Binissalem Station

In this station highlights the presence of a passenger building of two floors. During the early years of railroad service, were made several proposals to build industrial chargers, although many of them resulted just in single trials. The station building follows the aesthetic features of the line. These buildings were built according to a model according to the forecasts of station use and capacity. They are works of great personality, very different from the popular architecture of those years. One of the elements that characterize them are the presence of Roman tiles, flats and reds. These buildings were emblematic constructions by which the company wanted to show its soundness and originality to the villagers. In the stretch Palma – Inca, buildings were built of stone, with bands of "marès" (typical limestone from Mallorca) that framed doors and windows and side vertices of walls. The decorative elements are from Greek influence and are made of "mares”. They decorate doors, windows and overhangs. The stations were generally built on the outskirts of the village for preventing its inclusion in the urban scene, and thus reduce expropriation costs. In the set of facilities of a station, can be distinguished traveler buildings, toilets, garages, water points or water towers, the swivels and a set of small building with various functions.
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Binissalem Station