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Sevastopol railway station

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Tracks
  
5

Fare zone
  
0

Opened
  
1875

Platforms in use
  
2 (1 island platform)

Parking
  
yes

Address
  
Sevastopol, 99000

Station code
  
47330

Sevastopol railway station

Location
  
Disputed:  Ukraine (de jure)  Russia (de facto) Sevastopol

Owned by
  
Disputed: Ukrainian Railways (Near-Dnipro Railways) (Ukraine, de jure) Crimea Railway (Russia, de facto)

Electrified
  
1973 (Moscow—Sevastopol Main line)

Similar
  
Mekenzijevi Hory station, Syren' station, Dzhankoy railway station, Samokhvalove station, Ostryakovo

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.

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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

Sevastopol railway station Wikipedia