点评:Soarano Train Station, officially known as Gare de Soarano, is the main train station of Antananarivo and is located at the end of Independence Avenue.Designed by architect Georges Auguste Fouchard in the style of 19th century railway stations it was built between 1908 and 1910 and the execution of the work was directed by the contractor Cornebois.The building was built on a landfill where there was a fountain, hence the name Soarano which means “good water”. In the past,passenger trains to Tamatave, Ambatondrazaka and Antsirabe used to leave from Soarano Train Station but after the passenger train service became defunct today only some freight trains heading to the Eastern coast pass the station.The current owner of this station is the Malagasy company Madarail , which entrusted its renovation to the architect Geneviève Brunet. In 2008, it regained its former splendor with renovations housing the plush The "Café de la Gare" a very stylish 5 star style cafe and restaurant located at the extreme end of the former platform of Soarano train station and offices on the ground floor of the empty station.During my visit to this plushest of plush "Café de la Gare"saw a fuel oil taker cargo train pass alongside the majestic Soarano passenger train station.The architecture and decoration takes one back in time when trains were the main means of transport.
翻译:索拉诺火车站,正式名称为索拉诺火车站,是塔那那利佛的主要火车站,位于独立大道的尽头。该站由建筑师 Georges Auguste Fouchard 设计,采用 19 世纪火车站的风格,建于 1908 年至 1910 年间,承包商 Cornebois 负责实施。建筑建在一个垃圾填埋场上,那里有一个喷泉,因此得名索拉诺,意思是“好水”。过去,开往塔马塔夫、安巴通德拉扎卡和安齐拉贝的旅客列车曾经从索拉诺火车站出发,但在旅客列车服务停止后,今天只有一些前往东海岸的货运列车经过该站。该站的现任所有者是马达加斯加公司 Madarail,该公司委托建筑师 Geneviève Brunet 负责车站的翻修工作。 2008年,这里进行了翻新,恢复了昔日的辉煌,并开设了豪华的“火车站咖啡馆”。这是一家非常时尚的五星级咖啡馆和餐馆,位于索拉诺火车站前站台的最末端,办公室位于空车站的底层。在我参观这个最豪华的“火车站咖啡馆”期间,看到一列燃油货运列车从雄伟的索拉诺客运火车站旁边驶过。这里的建筑和装饰让人回到了火车是主要交通工具的时代。