Nova Gorica railway station

In 1919, as part of border changes following World War I, it was annexed by the Kingdom of Italy, and renamed Stazione di Gorizia Nord.

The management of the network and its rolling stock was initially entrusted to the Imperial Royal Austrian State Railways.

In 1918, upon the reallocation of the territories of the Julian March to the Kingdom of Italy, control of the Bohinj Railway between Podbrdo and Trieste became the responsibility of the Ferrovie dello Stato (FS).

With the entry of Italy into World War II in 1940 and especially during the invasion of Yugoslavia in 1941, the station played an important role in the transport of men and resources directed to the front or back from it.

It was a strategic point in the transport of Jews and partisans to concentration camps, including Auschwitz, Mauthausen, Theresienstadt and Risiera di San Sabba.

In 1960, the connection with the Gorizia Centrale railway station was reopened, and a passenger service began operations using FS rolling stock.

In 2004, when Slovenia joined the European Union, all border markers on the square were removed, and the Wall of Gorizia that had divided it in two was demolished.

In addition to the passenger building, the station is equipped with a locomotive shed, a turntable and a State Border Museum.

Station building , in front of Europe Square / Transalpina Square . This image is taken from the centre of the square, which is crossed by the Italian–Slovene border.
Nova Gorica railway station in Europe square
Nova Gorica, the railway station
Location of the Municipality of Nova Gorica in Slovenia
Location of the Municipality of Nova Gorica in Slovenia