Antwerp - interior of the train station by Mark Sukhija

Antwerp - interior of the train station

Recently renovated, restored and all-round regenerated, Antwerp Centraal Station is an impressive feat.

The restoration has been very sympathetic - with all the original bits having been kept and the modern section being built underground. Riding up from the underground platforms is an exhilirating experience as the old original façade opens up in front of you. At the beginning you can't see any of the original features - but rising slowly from the depths there it is, in all is gorgeous splendour.

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Key facts

Name: Centraal Station
Address:
Koningin Astridplein, 2018 Antwerp
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About Mark Sukhija

Mark Sukhija is a travel and wine blogger, photographer, tourism researcher, hat-touting, white-shirt-wearing, New Zealand fantatic and eclipse chaser. Aside from at least annual visits to New Zealand, Mark has seen eclipses in South Australia (2002), Libya (2006), China (2009) and Queensland (2012). After twelve years in Switzerland, Mark moved back to London in 2012. You can follow Mark on Twitter or Facebook