Luhansk railway station explained

Luhansk
Type: terminal
Address:Luhansk, Ukraine
Platform:3
Tracks:7
Parking:yes
Opened:1878[1]
Electrified:yes
Code:50710
Owned:Russian Railways (de facto)
Former:Voroshilovgrad

Luhansk (Ukrainian: Луганськ) is a junction railway station in Luhansk, Ukraine.

History

The history of the station began in 1878 with the opening ceremony of the Donetsk coal railway, which covered 389 miles, crossing open areas such as (in Horlivka) –Debaltseve–, Debaltseve, PopasnaKramatorsk and DonetskLuhansk, which came to Luhansk from the Southwest.[2]

The Donetsk Railway was managed from Luhansk until 1934, when the office moved to Donetsk.[3]

Trains

Because of the Russo-Ukrainian War,[4] all the long-distance trains ceased operating and only 2 restored trains, operated by the Luhansk People's Republic, continue to terminate at the station:

External links

48.5757°N 39.2879°W

Notes and References

  1. Железнодорожные станции СССР. Справочник. – М.: Транспорт, 1981
  2. Web site: История станций Донбасса . 2016-01-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141018161715/http://donbass.name/letopis/1854-istoriya-zheleznyx-dorog-donbassa.html . 2014-10-18 . dead .
  3. http://donetskrail.at.ua/news/zhd_vokzal_doneck/2010-03-06-158 История ДонЖД
  4. http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2015/03/27/7062901/ War in Donbas information