Alexandria railway station (Egypt)

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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]

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References

  1. "Misr Railroad Station, Alexandria, Egypt". The Victorian Web. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 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

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