Trainstation (Evolution)
From Valve Cut Content
The Trainstation is one of the most iconic locations in Half-Life 2, it is also the first real location you visit when you start a new Half-Life 2 playthrough.
Contents
1999-2002
Trainstation mentioned in oldtrans.txt and some old maps.
Marc's vignettes.
Real life references, concept art, official screenshots, misc.
The interior is based on the Budapest Keleti station.
2003-2004
Real life references, concept art, official screenshots, misc.
The outer parts of the trainstation are based on the Gare Saint-Lazare station in Paris[1]. Exterior seen from the plaza is based on the Budapest Nyugati station.
Inspired level geomerty (Hammer screenshot)[2].