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Zagreb Zapadni kolodvor (Croatian for Zagreb West station) is a railway station in the city of Zagreb, Croatia.

Zagreb Zapadni
General information
Location	Zagreb Croatia
Coordinates	45°48′33″N 15°57′14″E
Line(s)	M101 to Zagreb Glavni kolodvor and Ljubljana via Savski Marof
History
Opened	1862
Electrified	25 kV 50 Hz AC
Services
City train services Harmica-Dugo Selo Local train services Varaždin/Gornja Stubica/Đurmanec-Zagreb Regional train services Varaždin-Zagreb Express train services Kotoriba-Zagreb

The station opened in 1862, and was the city's main station until the opening of Zagreb Glavni railway station in 1892. The station was originally called Zagreb Južni kolodvor, or Agram Südbahnhof in German (Zagreb South station). In 1924 it was renamed Zagreb Sava, and in 1943 it received its current name Zagreb Zapadni.

The station has retained its original appearance, and has been protected as a cultural monument since 1986. The building was renovated in 2007.

References

• Bilić, Josip; Ivanković, Hrvoje, eds. (2006). "Zapadni kolodvor". Zagrebački leksikon (in Croatian). Zagreb: Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography and Masmedia. ISBN 953-157-486-3.

External links

Media related to Zagreb Zapadni train station at Wikimedia Commons

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