Marine Station (Murmansk) Explained

Marine Station
Native Name:Морской вокзал
Location:Murmansk, Russia
Architectural Style:constructivist architecture
Coordinates:68.9667°N 33.0833°W

The Marine Station or Marine Terminal (Russian: Морской вокзал) is a maritime passenger terminal located in the city of Murmansk. Marine Station has two berths, one of which is a pontoon berth. There is a small embankment at the sea terminal. The Murmansk Shipping Company's berths at the terminal. The Klavdia Yelanskaya carries passengers along the coast of the Kola Peninsula, connecting Murmansk with the settlements of Ostrovnoy, Chapoma, Chavanga and Sosnovka.[1] [2] [3] Prior to January 2013 boats from the station connected it with, a remote microdistrict of Murmansk.

In 2009, the world's first nuclear-powered icebreaker Lenin was docked near the terminal as a museum ship.

In 2016, a reconstruction of the building added another storey and a clock tower in honor of the 100th anniversary of the city.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Расписание движения теплохода «Клавдия Еланская» по социально-значимой межмуниципальной морской линии по побережью Кольского полуострова Мурманской области . The schedule of the motor ship "Klavdia Elanskaya" along the socially significant inter-municipal sea line along the coast of the Kola Peninsula of the Murmansk Region .
  2. Web site: 2019-11-27 . Морской вокзал Мурманск . Murmansk Marine Station . 2023-08-02 . Морской вокзал . ru-RU.
  3. Web site: Мурманский морской вокзал . Murmansk Marine Station . https://web.archive.org/web/20150731061128/http://webmurmansk.ru/transport-perevozki/vokzaly-kassy/560-murmanskiy-morskoy-vokzal.html. 2015-07-31 .
  4. News: Viktor . Kostrov . Новый морской вокзал, который открылся сегодня в Мурманске, назвали слишком строгим. После реконструкции здание выросло на этаж и получило башенку с циферблатом. The new marine station, which opened today in Murmansk, was called too strict. After the reconstruction, the building grew by a floor and received a clock tower. . https://web.archive.org/web/20230802181357/https://www.murmansk.kp.ru/daily/26590/3605666/ . 2023-08-02.