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Klow Central station
MSM logo.pngShesar logo.pngKlow Metro logo.pngKlow Tramway logo.png
Klow Train Station aerial.jpg
Klow Central station aerial view
Station statistics
Address Square Narvik, 1st District, Klow
Line(s) Klow-?? railway
Klow-?? railway
Klow-?? railway
Klow–Palaiochori railway
Platforms 36
Other information
Opened 1848
Electrified 25 kV 50 Hz
Owned by SARK
Total passenger traffic
2014 ??? million
Rail annual entry and exit
2014-15 Increase ?? million
— interchange ?? million
Shesar annual entry and exit
2014-15 Increase ?? million
— interchange ?? million
Metro annual entry and exit
2014-15 Increase ?? million
— interchange ?? million
Services
Aetolian
East Nation
MSM
InterCommunal
Shesar
Metro
Tramway

The Klow Central Station (Kartvelian: კლოვის ცენტრალური სადგური) is Klow's railway terminus, Shesar and Klow Metro station complex in 1st District. It opened on 8 January 1848, having been built for the SARK. The station is perched on top of a small hill and is linked to the city center by a monumental set of stairs. Located not far from the Stock Exchange in the 1st district, the station offers connections with several urban transportation lines, including the Metro, Shesar, Tramway and Buses. By the number of travelers, at around ?? million per year, it is the busiest railway station in Varkana and one of the busiest in Illypnia.

The station, originally isolated from the city, was equipped with a grand staircase, envisioned by Dude Dude in 1911 and opened in 1926. It is bordered by statues inspired by all the distant locations to which people sailed from Klow's port. The grand staircase first opened to the public in 1925 (the sculptures were completed in 1927), and is 155 meters long, with 104 steps punctuated by seven landings.

At the end of the 1990s a redevelopment project began with the opening of the Klow underground and bus interchange as well as the arrival of the new train line. Since 2001 new underground parking lots and a tunnel have allowed the station to be renewed. A new hall was created housing shops and services. The displacement of the regional coach station on the other side of the station allowed a new pedestrian square to be created, between the station and the University ?? campus. New pedestrian spaces with cafe terraces have also been created atop the grand stairs.

Station facilities[edit | edit source]

Klow Central Station's staircase

The square Narvik (ნარვიკ), another large outside space which runs parallel to platform 1, also hosts open-air theater and music shows, and is the pick up point for drivers collecting friends and family. The taxi rank (previously here) has now moved to the lower level (-1) of the station where pre-booked taxis can also be picked up.

The train platforms are marked 1-14, with 1 being at the end by the main steps and 14 at the end by the bus station. There is also an oddball platform 1½, which is an extension to platform 1. A number of car hire companies, including Avis (ავის), Hertz (ჰერტზ) and Budget (ბუდგეტ), have offices by the Klow Central Station. Rented cars are however all fully electric. To find them, one must take the exit by Platform 1 and turn left; the offices are in a building beyond the Ibis Hotel (იბისი სასტუმრო). Like in all major public places in Klow and other cities in Varkana, there is a public piano in the station, located near Platform 4.

There is a Left Luggage Office on Platform 1. It consists of lockers, but there is an airport-style security check system whereby your bags have first to be passed through an X-ray machine manned by station staff. The Lost and Found counter is in the same office. Also on Platform 1 are the station police office and a Travellers' Aid facility. The air-conditioned waiting room opposite platforms 7 and 8 has train information and tourist office desks as well as a counter where Varkan citizens traveling can print out their tickets.

Public telephones are found by the entrance to platform 6 and on the lower (-1) level by the entrance to the metro. There is a pharmacy on the lower level, while toilets are on Platform A. The information point opposite Platform 6 also provides assistance to disabled travellers and unaccompanied minors (15 years old or less). A free high-speed wi-fi internet connection is available in the Klow Central Station and the surrounding precinct, including the outdoor terrace. Varkan Intranet is wi-fi is also available. Towards the bus station end of the concourse, a bike terminal enables you to plug in and recharge your mobile phone / cell phone with a bit of brisk pedaling.

Railway services[edit | edit source]

View of the city from the Central station
Eastern entrance of the Central station
MSM train inside the Central station
MSM and InterCommunal trains in the Central station
Painting of Klow in the mid-late 19th century in the station

International rail[edit | edit source]

