Nova Gorica gets a modern railway station and a new underpass
New side and island platforms with an overhanging roof were built. The total length of the platforms is 387 metres. Platforms and access routes are fitted with urban equipment and information signs and equipment (access floor markings, local and directional boards, pictograms, information panels, inscription plates in Braille, etc.). Station platforms are fitted with SOS pillars and LCD displays with information on train departures.
The Nova Gorica railway station also boasts a new underpass, which allows passengers safe and easy access to the platforms. The underpass, which is slightly more than 57 metres long and 10 metres wide, is equipped with stairs and elevators and connects Trg Evrope/Square Transalpine with Nova Gorica. It enables passengers to access the railway station from both sides.
The station building was renovated in accordance with the conditions set by the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia and included technical rooms, waiting room, ticket offices and toilets, as well as partial renovation of the facade with the rehabilitation of the existing overhanging roof by the platform.
The track infrastructure was also renovated, with tracks and track devices having been upgraded in a total length of 6.82 kilometres.
The railway station upgrade project also included the demolition of the existing and the construction of a new loading ramp for motorail trains, the renovation of signalling, telecommunications and electrical installations, and the installation of a new passenger information system.
On the eastern side of the railway station, immediately next to the underpass under the railway line, there is a new parking lot for 66 vehicles with another six parking spaces for people with disabilities, two parking spaces for taxis and six parking spaces equipped with everything necessary for installing electric charging stations. There is also a new bus stop for railway passengers and a new, 250 metre-long access road to Erjavčeva Street via the existing junction.
The total construction cost is EUR 41.56 million excluding VAT, of which EUR 43 million financial support from the EU's Recovery and Resilience Fund. The Municipality of Nova Gorica contributed EUR 800,000 excluding VAT for underpass construction.
