While walking through the railway station Keleti pályaudva ‘Keleti Pu’ I came across this chandalier. It was not the only one which was decorated with a crow. I guess, it is a method to scare the pigeons off. What do you think?
Category: Railway Stations
Window at Ljubljana railway station
The ticket hall of Ljubljana railway station is lighted by stained glass windows like this one. It reminds me of a chapel, doesn’t it?
Public art by Chris Burden in Deutschlandsberg
This building seen at the railway station of Deutschlandsberg is not a shelter from World War II. It is an artwork named Poured Concrete Bunker created by Chris Burden.
Steam locomotive 52.7046 in Selzthal
This steam locomotive located at the railway station of the Styrian place Selzthal is a so called Kriegslokomotive (war locomotive) built in 1943. Whereas this model is a museum exhibit only, there is also a locomotive of the same class (DRB Class 52) which is still operating for classic train tours: Steam locomotive 52.1227
Railway station Semmering
On my train trips to Vienna I often pass the railway station Semmering. Generally I see the station just from my train window. On a hiking tour I got this different view. Looks misty, doesn’t it? By the way the blue-white rail car in the background is a diesel rail car ÖBB 5144.
Abandoned railway station of Schlierbach
On my way to Schlierbach Abbey, I came across the abandoned railway station of Schlierbach. Austrian railway stations dating back to the monarchy are very typical. One can recognise them even after 100 years.
Railway station of Bad Goisern
Heading to the state exhibition 2008 of Upper Austria in Bad Goisern I left my train at this old fashioned railway station.
Railway station of Bad Ischl
Bad Ischl was the summer resort of Franz Joseph I, emperor of Austria and king of Hungary, and his family for many years. Generally they took the train to get to their villa (Kaiservilla) in Bad Ischl. The monarchy has gone but the railway station of that time is still here.
Bad Mitterndorf Railway Station
The railway station of Bad Mitterndorf is part of the Salzkammergut Railway (Salzkammergutbahn), where you can still see typical Austrian railway stations of the 19th century. I took this photo while sitting on a waiting train opposite the station building.
Bischofshofen Railway Station
On my rail trips through Austria, I often change the train in Bischofshofen. That’s a railway station in the middle of the mountains of the Austrian state of Salzburg. The mountain range in the background is named Tennengebirge.
Public art by Peter Kogler
In 2003, the capital city of Styria got the title ‘European Capital of Culture’. In the same year, Graz Central Station was renovated. At that time, artist Peter Kogler decorated the entrance hall of the railway station in his unmistakable style.
View from Nuremberg central station
My first view of Nuremberg after leaving the train and standing in the hall of Nuremberg central station: A tower called Frauentorturm dating back to the 14th century.