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Brăila railway station

Coordinates: 45°16′53.1″N 27°57′21.6″E / 45.281417°N 27.956000°E / 45.281417; 27.956000
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Brăila railway station
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General information
LocationBrăila, Romania
Coordinates45°16′53.1″N 27°57′21.6″E / 45.281417°N 27.956000°E / 45.281417; 27.956000
Owned byCFR
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Location
Brăila railway station is located in Romania
Brăila railway station
Brăila railway station
Location in Romania
Brăila railway station is located in Europe
Brăila railway station
Brăila railway station
Location in Europe

The Brăila railway station is the only railway station in Brăila, Romania. The station was built in 1869 by the Prussian company Strussberg, which did so in the model of those in Prussia. It was formally opened in September 1872 and gave Brăila more commercial and economic importance. On 6 May 1877, as the Romanian War of Independence was taking place, four monitors of the Ottoman Empire shelled the city, including its station. It was again shelled by the Soviet Air Forces on 5 July 1941 during World War II, a bombardment from which the station would not recover until 1970.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Ignat, Ecaterina (25 July 2020). Giurgiu, Irina (ed.). "GĂRI DE ISTORIE/ Gara Brăila - începuturile dezvoltării economice fără precedent a orașului port la Dunăre" (in Romanian). Agerpres. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022.
  2. ^ Gheorghe, Marian (23 November 2021). "Gara CFR - un secol și jumătate de istorie". Obiectiv Vocea Brăilei (in Romanian).
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