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Location: Lucerne, Switzerland

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Paul

February 27, 2025

The current station, inaugurated in 1991, is the third in an eventful history.
The first Lucerne station in 1856 was built from wood and used as the terminus of a main line of the Swiss Central Railway Company. This line carried rail traffic from France and Germany via Basel and Olten into Switzerland and as far as Lucerne. The station was served along what is now Pilatusstrasse. Designed as a terminus station, it was located directly on the lake at the landing stage of the Lake Lucerne Shipping Company.
The second Lucerne station in 1896 was completely rebuilt. A building with an impressive glass dome was created.
Fire
Unfortunately, the Lucerne station, inaugurated in 1896, fell victim to a fire on February 5, 1971. Only the iron structure of the platform hall could withstand the blazing embers. But the station's landmark, the striking glass dome from the 19th century, collapsed and disappeared from the cityscape. The cause of the fire is said to have been a blowtorch that was being used for roof work. Only a makeshift repair of the system was able to ensure continued operation.
New building
Reconstruction was not attempted and instead a comprehensive redesign of the station area began. In 1980, the SBB (Swiss Federal Railways) and the PTT (state authority for postal, telephone and fax services) together with the city and canton of Lucerne launched an architectural competition for a redesign of Lucerne station. The architects Hans-Peter Ammann and Peter Baumann were awarded the contract. The famous Spanish-Swiss architect, civil engineer and artist Santiago Calatrava, who was working for Ammann and Baumann at the time, is responsible for the bold and generously designed station hall made of glass and concrete.
Inauguration
The new Lucerne station was officially inaugurated in 1991. The historic entrance gate, which was rebuilt towards the lake, is reminiscent of the station that opened in 1896 with its 42-meter-high dome. This archway is crowned by the sculpture "Zeitgeist" by the most famous Swiss sculptor of the time, Richard Kissling.
Text / Source: Luzern Tourismus AG (LTAG), Zentralstrasse 5, Luzern
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Hans Künzler

April 23, 2018

On 5 February 1971, the Lucerne Station burned down almost completely. No one was killed. The reason for the fire was said to be a blowtorch used in roofing work. In the 1970s, the system was restored to makeshift, so that a further operation was possible. It was decided not to repair and rebuild the historically outstanding station building, but from 1980 SBB, PTT, the city and the canton of Lucerne initiated a comprehensive redesign of the station in a multi-stage architectural competition. For this purpose, the future development of the hub Lucerne was considered. However, a through station with tunnel under the Lucerne lake basin could not be realized. The historic imposing gate in front of today's train station is today the only witness of the past splendor of the second Lucerne railway station.

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Schnucki

July 1, 2021

The station itself is very modern, rather sober, but the portal in front of it (perhaps from the original old station) is well worth seeing.

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Lucerne Train Station

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