Pazardzhik Railway Station

Pazardzhik Railway Station Железопътна гара Пазарджик
The station in 2019
General information
Location	ul. Rositsa Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
Coordinates	42°10′8″N 24°19′20″E
Owned by	NRIC
Platforms	4
Tracks	5
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
History
Opened	Somewhere around 1870-1874
Location

Pazardzhik Railway Station (Bulgarian: Железопътна гара Пазарджик, romanized: Zhelezopatna gara Pazardzhik) is a railway station located in the southern area of Pazardzhik, Bulgaria and serving as the main station for both the city and its municipality.

History

It was founded between 1870 and 1874, where between this timeline, the Lyubimets-Belovo railway line was created.[1]

The station is considered important for Pazardzhik, due to being the main place where an Armenian telegraphist Ovanes Sovadzhian changed the text of the telegram, as Süleyman Hüsnü Pasha didn't understand morse code. In return, the city was saved from total annihilation.[1]

During communism in Bulgaria, the previous building was demolished and a new one was constructed.

Renovation

On 12 February 2014, a renovation project began, which was worth around 4,000,000 BGN. The project was an objective to entirely renovate the architecture, with better plumbing, energy efficiency, high quality materials.[2] The renovated railway station was opened in 2017.[3]

References

1. "Обновяването на жп-гара Септември предстои, в Пазарджик вече се радваме на придобивката /снимки/ | PZdnes | Днес новината си ти" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2022-12-18.
2. Hristov, Anton. "Старт Инженеринг АД - ЖП гара Пазарджик". starteng.com (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2022-12-18.
3. admin (2017-02-11). "Откриха санираното приемно здание на жп гара Пазарджик". Transportal.BG (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2023-02-01.