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| Central Station (1905) also known a century ago as the "middle" station | ||
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| Well known view at the end of the De Keyserlei, note the old name "Middenstatie". | ||
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| Entrance at the Astrid Square, the upper middle part was rebuilt in the '50s | ||
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| Mail Hall with stairs to the platforms and pay desks | ||
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| The platform part of the station which is in fact constituated by two buildings: platforms and station building | ||
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| Renovated part with direct access to lower levels, street and tube. | ||
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| Upper part of the main entrance/exit to the station building (Year 1905) | ||
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| Platform showing the buffers-stop dating of 1903 | ||
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Specially designed buffer-stop in order to stop trains in case of brake failure. |
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Hydraulic buffer-stop more than 100 years old! |
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Shall we last for so long? |
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Platforms right handside (usually for the trains to Brussels) |
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General view with the new staircase in the middle. |
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The station of Antwerp is made of two parts : the platform glas/steel cover (1895-99) designed by Ing. C. Van Bogaert and the station building (1899-1905) designed by Architect L. De la Censerie (widely inspired by the station in Lucerne, Zwitserland) |
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Model explaining all the changes due to the North-South underground connection (High Speed Train linking France to Holland) |
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Useful link : http://www.go.to/antwerpenstation |
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