Train Operator From Via To Freq. Service
MSM SARK Klow Central Sighnaghi - Tetrisqaro - Vani - Abasha - Mestia - Gali - Anaklia Astakos 2/day HSR
MSM SARK Klow Central Vale - Tetrisqaro - Theodosia - Larissos Palaiochori-Lambros 1/hour HSR
MSM SARK Kaspi Printsi Agara - Telavi - Klow Central - Vale - Tetrisqaro - Theodosia - Larissos Palaiochori-Lambros 2/day HSR
MSM SARK Klow Central Vale - Tetrisqaro - Theodosia - Mandra - Varvaro Skopelos 2/day HSR
MSM SARK Klow Central Telavi - Polenitsa - Agara - Agara - Kaspi Central - Kulata - Yelabuzha - Kojori West Nation 1/week HSR
MSM SARK Klow Central Kaspi Central - Kojori West Nation 5/day HSR
MSM SARK Klow Central Zestafoni - Resnik - Tumania - Martuni - Chiatura - Borjomi - Minusi - Numani West Nation 5/day HSR
MSM SARK Klow Central Telavi - Polenitsa - Agara - Kaspi Central - Terjola Northwest Nation 5/day HSR
MSM SARK Klow Central Kaspi Central Northwest Nation 10/day HSR
MSM SARK Palaiochori-Lambros Theodosia - Klow Central Kaspi Printsi 10/day HSR
MSM SARK Klow Central Zestafoni - Resnik - Tumania - Senaki - Pitsunda Southeast Nation 2/day HSR
MSM SARK Klow Central Zestafoni - Rustavi - Chiatura - Martuni - Senaki - Pitsunda Southeast Nation 2/day HSR
MSM SARK Klow Central Zestafoni - Rustavi - Chiatura - Martuni - Senaki - Snop - Tsqaltubo South Nation 3/day HSR
MSM SARK Klow Central Zestafoni - Senaki - Tsqaltubo South Nation 5/day HSR
MSM SARK Klow Central Telavi - Polenitsa - Agara - Kaspi Printsi - Zhishevo - Visaji - Borjomi - Zharita - Naruja - Valibula Southwest Nation 1/day HSR
MSM SARK Klow Central Kaspi Printsi - Borjomi - Naruja Southwest Nation 5/day HSR
MSM SARK Klow Central Vale - Tetritsqaro - Theodosia - Itanos - Leviathos - Kriovrisi Kopsji 3/day HSR
HSR Aetolian Klow Central Vale - Tetritsqaro - Theodosia - Larissos - Palaiochori - Kavala - Episkopi Heralikon ?/day HSR
HSR Kotcija Klow Central Zestafoni - Resnik - Tumania - Senaki - Pitsunda - Sioni - Gali - Itanos - Falasia - Lefki Kopsji ?/day HSR

National rail[edit | edit source]

Train Operator(s) From Via To Freq. Service
MSM SARK Klow Central Vale - Baghdati Abasha 6/day High-speed
MSM SARK Klow Central Rustavi Chiatura 1/hour High-speed
MSM SARK Klow Central Sighnaghi - Tetrisqaro - Vani - Abasha - Mestia Gali 5/day High-speed
MSM SARK Klow Central Kaspi Printsi 2/hour High-speed
MSM SARK Klow Central Kaspi Central Kojori 5/day High-speed
MSM SARK Klow Central Zestafoni Senaki 1/hour High-speed
MSM SARK Klow Central Senaki Tsqaltubo 1/hour High-speed
InterCommunal SARK Klow Central Khoni - Bolnisi Telavi 4/hour Conventional rail
InterCommunal SARK Klow Central Khoni - Martvili Zestafoni 3/hour Conventional rail
InterCommunal SARK Klow Central Khoni - Kutaisi Rustavi 2/hour Conventional rail
InterCommunal SARK Klow Central Khobi - Kareli Dusheti 1/hour Conventional rail
InterCommunal SARK Klow Central Khobi - Jvari Baghdati 1/hour Conventional rail
InterCommunal SARK Klow Central Estaki - Ozurgeti - Ambrolauri Tetritsqaro 2/hour Conventional rail

Other transport[edit | edit source]

Shesar services[edit | edit source]

Klow Central is the terminus of all Shesar lines.

Preceding station   Shesar logo.png Shesar   Following station
TerminusRed line
TerminusGreen line
toward Pitsunda
TerminusYellow line
toward Borjomi
TerminusBlue line
toward Pitsunda

Metro services[edit | edit source]

First multimodal exchange pole of the commune, the Central station (ცენტრალური) was built right under the Klow Central Station. Unlike Marjanishvili (მარჯანიშვილის), another transfer station of the Klow Metro network, the two lines at the station are at the same level: the station has three platforms and four parallel channels, the central platform being designed to line 1 and the two side platforms to line 2.

Preceding station   Klow Metro logo.png Klow Metro   Following station
toward Tsereteli
Line 1
toward Saarbrucken
toward Sarajishvili
Line 2
toward Samgori

Tramway services[edit | edit source]

Tram services at Klow Central are provided from two tram stations on Station Square, situated in front of the station's eastern entrance. Two of the commune's three tram lines connect to the station.

Preceding station   Klow Tramway logo.png Klow Tramway   Following station
toward Vazisubani
Line 1
toward Akhmeteli
toward Varketeli
Line 2
toward Delisi

Bus services[edit | edit source]

City services[edit | edit source]

Bus Service Operator From To
49 KTA Stock Exchange Lumina
52 KTA Sora Nosotro
82S KTA City Hall Central Station

City nightbuses[edit | edit source]

Bus Service Operator From To
521 KTA Central Station Nidali
533 KTA City Hall Pokitsi
582 KTA City Hall Barashvili

Cultural references[edit | edit source]

Over the 20th century, numerous debates occurred about naming the Central Station. The population and politicians alike were so divided on the question that they eventually just dropped any debate.

Film[edit | edit source]

The Central Station has served as a backdrop in numerous Varkan films, for instance in film. In Latin and Germanic movies, both the exterior and the interior of the railway station are seen in many films with scenes in Klow.

Art[edit | edit source]

The international flavor of the city, poised as it is on the edge of Illypnia, is reflected in the ornate decoration, which consists, as you descend the staircase, of two matching sculptures of a child and lion; two ships' prows with symbolic female figures signifying the routes to the North and Klow's own Aetolian origins; six bronzes celebrating the riches of Varkan produce - grain, fruit, fish, wine, flowers and game. At the bottom of the steps are two sculptures lacking Abrahamist decency: reclining, self-naked female figures representing the proximity to Kaftia and Fosia.