Baghdad Central Station

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Baghdad Central Station
Central station
Exterior of the station in 2017
General information
Location	Qahira Street, Sheik Maaruf, Baghdad Iraq
Coordinates	33°19′25″N 44°22′49″E / 33.32361°N 44.38028°E / 33.32361; 44.38028
Owned by	Iraqi Railways
Platforms	4
Construction
Structure type	Domed structure
Platform levels	3
History
Opened	1953

Baghdad Central Station is the main train station in Baghdad.^[1] It links the rail network to the south and the north of Iraq. The station was built by the British and designed by J. M. Wilson, a Scot who had been an assistant to Lutyens in New Delhi and who subsequently set up a practice of his own in Baghdad.^[2] It has been described as the "Crown Jewel" of Baghdad by the BBC.^[1] Construction started in 1948 and finished in 1953. The station is the biggest one in Iraq. It was renovated during the American occupation of Iraq in the 2000s.^[1]