Željeznički kolodvor
Željeznički kolodvor
Na desnoj obali rijeke Neretve, nedaleko od luke, na samom prijelazu iz 19. u 20. stoljeće sagrađena je zgrada Željezničkog kolodovora, iako je prva željeznička veza na relaciji Metković – Mostar uspostavljena već 1885. godine, a nekoliko godina kasnije i linija na relaciji Mostar – Sarajevo. Zgrada kolodvora monumentalna je višeetažna građevina koju odlikuje prevladavanje historicističkih stilskih elemenata nad skromnim elementima secesije. U prošlosti željeznica i željeznički kolodvor igrali su važnu ulogu u razvoju Metkovića te u životu njegovih stanovnika i gostiju, pa je tako i austrijski prijestolonasljednik Franjo Ferdinand sa suprugom kroz metkovsku luku i željeznički kolodvor prošao prije i poslije Sarajevskog atentata 1914. godine. Zadnjih desetljeća željeznički putnički promet te sama zgrada kolodvora gubi značaj, pogotovo nakon što su ukinute sve putničke linije.
Railway Station
On the left bank of the Neretva, not far from the port, on the transition from the 19th into the 20th century, the railway station building was built, even though the first railway connection on the Metković – Mostar route was established as early as 1885, and several years later also the Mostar – Sarajevo route. The railway building is a monumental structure with several floors characterised by dominating historicist style elements over the modest elements of secession. In the past, the railway and the railway station played an important role in the development of Metković and in the life of its inhabitants and guests; thus, the Austrian crown prince Franz Ferdinand with spouse passed the Metković port and the railway station before and after the Sarajevo assassination in 1914. In the past decades, the railway passenger traffic and the railway building itself have lost their importance, in particular after all the passenger lines have been cancelled.