Bratislava Main Railway Station

Bratislava Main Station is a railway through station. The first reception building was completed in 1848 for the Vienna–Bratislava and Břeclav–Bratislava lines (the 1848 building is now the headquarters of the railway police). In 1871, in parallel with the construction of the Budapest–Érsekújvár–Bratislava–Marchegg railway line, a new building was built 300 m north of the original. In 1987, a large, halved octagonal, glass-domed reception hall was built in front of it, which is popularly known as the “Greenhouse”. The capacity of the station has long been exceeded by the growth of railway traffic, but the station, which is located in a narrow area due to the mountains, cannot be expanded. Overcrowding regularly causes delays at the neighboring Bratislava-Újváros and Pozsonyligetfalu stations. Today, it also handles regional and international traffic. Trains depart from here to Budapest, Vienna, Prague and Ostrava. The square in front of the station was named after Franz Liszt in 2012. City leaders are planning to redevelop the square, which is crowded with bus, trolleybus and tram terminals, and the plan also includes the demolition of the “Greenhouse”.