Minsk railway station explained

Minsk-Passazhirsky
Type:Belarusian Railway terminal
Address:, Minsk
Platform:5 (4 island platforms)
Tracks:14
Parking:yes
Opened:1871[1]
Electrified:yes
Code:140210[2]
Owned:Belarusian Railway
Zone:0
Map Type:Belarus

Minsk-Pasažyrski (Belarusian: Мінск-Пасажырскі, Russian: link=no|Минск-Пассажирский) is the main passenger railway station in Minsk, Belarus. It is located in the centre of Minsk. It is sometimes called Minsk Ploshchad Lenina due to the metro station serving the terminal, or simply Minsk.

History

The station was built in 1873 as Vilenski vakzal, Vilnius station (Belarusian: Віленскі вакзал Russian: link=no|Виленский вокзал). The initial wooden building was demolished in 1890 and rebuilt in stone. During World War II, Minsk railway station was completely destroyed. It was rebuilt in 1945–1946 and served until 1991. The new building of Minsk-Passazhyrski railway station was built in 1991–2002. Its construction was delayed for financial difficulties. However, now Minsk has one of the most modern and up-to-date railway stations in the CIS.

Traffic

National rail

Minsk Passazhirsky is the hub of national passenger transport. It is also served by several international trains to Russia.

It is the center, with the neighbour Minsk Institut Kultury station, of a suburban rail[3] linking the capital to several cities and town of its suburb in the district and through the region.

Urban transport

The station is served by Minsk Metro at Ploshchad Lenina station (Lenin Square), part of the Maskoŭskaja line, and Vakzaĺnaja station, part of the Zelenaluzhskaya line. The station is also served by the tramway and by trolleybus.

Trains and destinations

International

Train number Train name Destination Operated by
001/002 Belarus Moscow (Belorussky) Belarusian Railways
003/004 Brest (cars: Grodno)
Moscow (Belorussky)
Belarusian Railways
007/008 Brest (cars: Grodno)
Moscow (Belorussky)
Russian Railways
Belarusian Railways
027/028 Brest
Moscow (Belorussky)
Belarusian Railways
029/030 Yantar Kaliningrad
Moscow (Belorussky)
Russian Railways
051/052 Brest
Saint Petersburg (Vitebsky)
Belarusian Railways
065/066 Murmansk Belarusian Railways
083/084 Gomel (cars: Grodno)
Saint Petersburg (Vitebsky)
Belarusian Railways
139/140 Smolensk (cars: Arkhangelsk) Belarusian Railways
147/148 Kaliningrad
Moscow (Belorussky)
Russian Railways
149/150 Samara (cars: Nizhniy Novgorod) Russian Railways
249/250 Saint Petersburg (Vitebsky) (cars: Pskov) Belarusian Railways
Russian Railways
301/302 Adler (cars: Mineralnye Vody) Belarusian Railways
359/360 Kaliningrad
Adler (cars: Anapa)
Russian Railways
425/426 Chelyabinsk
Kaliningrad
Russian Railways
489/490 Anapa Belarusian Railways
717/718

721/722

Lastochka Moscow (Belorussky) Russian Railways

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Железнодорожные станции СССР. Справочник. – М.: Транспорт, 1981
  2. http://parovoz.com/history/electrification/1969-71.php Stations of Russia on paravoz.com
  3. Web site: Map of Minsk suburban railways on www.parovoz.com . https://archive.today/20120714163146/http://parovoz.com/maps/minsk-rr.gif . 14 July 2012 . ru . dead .