The oldest train station in Switzerland
Back to the Baden story. This is the oldest train station in Switzerland, built in 1847. The building hasn't changed all that much; take a look at a drawing from the year it was built. Unfortunately, the vantage point of the drawing, to the right of the station, isn't accessible to laypeople. One thing that has changed about the station is that the heart of the ticket sales operation has moved underground where there is now a shopping area.
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4 comments:
How about that? It is nice that such an old building is still in use and obviously was kept up.
I'm also curious about this "oldest train station" thing. What puzzles me is I thought that the railway was built to bring people to Baden, so I guess there must have been a station that they travelled from. Or conversely if trains set out from Baden, did they have a destination station, or did they just go round in circles?
Rambling: It is nice. On the other hand, 1847 isn't that long ago, even by American standards, I think. :-)
Richard: I've had similar thoughts. Now, the Nordbahn was just between ZH and Baden, so my theory is that there was only a shack serving as a departure point in ZH -- as you say, the point was to bring people to Baden -- while Baden sprung for a nice station.
Incidentally, the Baden Historical Museum is launching a new exhibition about the Spanischbrötlibahn (Die Schweiz lernt Zug fahren) on the 26th of September. Interested?
26th September? Could do - haven't been to Baden for quite a wee while
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