MIRAMARE RAILWAY STATION

The Miramare railway station, part of the Trieste-Monfalcone line, was built in the second half of the 19th century in a châlet style architecture. Its construction was desired by Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg to connect the Miramare Castle residence directly to the railway line, initially making it for the exclusive use of the prince and his guests. Still active today, the station is a significant example of railway architecture and history.

Designed by Viennese architect Carl Junker, the same architect who designed the nearby castle, the station consists of two separate bodies: one that serves as a waiting room and a wooden part that recalls the aesthetics of a châlet. Maximilian’s carriage house and a memorial statue can still be seen below the station.

Miramare station was part of the historic Meridionale line, a crucial link that connected Vienna to the port of Trieste, completed in 1857. Today the station is visited by tourists heading to the castle or the coast and is also an occasional stop for historic trains. Empress Elizabeth of Austria, also known as Sissi, used it to reach Trieste, the starting point for her numerous sea voyages, and stayed in Miramare fourteen times between 1869 and 1896. The Trieste Miramare station is thus a symbol of the railway and cultural history of Trieste and Friuli Venezia Giulia, a living testament to an era of great fervor and ties to prominent historical figures.