Havířov railway station

Havířov railway station is (Czech: Železniční stanice Havířov) a train station in Havířov, Czech Republic, located on a line between the cities of Ostrava and Český Těšín. Its main building is one of the best examples of the Czechoslovak avant-garde artistic movement known as the Brussels style of the 1960s.[1]

Havířov
train station
Historic building of Havířov train station after the reconstruction, 2022
General information
LocationHavířov, Moravian-Silesian Region
Czech Republic
Coordinates49°47′29″N 18°24′46″E / 49.79139°N 18.41278°E / 49.79139; 18.41278
Owned byCzech Republic
Operated bySpráva železnic
Construction
ArchitectJosef Hrejsemnou
Other information
Station code54334540
History
Opened1910 (1910)
Rebuilt1964-1969
Location
Havířov is located in Czech Republic
Havířov
Havířov
Location within Czech Republic

History

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The first train station was opened at this place in 1910. After the city of Havířov was founded after the Second World War it was needed to rebuild the station and to build a new station building. The new building was built in 1964-1969 by the Moravian architect Josef Hrejsemnou in the so-called Brussels style.[2] In the interior there is a huge glass mosaic designed by Czech painter and glass designer Vladimír Kopecký.[3] The owner České dráhy (Czech Railways) plans to reconstruct the station with work projected to begin in 2019, which may include demolishing the station building.[4] Many architects, art historians and others protest against this decision.[1]

Services

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Interior of the new station hall, 2022
Preceding station   České dráhy   Following station
Šenov
toward Ostrava
  Stopping trains   Havířov–Suchá
toward Český Těšín
Preceding station   RegioJet   Following station
Ostrava–Stodolní
toward Prague
  IC RegioJet   Terminus

References

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  1. ^ a b "Příliš senzační BruselHavířovské nádraží se už nehodí". Česká televize. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  2. ^ Strakoš, Martin. "Vlakové nádraží" (in Czech). Důl architektury. Archived from the original on 23 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Nádraží v Havířově památkou? Ministerstvo znovu jedná". ceskatelevize.cz. Česká televize. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  4. ^ Běčák, Libor (22 February 2017). "Nádraží v Havířově se dočká opravy, bourání se nevyhne". Karvinský a Havířovský Deník. Retrieved 2 November 2017.