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Stationhouse

Station building, a building which serves as the structure housing a railroad stop


Latina railway station

--I'VE NOT FOUND THE ORIGINAL NAME 1922-1932--> In 1932, during fascism and after the foundation of the actual city, the new station of Littoria (original name of Latina, named after the fascio littorio) was enlarged and a new building projected by the architect Angiolo Mazzoni.

Pugwash railway station

The Pugwash Railway Station is a former inter-city railway station building in the community of Pugwash, Nova Scotia, Canada.


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Afyon Ali Çetinkaya railway station

The station was rebuilt with a station building half the size of the one in Ankara and inaugurated on July 18, 1939 by president İsmet İnönü and Minister of Transport Ali Çetinkaya.

Arnos Grove tube station

The station building appears as "Marble Hill" underground station in the episode "Wasps' Nest" of the Agatha Christie's Poirot TV series with David Suchet as Hercule Poirot.

Arsenal tube station

The original station building and ticket hall were red terracotta-clad buildings designed by Leslie Green, similar to neighbouring Holloway Road and Caledonian Road stations.

Bacchus Marsh railway station

The contract for the construction of the station building was awarded in 1889 for £1809/8/11.

Bishopstone railway station

In 1940 a pair of pillboxes was built on the roof of the main station building, flanking its octagonal tower.

Cardiff Bay railway station

The station building lies on Bute Street, although the rest of the station remains visible from the nearby Lloyd George Avenue.

Clifton Down railway station

The disused station building's bricked-up windows and doors feature artwork of animals created by students at Redland Green School, and promote links with nearby Bristol Zoo.

Corwen railway station

The main station building and site survives mainly intact today, in private use as an Ifor Williams Trailers showroom since 1990.

Dagomys railway station

In 2013, construction of a new station building and modern terminals began for the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics.

Deeside College

In 1999, the recently established Mold Learning Centre was moved from St David’s Building, St David’s Square in Mold to Terrig House, Chester Street in Mold, which was originally the old police station building.

Dunblane, Doune and Callander Railway

The impressive station building at Doune was demolished in 1968 (although the former station master's house survives) and the site is now occupied by housing, as is the site of the original station in Callander.

Eifel National Park

In Heimbach, in an old station building, "forest secrets" (Waldgeheimnisse) are the main themes.

Feldafing station

The station building of 1865 was built on the Munich–Garmisch-Partenkirchen line to a design in the style of the Maximilian age by Georg von Dollmann, the district engineer of the Royal Bavarian State Railways.

Fukaya Station

The building is a miniature of the Marunouchi station building of Tokyo Station, with its brick built by Japan Brick Company.

Gare de Rouen Orléans

The station building was replaced by a new construction built by Juste Lisch.

Gare du Champ de Mars

It was moved in 1897 and used as the station building for Bois-Colombes.

Gawler railway station

The station building has appeared in a number of television shows and movies including The Shiralee and McLeod's Daughters.

Jurong railway station

Construction of the Jurong station and the Jurong Line started in 1963 and was opened in 1965 amid much fanfare despite the rail line was not for passenger services, but however when politic and diplomatic relations strained between Singapore and Malaysia, and much further with more roads to Jurong Port and Jurong Island, freight services to Jurong were terminated in early 1993 with the station building demolished immediately after.

Kwun Tong Station

Beneath the station building is a road tunnel which diverts traffic along Kwun Tong Road from the roundabout around the station.

Leigh-on-Sea railway station

The original station building was then used by a local Sea Scout troop, until the northern platform buildings were demolished for the widening of the adjacent road.

Lezayre railway station

After the line closed, the station building spent a number of years in a derelict condition, before being fully restored for use as a private dwelling.

Little Salkeld

Little Salkeld railway station on the Settle-Carlisle Railway and branch line to the Long Meg Mine were both closed in the 1970s, although the disused platforms still remain and the station building is well maintained as a private house.

Lørenskog Station

The station building is best known as the facility for filming all outdoor scenes for the popular children's television show Sesam Stasjon that ran on the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation from 1991 to 1998.

Luton Hoo railway station

The station building and platform still exist, sited next to a sewage works.

Majorstuen

The original station building was built in 1916, when Tryvandsbanen was completed.

Måløv station

The station building is also from 1879 when 3 stations were built according to the same plan, Herlev station, Måløv station and Veksø station.

Midland Railway – Butterley

The new Station Building (acquired from Whitwell railway station) is made of stone and contains a shop and booking office.

Station Building – Moved from Syston railway station and rebuilt on Swanwick Platform 2, Toilets, Booking offices and a Waiting room.

Narva railway station

The station was opened in 1870, and the first station building was destroyed in 1919 during the Estonian War of Independence.

New London Union Station

Beginning in 2010, Union Station was considered a possible site for the United States Coast Guard Museum, which would have added a glass atrium north of the main station building as well as a pedestrian bridge over the tracks to a second waterfront building.

Niederweningen railway station

The station has a modern station building, which also incorporates a convenience store that is part of the Migrolino chain owned the Migros company.

Ödåkra

In 1885, the Skåne-Hallands järnväg (now the West Coast Line) was inaugurated through town, and in 1884, there was already a station building built-up in connection to this.

Oxford Rewley Road railway station

Plans to construct new premises for the Saïd Business School of the University of Oxford led to dismantling of the station building in 1999 with the financial support of the University.

Pickering railway station

As well as the fine station building the York and North Midland Railway also provided other characteristic Andrews buildings, a stone built goods shed with wooden extension and a gas works - one of the earliest surviving railway gasworks buildings - occupied the area now known as 'the Ropery', the goods shed was demolished to make way for the new road but the gas works retort and purifier house still stands today adjacent to the new road.

Privett railway station

The station building also contained the station master's accommodation and other more functional rooms such as a goods office and lamp room.

Robertsdale, Pennsylvania

The Station building is currently the museum for Friends of the East Broad Top, who also own the Rockhill Iron and Coal Company post office building.

Rowsley railway station

The original station building, which had been designed by Joseph Paxton, was used as a goods office until closure in 1967.

Santon railway station

Santon Station is a request stop near Newtown in the parish of Santon, Isle of Man; it forms part of the sole remaining line of the Isle of Man Railway which once encompassed over 46 miles of network and retains its original station building.

Southern Belting Company Building

Located on Forsyth Street in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States, the Garnett Station Building was designed by the firm of Lockwood Greene and Company and completed in 1915.

Spaghetti Warehouse

The former passenger station building is today part of the Clinton Presidential Center.

St Kilda railway station

A large portion of the station building was used in the reality television series My Restaurant Rules as the site of the Melbourne restaurant, Seven Stones.

Tasmanian Transport Museum

In 1979, after the cessation of passenger train services in Tasmania, the Museum purchased and moved the former New Town railway station building to the site in sections, and this was completed in 1980.

Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station

The Thiruvananthapuram Central station building was built during the reign of Sethu Lakshmi Bayi, the Maharani of Travancore, and inaugurated on 4 November 1931.

Turvey railway station

The platforms have been demolished but the station building remains as offices used by Cargill plc.

Vadfoss

Elements of the rail line still remain however, including the bridge across the river and the original station building from 1927, which is now used as a visitor center and bus depot.

Walhalla railway station

Shortly before the closure of the station, the station building was relocated to the Melbourne suburban station of Hartwell.

Zug railway station

From the onset of dusk until 23:00 hours, the station building is illuminated by a light installation by artist James Turrell.