Dnipropetrovsk railway station

Dnipropetrovsk-Glavny
Near-Dnipro Railway terminal

View of the station from the bridge.
Location  Ukraine, Dnipropetrovsk
Owned by Ukrainian Railways (Near-Dnipro Railway)
Platforms 12
Tracks 24
Construction
Parking yes
Other information
Station code 45100
History
Opened 1884[1]
Electrified yes
Previous names Yekaterinoslav (1884-1926)
Services
Preceding station   Near-Dnipro Railway   Following station

Dnipropetrovsk-Glavny is the main railway station of Dnipropetrovsk — one of the biggest cities of Ukraine.

History

The station was opened in 1884, called Ekaterinoslav.

July 20, 1926, the Presidium of the USSR Central Executive Committee of the city and station Ekaterinoslav was renamed to Dnipropetrovsk.[2]

During the Great Patriotic war the building was destroyed and in its place under the project of architect Alexey Dushkin in 1951 and built a new station building.

Trains

References

  1. Железнодорожные станции СССР. Справочник. — М.: Транспорт, 1981
  2. USSR: rename Ekaterinoslav to Dnipropetrovsk and Ekaterinoslav station to Dnipropetrovsk station

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Coordinates: 48°28′38″N 35°00′54″E / 48.4772°N 35.0150°E / 48.4772; 35.0150

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