比利时列日吉耶曼火车站 (已建成) | Santiago Calatrava

Liège-Guillemins railway station is the main station in Liège, Belgium. It is one of the most important hubs in the country and is one of the four Belgian stations on the high-speed rail network. The station is used by 15,000 people every day, which makes it the eleventh-busiest station in Belgium and the third in Wallonia. It is operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB/NMBS).

列日吉耶曼站是比利时列日省省会列日的铁路车站，是列日的主要车站。该站日均客流量15,000人次，约五百列火车停靠该站，是比利时第十一繁忙的铁路车站，也是瓦隆尼亚第三繁忙的铁路车站。作为欧洲高速铁路网的重要节点，大力士高速列车（Thalys）与德铁旗下的城际快车（ICE）停靠于此。在比利时国铁营运的地方性交通中，本站也是一座重要的枢纽。

At the end of the 20th century, high-speed trains were introduced, requiring a new station since the existing platforms were too small. The new station, by the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, was officially opened on 18 September 2009. It has nine tracks and five platforms (three of 450 metres (1,480 ft) and two of 350 metres (1,150 ft)). All the tracks around the station have been modernised to allow high-speed arrival and departure.

伴随着高速铁路时代的到来，旧列日吉耶曼站变得不再合乎时宜。旧站台过于狭窄和弯曲，车站外观也较为破败。对于日益增长的乘客数量而言，车站的规模也显得越发狭小，缺乏舒适度，站台的长度也不能满足现有的长途火车的需要。相比于对旧车站的改造，新建车站更为经济。由此，当局做出了拆除旧车站，并在原址完全新建一座车站的决定。

The new station is made of steel, glass and white concrete. It includes a monumental arch, 160 metres (520 ft) long and 32 metres (105 ft) high. The building costs were €312 million.

经过国际竞标后，车站的设计项目由建筑师圣地亚哥·卡拉特拉瓦获得。新车站于1996年动工，总投资约3.12亿欧元。除此之外，长二百米，位于铁轨道床上方四十米处，形似滑雪跳台的车站屋顶耗费了一万吨的钢材。该建筑没有传统意义上的外墙，内外完全通透。

Photography：Lindman Photography

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