Alexandria railway station (Egypt)

Alexandria railway station is the main train station in the city of Alexandria, Egypt. It is very important because it is the oldest train station in the Middle East and Africa. The station was built in 1856 when the leader of Egypt, Khedive Abbas Hilmi II, decided to create the first train line in Egypt connecting Alexandria and Cairo. This was the second train line in the world, after the trains in Britain.

Work to make the station bigger and rebuild it began in 1920 when King Fuad I was ruling. A Belgian company that builds train stations finished the new design in 1927 after seven years of work.

The station is located in Martyrs Square in the central part of Alexandria. It belongs to and is run by the Egyptian Railways. The station has eight train platforms, places to buy tickets, a parking area, offices, a mosque, a restaurant, and many shops.

History

Alexandria railway station is the main train station in Alexandria, Egypt. It is the oldest station in the Middle East and Africa. The first station building was built between 1856 and 1857. The current building was constructed between 1915 and 1927 by an Italian architect named Antonio Lasciac.