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Alexandria railway station (Egypt)

Coordinates: 31°11′34″N 29°54′20″E / 31.1929°N 29.9055°E / 31.1929; 29.9055
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The front of the station

Alexandria railway station is a railway terminus in Alexandria, Egypt.

History

The station is the current terminus of the line, which was extended from Sidi Gaber railway station in 1876.[1] The first station building at a location close to the current one was designed by Edwin C. Baines and built between 1856 and 1857.[2] In 1918 a master plan for the city envisaged the rebuilding or the station.[2] The current building was built between 1915‬‬ and 1927‬‬ by the Italian architect Antonio Lasciac.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Misr Railroad Station, Alexandria, Egypt". The Victorian Web. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b Mohamed Fouad Awad (2007). "From Abou Kir to Cairo Station" (PDF). Alex Med newsletter (6): 7. Wikidata Q126920365.
  3. ^ The Italian Architects’ Creations in Egypt (PDF) (in English and Arabic), 2021, p. 52, Wikidata Q112657842

31°11′34″N 29°54′20″E / 31.1929°N 29.9055°E / 31.1929; 29.9055

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