Sinaia railway station serves the Sinaia mountain resort in Romania. The first station was built in 1913 by the Demeter Cartner Company, and it was reserved exclusively for the Royal Family and its guests at Peleș Castle, generally foreign leaders.
Located on the railway line connecting Bucharest and Ploiești to Brașov and the rest of Transylvania, the train station serves the Căile Ferate Române lines 200, 300, and 400.
Memorials
On the station platform, there is a memorial plate marking the spot where Prime Minister Ion G. Duca was assassinated by the Iron Guard in 1933. It is known as the “machine with train wheels,” was famously used by the feared communist leader Ana Pauker, as well as other high-ranking communist officials, for travel across the country. It was heavily armored, and the shattered windshield is said to be the result of an assassination attempt just before 1950, where an unknown assailant used an automatic weapon in an attempt to kill Ana Pauker. Despite the impressive thickness of the glass, it could not withstand the barrage of bullets. The vehicle, which resembles a car but is as robust as a tank and moves like a train, is a unique piece among Romania’s railway vehicles. In its prime, the railcar could easily exceed 100 km/h, had a luxurious interior, was powered by a motor exceeding 5000 cubic centimeters, and weighed 5000 kilograms.
In popular culture
The Sinaia royal railway station was used as one of the film sets for the 2022 TV series Wednesday, where it is used to portray Burlington Station, a real-life railway station located near the show's main setting in Jericho, Vermont.
Gallery
All photos were taken before 2010. The station was reconstructed between 2009 and 2011.
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Image:sinaiatrainstation.jpg|Platforms 2 and 3, seen from platform 1
Image:sinaiatrainstation2.jpg|Looking north from platform 1
Image:sinaiatrainstation3.jpg|Looking south from platform 1
Image:sinaiatrainstation4.jpg|Platform 1 and the main station building as seen from platform 2
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