Ufa railway station explained

Ufa
Type:Kuybyshev Railway terminal
Address:3, Privokzalnaya Sq.,[1] Ufa, the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia
Coordinates:54.7522°N 55.9556°W[2]
Platform:4 (3 island platforms)
Tracks:11
Parking:yes
Opened:1888
Rebuilt:1974, 2004 - now[3] [4]
Electrified:1952
Code:654504[5]
Zone:0
Map Type:Russia Bashkortostan#Russia

Ufa is a Central Ufa railway terminus, located in the Sovetsky District of Ufa on the historical direction of the Trans-Siberian Railway.

In managerial terms, the station enters the Bashkir region of the Kuybyshev Railway.

History

The history of Ufa Station is associated with the construction of the Samara-Ufa railway. Construction on the Samara-Ufa railway began in 1885, and in 1888 it was brought to the city of Ufa. In 1888 the station began to function as the railway's final destination.

In 1890, the Ufa-Zlatoust section was built. In 1892, the Zlatoust-Chelyabinsk section was built. From the opening of traffic on the Siberian railway and on the Yekaterinburg - Chelyabinsk branch (1896) to the opening of the Petersburg-Vologda-Vyatka railway (1906), the station was located on the only rail track connecting Russia and Europe with the Urals, Siberia and the Far East.[6]

The location for the Ufa railway station was determined in 1885, and its first building in eclectic style was operated from 1888 to 1967 (architect F. F. Essen).

Ufa Station's modern building was constructed in 1968[7] (project K. Gottlieb). Its reconstruction began in May, 2006. The first stage of the renovated station was open on 17 December 2008.

Transport

Notes and References

  1. http://pass.rzd.ru/static/public/en?STRUCTURE_ID=5200 Ticket Offices in other cities of Russia
  2. http://wikimapia.org/14404504/Ufa-railway-station Wikimapia
  3. http://www.bashinform.ru/eng/1241750/ Ufa railway station will be completed by 100th anniversary of Bashkortostan foundation
  4. The local authorities together with Russian Railways annually release information about the reconstruction of the station.
  5. http://cargo.rzd.ru/cargostation/public/ru?STRUCTURE_ID=5101&layer_id=4829&refererLayerId=4821&id=14023 Справочник станций РЖД
  6. http://kbsh.rzd.ru/dbmm/images/33/864/152 Ю. Менчик. Встреча эпох. Куйбышевская магистраль объединила в себе 17 предшественниц
  7. http://welcomeinufa.com/en/zhd_vokzal_ufi/ Welcome to Ufa, Bashkotrostan! Information site and unique service!
  8. http://www.airportufa.ru/en/passengers/transports/bus.html Airport UFA