What is Sofia Central Station?
{{Infobox station | name = Sofia Central Station | native_name = Централна гара София | type = [[Railway station]] | native_name_lang = bg | style = | image = Central Railway Station Sofia 2012 PD 36.jpg | image_caption = Central Railway Station in [[Sofia]] | address = 102 Knyaginya Maria Luiza Blvd. | country = Sofia, Bulgaria | coordinates = {{coord|42.712115|23.321046|type:railwaystation_region:BG|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | line = [[Kalotina|Kalotina Zapad]] – [[Svilengrad railway station|Svilengrad Granitsa]]<br/>Sofia – [[Varna railway station|Varna]]<br/>Iliyantsi – [[Varna, Bulgaria|Varna Feribotna]]<br/>Sofia – [[Kulata]]<br/>Sofia – [[Gyueshevo]] | other = [[Ruse, Bulgaria|Ruse]], [[Stara Zagora]], [[Burgas]], [[Vidin]], [[Yambol]], [[Mezdra]] | structure = At-grade | platform = 6 | depth = | levels = 2 | tracks = 13 | parking = Yes | bicycle = Yes | opened = 1 August 1888 | closed = | rebuilt = 6 September 1974 | electrified = 27 April 1963 | ADA = | code = SF (СФ) | owned = [[National Railway Infrastructure Company|NRIC]] | zone = | former = | passengers = | pass_year = | pass_percent = | pass_system = | mpassengers = | services = | map_locator = }} The '''Sofia Central Railway Station''' is the main passenger railway station of [[Sofia]], the capital of [[Bulgaria]]. It is the largest railway station in the country. It is l1&nbsp;km north of the city centre after [[Lavov most]], on [[Marie Louise Boulevard]] next to the [[Central Bus Station Sofia]]. It was completely renovated in 2016. ==History== [[File:Sofia Central Stations Aerial.jpg|thumb|250px|Aerial view of the Main Train Station and the Central Bus Station in Sofia]] The original building of the '''Sofia Railway Station''' was opened on 1 August 1888 to serve the [[Tsaribrod]]-Sofia-[[Vakarel]] line. It was the first line of the [[Bulgarian State Railways]] entirely built by Bulgarian engineers. It was a one-[[storey]] building, 96 m long and 12 m wide. It had a small [[clock tower]] looking towards [[Vitosha]] on the