Linz Hauptbahnhof

Linz Hauptbahnhof or Linz Central Station is a railway station in Linz, the third largest city in Austria, and capital city of the federal state of Upper Austria. Opened in 1858, the station is the centrepiece of the Linz transport hub. It forms part of the Western Railway, and is also a terminus of the Pyhrn Railway, the Summerauer Railway, and the Linzer Lokalbahn (LILO). The station is owned by the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB); train services are operated by the ÖBB and the LILO. With over 30,000 travellers per day, it is one of the busiest through stations in Austria.LocationLinz Hauptbahnhof is situated in Bahnhofplatz, near the southern edge of the city centre.HistoryThe first Linz central station building was completed in 1858, to coincide with the arrival of the Empress Elisabeth Railway company's Western Railway from Vienna. It was rebuilt from 1936, in a severe modernist style characterized by a reinforced concrete frame, high ceilings, and elongated windows. The rebuilt station building was damaged during World War II, and rebuilt again from 1949-1955 in the sober style of that time. By the end of the twentieth century, it was no longer appropriate to the increasing requirements of contemporary public transport.