In August 1882, work on building the railway station in Beodra was suspended. As stated in the article of the Kikinda Gazette (Kikindai Közlöny), it was located in a place with no traffic. It would not suit its purpose (Anonymous 1882: 37). However, it was built in that place because Count Karátsonyi Guidó contributed to the construction of this line on the condition that the station is at the end of the park of his castle. That’s how it happened. The count’s son waited and hosted the eminent company of the first train to Veliki Bečkerek in the decorated pavilion of the park (Kalapis 1883: 270). In the period between the two world wars, the castle was demolished, and the park pavilion was also destroyed.
On the former Velika Kikinda-Veliki Bečkerek line, this reception building is the most authentic, and it is assumed that only minimal maintenance interventions were carried out on it. It is separated from the tracks by an iron fence, a characteristic element of railway stations. The long side of the building faces the rails. There are seven axles with original openings, five windows and two double-winged wooden doors with skylights. Above the opening is a segmental brick arch. Between the doors, there is a flag holder and a stamp. The corners of the building are not plastered. Decorative bricks are visible there. In this way, the impression of the object’s stability was created. The facade against the rails has seven axes with authentic windows and doors. In the gable part of the side facades is a circular opening – oculus, a characteristic element of railway architecture. There is a brick decoration around the opening. In the same way and from the same material, the profile of the attic cornice is emphasized.
Former standards included topographic data about the station and the unique code of the railway facility. There is an iron stamp with the number 770 written in Roman numerals – perhaps an older railway building mark – and a partially preserved railway building mark (11915…2). Altitude data is no longer visible.
The building used to house official rooms, waiting rooms and the station master’s apartment. In front of the reception building towards the settlement is a railway building of smaller dimensions, built of brick, which is assumed to have been a guardhouse. The brick segmental arches around the openings, the profile of the rafters, and the roof covering – plain tiles have been preserved in their original condition. The building has no purpose today.
Even though the reception building is closed, trains still stop at this station.
