Bucharest North railway station

Bucharest North railway station  is the main railway station in Bucharest and the largest railway station in Romania. The vast majority of mainline trains to and from Bucharest start there.

History
The original North railway station was built between 1868—1872. The foundation stone was placed on 10 September 1868 in the presence of King Carol I of Romania. The building was designed as a U-shaped structure. The first railways between Roman – Galați – Bucharest – Pitești started on 13 September 1872. Between 1895—1896 a new wing of the station was built, which included a "Royal Hall", in anticipation of the visit of Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary. 

The station and its surroundings were heavily bombed by the Allies in April 1944 during a campaign aimed at Axis supply lines.  During the Communist era the station was electrified

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, from 27 February 2022 onwards, the station served as a coordination point for Ukrainian refugees. On the first day, almost 100 Ukrainian refugees arrived on five trains owned by Romanian state operator CFR Călători; the trains came from Iași and Suceava, in northeast Romania. At midnight on 4 March 2022, approximately 1,000 refugees arrived from Iași and were later accommodated at Romexpo.

Current status 
There are 14 tracks and 8 platforms.

References

Category:Rail transport in Romania
Category:Buildings and structures in Bucharest
Category:Railway stations in Europe
Category:1872 establishments in Europe
Category:19th-century establishments in Romania
Category:Railway stations opened in 1872