinates.
Editorial review: This archive record was automatically prepared from Wikimedia Commons and is shown as a provisional reference; independent editorial review and more precise georeferencing are still pending.
Source: Wikimedia Commons — Plovdiv Train Station Around 1880.jpg ↗
early 20th c.
Postcard: Bahnhof von Plowdiw
Old postcard of Plovdiv station, used for a then/now comparison with the present Central station.
Editorial review: This archive record was automatically prepared from Wikimedia Commons and is shown as a provisional reference; independent editorial review and more precise georeferencing are still pending.
Source: Wikimedia Commons — Bahnhof von Plowdiw.jpg ↗