Location Sukhumi
Abkhazia Parking yes Address E-97, Sokhumi Station code 573909 | Tracks 6 Fare zone 0 Opened 1940 Platforms in use 2 (1 island platforms) | |
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Owned by Russian Railways (Abkhazian Railway) Owner Russian Railways (Abkhazian railway) Similar Adler railway station, Rostov‑Glavny, Voronezh‑1, Sochi railway station, Vladikavkaz railway station | ||
Sukhumi (Russian: Станция Сухум, Abkhaz: Аҟәа) is a railway station in the capital of Abkhazia — Sukhumi.
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History
The railway came to Abkhazia in the early 1930s. In 1940, Abkhazian railway opened from Inguri to Sukhumi and then, in 1942, the Sukhumi — Adler line was opened.
In 1949, Abkhazian Railway became part of the Transcaucasian Railway. The current station building was built in the mid-1950s.
In the beginning of 1992 the following trains were passing Sukhumi:
On 5 December 2002, on the bridge over the Psou river was the train Sukhumi — Sochi. In 2004, on the Abkhazian section of the railway (from Psou to Sukhumi) full-scale restoration work began, carried out by Russian construction companies. Train service was suspended during construction.
On 10 September 2004, Abkhazian railway the Sukhumi — Moscow train began operations.