Sevastopol railway station

Sevastopol
View of the station from the bridge.
Location	Disputed:  Ukraine (de jure)  Russia (de facto) Sevastopol
Coordinates	44°35′42″N 33°31′45″E / 44.5951°N 33.5291°ECoordinates: 44°35′42″N 33°31′45″E / 44.5951°N 33.5291°E
Owned by	Disputed:[1] Ukrainian Railways (Near-Dnipro Railways) (Ukraine, de jure) Crimea Railway (Russia, de facto)
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)

Solyonoye Ozero—Sevastopol line
Legend
km from Moscow to Novoalekseevka 1,342 Sivash   Near-Dnipro Railways (PZD)  Ukraine, Kherson Oblast  Russia, Republic of Crimea Crimea Railway (CZD)   1,352 Solyonoye Ozero 1,361 1361 km 1,362 Mamut 1,367 1367 km 1,370 1370 km to Armyansk 1,372 Dzhankoy to Kerch, Feodosia 1,379 1379 km 1,384 Otradnaya 1,389 1389 km 1,393 1393 km 1,396 Urozhaynaya 1,404 1404 km 1,409 Krasnopartizanskaya 1,415 Efremovskaya 1,423 Elevatornaya 1,426 1426 km 1,432 1432 km 1,434 Proletnaya 1,442 1442 km to Yevpatoria 1,444 Ostriakovo 1,450 1450 km 1,452 1452 km 1,454 Simferopol'-Vantazhnyi 1,457 1457 km 1,463 Simferopol 1,470 Chistenkaya 1,473 1473 km 1,479 1479 km 1,482 Pochtovaya 1,486 1486 km 1,489 Samokhvalovo 1,495 Bakhchysarai 1,501 1501 km 1,503 Syren  Republic of Crimea  Sevastopol 1,509 1509 km 1,512 Verkhnesadovaya 1,518 1518 km 1,522 Mekenzievy Gory Inzhenernaya Balka 1,529 1529 km 1,531 1531 km 2 Inkerman-2 8 Sapungorskiy 5 Zolotaya Balka 21 Sevastopol-Tovarniy 27 Kamishvaya Bukhta 1,533 Inkerman-1 1,540 Sevastopol

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.

External links

• Train times Yandex