Sevastopol railway station

Sevastopol

View of the station from the bridge.
Location

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Sevastopol

Coordinates 44°35′42″N 33°31′45″E / 44.5951°N 33.5291°E / 44.5951; 33.5291Coordinates: 44°35′42″N 33°31′45″E / 44.5951°N 33.5291°E / 44.5951; 33.5291
Owned by

Disputed:[1]

Platforms 2 (1 island platform)
Tracks 5
Construction
Parking yes
Other information
Station code 47330[2]
Fare zone 0
History
Opened 1875[3]
Electrified 1973 (Moscow—Sevastopol Main line)

Sevastopol (Russian: Севастополь, Ukrainian: Севастополь) is a railway station in the city of Sevastopol in Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine, but de facto under control and administration of Russia.

Main information

It is the terminus of the main line Moscow — Sevastopol. The station was opened in 1875. It is the main railway station of Sevastopol. There are also Makenzievi Gory and Inkerman-1 stations in Sevastopol.

There are regional and long distance ticket offices, luggage storage and a waiting room.

History

The construction of the Lozova-Sevastopol railway began in 1872 using private funds from Peter Gubonin. In 1873 the railway reached Alexandrovsk, and in 1874 it reached Simferopol. On September 15, 1875, the first train arrived in Sevastopol. As laying the line to Sevastopol required traversing difficult mountainous terrain in the area due to the Makenzijeva mountains, six tunnels were built: Rusks (331 meters), Count (the shortest, at 125 meters), White (437 meters), Gypsy (the longest, at 507 meters), Trinity (294 meters) and Urban (228 meters). The last two tunnels, opened at the beginning of the 21st century, are located within the city. The station building itself was constructed near the mouth of South Bay, on formerly marshy lowland that over the years was covered by earth (and so was called "spit").

The original building was destroyed during the Great Patriotic War. The present railway building was built in 1950. Originally there was a monument to Stalin, but after the exposure of his cult of personality in the 1950s, the monument was demolished. Now there is a small fountain.

Trains

Since December 2014, the only trains to the station are the Simferopol—Sevastopol trains, 5 times a day.

References

  1. ↑ ""Ukrzaliznytsya" will submit a claim against the Russian Federation due to the loss of property in Crimea". RESCUE. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "История электрификации железных дорог СССР" [The history of electrification of railways of the USSR]. Parovoz.com (in Russian).
  3. ↑ Железнодорожные станции СССР. Справочник. М.: Транспорт. 1981.
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