Malmo Central Station, Sweden



Architect
 Metro Arkitekter
Date Built
 2011
Location
 Skeppsbron & Neptunigatan
Description
The red brick railway station building, beside the canal in Malmo, is the city's central station constructed at the end of the 19th century.  Originally it was a terminus, with the exception of a single through-line carrying freight into the city docks.  This all changed with the construction of the Oresund Bridge and the Malmo City Tunnel that carried the Oresund trains from Denmark under the city into a subterranean station below the old Central Station.



Below is an image of the tunnel during construction beside the old station building. 
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Above ground is the new glass hall designed by Metro Arkiteker. 



They say that this new addition, "... contrasts with the historic building of the Central Station. Modern architecture efficiently caters for the increasing flow of people travelling, while some older parts of the station have been given a different use with a greater focus on service."

The Glass Hall sits at one end of a new public plaza.  At the other end is this multi-storey car park.




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