Uzhhorod railway station

Railway station in Uzhhorod, Ukraine
48°36′34.31″N 22°18′1.65″E / 48.6095306°N 22.3004583°E / 48.6095306; 22.3004583Owned byUkrainian RailwaysPlatforms8Bus routes5, 9, 10, 58, 21ConstructionParkingyesHistoryOpened1872Rebuilt2004Services
Preceding station   Lviv Railways   Following station

Uzhhorod railway station (Ukrainian: Залізнична станція Ужгород) is the main railway station in Uzhhorod, Ukraine. It also is used as a port on the Slovakia–Ukraine border for freight transport. The rail border checkpoint is part of the Chop customs.

The station was opened to the public in October 2004. It is located on Heorhiy Kirpa Square, 300 meters away from the city's main bus station.

History

The station was opened on 28 August 1872, as a part of Hungarian North Eastern Railway [hu]. The former building of the Ungvar (Uzhhorod) Railway Station was built in the early 20th century and renovated in 2004, becoming the suburban railway station.

In 1968, the station was electrified.[1] In the late 1970s, the Soviet Government decided to build a new station building for the 1980 Olympic Games, but the project was never completed.[citation needed]

In 2002, the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers decided to build a new modern bigger railway station complex. The works began in 2003. In October 2004 Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych and Uzhhorod city mayor Viktor Pohorelov [uk] opened the new station complex to the public.

The complex today

The suburban station serves trains to stations in the Zakarapattia Oblast. The central railway station serves departures and arrivals to and from:

  • Kyiv
  • Lviv
  • Odesa
  • Kharkiv
  • Zaporizhzhia
Previous station Operator Next Station
260 km   Lviv Railways   Domanyntsi
  • The Grand Hall with the fountain.
    The Grand Hall with the fountain.
  • Heorhiy Kirpa statue inside the Grand Hall.
    Heorhiy Kirpa statue inside the Grand Hall.
  • The illumination of the Uzhhorod Central Station.
    The illumination of the Uzhhorod Central Station.
  • Kyiv-Uzhhorod train at Uzhhorod Railway Station.
    Kyiv-Uzhhorod train at Uzhhorod Railway Station.

See also

References

  1. ^ "История электрификации железных дорог СССР". archive.ph. 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  • Border checkpoints with Slovakia
  • Uzhhorod railway station at Railwayz.info
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