Balezino

Balezino railway station on the Trans-Siberian Railway

Balezino (Russian: Бале́зино) is an rural locality (a settlement) and the administrative center of Balezinsky District of the Udmurt Republic, Russia. Population: 16,121 (2010 Census);^[1] 16,804 (2002 Census);^[2] 18,492 (1989 Census).^[3]

History

Balezino had work settlement status until it was demoted to a rural locality in March 2012.

Transportation

It is an important station of the Trans-Siberian Railway, situated roughly in the center between Kirov and Perm, and is a junction point of 25kV AC rail line going to Kirov and 3kV DC line going to Perm. Long distance trains stop for at least thirty minutes at the Balezino station for maintenance, which includes the engine replacement from AC one to DC one.

References

1. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
2. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
3. Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

Coordinates: 57°59′00″N 53°00′30″E / 57.98333°N 53.00833°E