Location Ukraine, Melitopol Station code 47600 Opened 1874 Tracks 6 | Parking yes Electrified yes Platforms in use 3 | |
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Owned by Ukrainian Railways (Near-Dnipro Railway) Address Melitopol', Zaporizka, Ukraine, 72300 Owner Ukrainian Railways (Near-Dnipro Railways) Similar Novooleksiivka Railway station, Tashenak, Kankrynivka station, Novoveselaya, Enerhodar station | ||
Melitopol Railway station (Ukrainian: Мелітополь) is a railway station in Melitopol, Ukraine.
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History
The station opened in 1874, simultaneously with the opening of the railway. The Aleksandrovsk – Melitopol line came into operation on 28 June and the Melitopol – Simferopol line in October 1874.
During the Civil war in one of the buildings of the station was the headquarters of the commander of the Southern front M. V. Frunze.
During the Great Patriotic war, Melitopol in October 1943 the building was destroyed, and the next 10 years, the duties of the station was performed by small kiosks, located on the site of the current trunk.
In 1955 a new building was constructed. The opening of the station was planned on 7 November, however, the builders failed to meet the deadline, and the station was commissioned on 4 December.
The Lenin monument remained on the platform until the 1990s, and then was moved to Privokzalnaya Square.