Pásztó used to be a bustling Hungarian mining town, but its life has significantly slowed down in the few last decades, while its industrial buildings still provide great opportunities for truly unique shoots. The building of the station itself is relatively large, especially considering its current use, since only a few trains pass through the station daily. The surprisingly high number of train tracks, 15 in total, are unused most of the time, significantly simplifying the location’s closure and its accessibility for productions. Despite its light traffic, the ageing building has not lost its character, thanks to the peeling yellow paint of its brick walls and strange sounds echoing from the large industrial buildings located on the other side of the tracks. This atmosphere is enhanced by the sight of grass growing among the tracks, whichcan be used convincingly even though the station only appears abandoned. The sight’s production value is heightened by the fact that there are no overhead lines above the tracks. Due to the duality of its infrastructure, Pásztó can successfully double, for example, as an authentic Second World War train station or a contemporary traveller’s rural destination.

Photo gallery

Covered train platform with wooden beams and tiled floor at Pásztó Railway Station in Hungary.
The yellow cobblestone platform can be made to fit any chosen period authentically
Wide view of train tracks and industrial buildings with mountains in the background at Pásztó Railway Station in Hungary.
The 15 parallel train tracks have great potential to shoot unique scenes
Industrial silos and railway tracks near Pásztó Railway Station in Hungary.
The factory and storage buildings are still in use today next to the tracks
Historic brick station building with green windows and blue Pásztó Railway Station sign in Hungary.
The absence of overhead cables significantly simplifies production tasks
Wooden platform canopy with benches overlooking the tracks at Pásztó Railway Station in Hungary.
Typical Hungarian countryside scenery is provided by the surrounding hills
Overgrown garden with yellow wooden door at the back of Pásztó Railway Station in Hungary.
The station’s light traffic has contributed to its building becoming so neglected
Interior corridor with wooden paneling and old ticket window inside Pásztó Railway Station in Hungary.
The interior of the station has not been renovated for quite a while

Filmed at this location

Regardless of how small Paszto may be, its station is highly popular among productions. Many film and photography productions have chosen this characteristic yellow cobblestone platform. For example, the 2017 Hungarian movie called The Whisky Robber used the tracks and the station’s building for one of its extremely tense scenes. In 2022, Progressive produced the film and photo content for Gucci’s Gift Campaign. An interesting fact is that the Pásztó station was not chosen because of its style, but its technical features. The out-of-use platforms, the lack of overhead lines and the neighboring free areas enabled us to use equipment that would be impossible to use in other locations and to create a base for hundreds of people right next to the set.