Zprávy památkové péče 2015, 75(5):426-432

The railway in Olomouc in comparison with the location of the Brno railway station. Historically valuable railway buildings in Olomouc

Alena Borovcová

Olomouc and Brno were terminal stations for the branch wings of the Emperor Ferdinand Northern Railway (KFNB) in Moravia. The KFNB company placed a railway station in Olomouc in the cadastral territory of Bělidlo, which was also advantageous for the possibility of the then projected extension of the line towards Prague. By Decree of 1841, the state assumed construction of the most important routes into its own control. The connection between Vienna to Prague was ensured by Northern State Railway leading from Brno and from Olomouc, where they met in Česká Třebová. The original Olomouc train station served until the turn of the 1860's and 70's, when the new personal and marshalling KFNB station was moved to the cadaster of Hodolany with a new joint station building, and the Austrian state railway company (StEG took over the North State Railways) built its operational heating facilities on the site of the original station. In 1884 the Imperial Royal Austrian State Railways were created, which placed its operational headquarters in Olomouc. In the 1920's and 30's there was a large-scale modernization and reconstruction of the entire station, including the station buildings. Olomouc still preserves the authentic heating plants facility of StEG and the modern station building with works of art which were made with the reconstruction of the neo-Renaissance building.

Keywords: railway station in Brno; railway station in Olomouc, KFNB, STEG, architecture of the second half of the 19th century

Published: December 1, 2015  Show citation