Novosibirsk-Vostochny railway station explained

Novosibirsk-Vostochny
Address:, Novosibirsk
Coordinates:55.0675°N 82.9747°W
Opened:1927
Owned:Russian Railways
Former:Eltsovka

Novosibirsk-Vostochny (Russian: Новосибирск-Восточный) is a passenger and freight railway station along the Trans-Siberian Railway. It is located in Dzerzhinsky District of Novosibirsk, Russia.

History

The station was opened in 1927.[1] Its initial name was "Eltsovka". The necessitating the construction of the station was owing to the building of new railway to Kuznetsk Basin (line Novosibirsk - Toguchin - Leninsk-Kuznetsky), and the station became the main base of the trust "Sibzheldorstroy" (eventually renamed "Zapsibtransstroy") which carried out many railway construction projects in Western Siberia.[2]

In 1960, the station acquired its present name.[3]

The station also serves many industrial units such as Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association Plant, Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant, CHP-4, and others.[4]

In 2015, the station was reopened after reconstruction.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Arkhangelskiy. A.S.. Arkhangelskiy. V.A.. Железнодорожные станции СССР (справочник). ru. Railway stations of USSR (handbook). 1. 1981. Moscow. Транспорт. 351.
  2. Book: История города. Новониколаевск-Новосибирск. Исторические очерки.. History of the city. Novonikolayevsk-Novosibirsk. Historical essays.. Kosenkov. Aleksander. ru. Novosibirsk. Publishing House "Historical heritage of Siberia". 2006. 2. 24. 9785940202349.
  3. Book: Arkhangelskiy. A.S.. Arkhangelskiy. V.A.. Железнодорожные станции СССР (справочник). ru. Railway stations of USSR (handbook). 2. 1981. Moscow. Транспорт. 279, 307.
  4. News: Vashchenko. Viktor. О случайностях и закономерностях. ru. Gudok-TransSib. Novosibirsk. 12 November 2010. 44. 8.
  5. News: Evdokimova. Kseniya. Вокзал Новосибирск-Восточный открылся после глобальной реконструкции. ru. NGS.ru. 31 July 2015.