点评:Built in the neo-Gothic style for the 1913 World's Fair, this railway station shows off magnificent murals and ceiling paintings when you enter its historic entrance hall. There is a wide transit tunnel that leads to the 12 platforms and this is where it can get dicey with all the construction happening to improve access and platform design to accommodate the increasing number of passengers using it. I found it clean, with escalators and elevator working, appreciated the helpful single staff person (his English was great) working the ticket office when we had problems figuring out how to use the ticket machines to make daytrips to places like Brugge. We did not find the Lijnwinkel office which is aways from the main entrance (unlike the train ticket office) but we did find their yellow ticket machines outside the Station by the tram stop so we could buy tickets to get on the tram to get to the city centre (10-15 min ride). Washrooms are clearly signed as well as eating venues, storage lockers, and you can rent bikes here too! Despite the construction areas (which are clearly fenced), this Station was relatively easy to navigate (we just followed everyone else through the tunnel), felt fairly safe (it was daylight hours though), and has waaay more character than the Brugge Train Station. The Ghent station also has an underground car park. The Millionaires' Quarter is nearby for an interesting walk on architecture. The St. Peter's district (Quartier Sint-Pieters) outside the Station has lovely shops, eateries, bakeries and bookstores. Love it!! Just watch where you are walking as it can be very busy and you need to cross over tram tracks if you want to catch the tram or visit the food truck nearby.
翻译:这座火车站为1913年的世界博览会而建,采用了新哥特式风格。走进其历史悠久的门厅,便可欣赏到精美的壁画与天顶画。有一条宽阔的地下通道通向12个站台,不过由于目前正在进行多项施工工程,旨在改善进出通道及站台设计以适应日益增多的乘客,因此这一区域的情况可能稍显复杂。在我看来,车站环境整洁,自动扶梯和电梯也都正常运行。我们非常感谢售票处那位乐于助人的工作人员(他的英语说得很好)。当我们不知道如何使用售票机来购买前往布鲁日等地的当日往返票时,他帮了大忙。我们没能找到位于主入口远处的Lijnwinkel售票处(与火车售票处不同),不过我们在火车站旁的电车站找到了他们的黄色售票机,从而买到了前往市中心的电车票(车程约10-15分钟)。洗手间、餐饮区以及储物柜都有清晰的标识;在这里还可以租用自行车哦!虽然站内有一些施工区域(都设有围挡),但整个车站还是相当容易找到方向的(我们只是跟着其他人穿过隧道而已)。虽说当时是白天,但整体感觉也挺安全的。比起布鲁日火车站,根特火车站的特色要丰富得多。根特火车站还设有地下停车场。附近就是“百万富翁区”,在那里散步欣赏建筑也很有趣呢。车站外的圣彼得区(Quartier Sint-Pieters)有许多可爱的商店、餐馆、面包店和书店。太喜欢了!!不过走路时可得小心,那里人很多;如果你要乘坐有轨电车或去附近的餐车用餐,还需要穿过有轨电车的轨道呢。