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Unification
City authorities decide to construct one big station next to the cathedral, because Cologne had five of them in different parts of Cologne.
(Picture: By 1850 there were five different stations. One of them was operated by the Bonn-Cologne Railway Company.) -
First project
Construction of the original Central Station begins.
(Picture: Hermann Otto Pflaume designs the first building) -
Railway near cathedral
The project opens in December, together with the Cathedral Bridge or Dombrücke.
(Picture: The Dombrücke was a railway and street bridge crossing the river Rhine. It was later replaced by the famous Hohenzollernbrücke) -
Second project
City authorities decide to build a bigger station, with two secondary passenger stations.
(Picture: Cologne City Council asks engineer E. Grüttefien to design a proposal) -
Replacement
Construction begins and lasts for five years.
(Picture: The rebuilted station opens in 1894) -
Third project
Several parts of the station start being demolished because of World War II's damages. A new reconstraction process begins. -
Modernity
The reconstrution process ends, and the finished building includes new modern structures, like the shell-shaped roof.
(Picture: The designers of this metal roof were the architects Schmitt and Schneider)
