Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk | |
Native Name: | Южно-Сахалинск |
Native Name Lang: | ru |
Style: | RZD |
Address: | Ulitsa Vokzal'naya, 54, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk |
Borough: | Sakhalin Oblast |
Country: | Russia |
Owned: | Russian Railways |
Operator: | Far Eastern Railway |
Line: | Sakhalin Railway Division |
Platforms: | 2 |
Tracks: | 2 |
Connections: | Local transportation |
Structure: | At-grade |
Parking: | Kommunistichesky Ave., 86B Parking |
Opened: | 1906 |
Map State: | collapsed |
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk railway station (Russian: Станция Южно-Сахалинск) is railway station of Sakhalin Railway in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. The station belongs to the Far Eastern Railway.[1]
This station was opened in 1906 as Vladimirovka Station as part of the Korsakov (Ōdomari) - Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Toyohara) line. In 1908, this station was renamed Toyohara Station (Japanese: 豊原駅). In 1911, the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk–Novoaleksandrovka (Konuma) line opened. In 1925, the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk–Kurskaya–Sakhalinskaya (Suzuya) line opened and the station became a hub. In 1946, this station was renamed Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Station.[2]
The station consists of nine 1067 mm gauge tracks, and all tracks are non-electrified. The first track has a low landing platform with a train station built in the 1980s.
In 2018, the railway was regauge into Russian gauge[3] and it was completed in August 2019.[4]
Major landmarks near the station include Children's Railway Sakhalin, Sakhalin Railway management, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk freight depot, and Lenin Square.