Waiting for a train - Tilburg station

When I have to spend some time at a station waiting for a connection, I often try to use that time productively by taking one or more photo's. This can yield surprising results, especially in the evening hours.

This photograph dates from 2018, but I recently came across it again and was fascinated by the interplay of lines, reflections and other effects that come together here, in this glass waiting room on the platform.

First of all, of course, the curved lines of the roof. Connoisseurs will immediately recognise this as Tilburg station, perhaps the most beautiful station in the Netherlands. Okay, you can argue about that, but certainly in the decades after the war, this was an unrivalled architectural masterpiece.

We also see the vertical lines of the glass and the rhythm of the stripes applied to the glass to prevent you from walking into it. And, of course, the diagonal lines of the platform and the movement of a train that is just leaving (or arriving, I can't remember exactly).

There are also all kinds of reflections. The bluish light from the lamps on the left and in the middle at the top, but where exactly is the lamp itself? The shiny stainless steel of the waiting room also adds a dimension.

And then there are details such as the red fire hydrant, which seems to be in conversation with the red lines of the train. Or the sign "rookzone" (smoking zone) that you don't find on Dutch railway stations anymore these days. Or, far right, that single word "eten" (food). Or the pattern of raindrops on the glass. In short, there is a lot to see in this almost abstract image.