Tskhinvali railway station

Tskhinvali
Georgian Railway terminal (de-jure)
Location	South Ossetia, Tskhinvali
Coordinates	42°13′43″N 43°57′40″E / 42.2286°N 43.9612°ECoordinates: 42°13′43″N 43°57′40″E / 42.2286°N 43.9612°E
Owned by	South Ossetian Government
Platforms	3 (2 island platforms)
Tracks	5
Construction
Parking	yes
Other information
Station code	579407
History
Opened	1940[1]
Closed	1991 (as a rail terminal)
Previous names	Stalinir
Services
Preceding station   Georgian Railway   Following station

Tskhinvali Railway station was a railway terminal in the capital of South Ossetia — Tskhinvali.^[2][3]

History

Until 1991 the station was to end the 33-kilometer line of the Transcaucasian railway from the station in Gori. Currently, rail service is not available, the building is used as a bus station.

The railway Gori, Georgia—Tskhinvali was opened on 8 June 1940. At that moment Tskhinvali was called Stalinir.

In 1991 the railway was stopped because of the war with Georgia.

In 1992 the station building was destroyed by the Georgian army and rebuilt only in 2002.

In 2004 Georgian Government wanted to reopen the railway for passengers and goods, but after Saakashvili became president, the plans were forgotten.^[4]

In 2008 after the Russo-Georgian conflict the Russian government wanted to build a railway from Vladikavkaz to Tskhinvali, but the plans were never developed.^[5]

Now the station is used as the main bus station of the town.

References

1. Железнодорожные станции СССР. Справочник (in Russian). M.: Транспорт. 1981.
2. Калоев, Б. А. (15 October 2007). "Пути сообщения и средства передвижения" [Means of communication and means of transport]. Новости Осетии (in Russian).
3. "В Цхинвали начали восстанавливать дороги" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 26 May 2009.
4. Симонян, Юрий (4 June 2004). "На поезд Тбилиси–Цхинвали билетов пока нет". Независимая газета (in Russian).
5. "Горы не переставишь" [Mountains without ceasing]. Vremya (in Russian). 22 February 2006.