Baghdad Central Station
Baghdad Central Station | |||||
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Exterior of the station in 2017 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Qahira Street, Sheik Maaruf, Baghdad Iraq | ||||
| Coordinates | 33°19′25″N 44°22′49″E / 33.32361°N 44.38028°E | ||||
| System | Central station | ||||
| Owned by | Iraqi Railways | ||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Domed structure | ||||
| Platform levels | 3 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1953 | ||||
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Baghdad Central Station or Baghdad International Station is the main train station in Baghdad. It links the rail network to the south and the north of Iraq. The station was built by the British and designed by J. M. Wilson, a Scot who had been an assistant to Lutyens in New Delhi and who subsequently set up a practice of his own in Baghdad. It has been described as the "Crown Jewel" of Baghdad by the BBC. Construction started in 1948 and finished in 1953. The station is the biggest one in Iraq. It was renovated during the American occupation of Iraq in the 2000s.