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Luhansk railway station

Coordinates: 48°34′33″N 39°17′16″E / 48.5757°N 39.2879°E / 48.5757; 39.2879
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Lugansk
Donetsk Railway terminal
Lugansk station before the War in Donbass (2012).
General information
Location Ukraine, Luhansk
Owned byUkrainian Railways (de-facto)
Platforms3
Tracks7
Construction
Parkingyes
Other information
Station code50710
History
Opened1878[1]
Electrifiedyes
Previous namesVoroshilovgrad
Services
Preceding station   Donetsk Railway   Following station

Lugansk (Template:Lang-uk; Template:Lang-ru) is a junction railway station in Lugansk, Ukraine.

History

The history of the station began in 1878 with the opening ceremony of the Donetsk coal railway, the which covered 389 miles, crossing open areas such as Nikitovka–DebaltseveDolzhansky [ru], Debaltseve, Popasnaya–Kramatorsk and DonetskLugansk, which came to Lugansk from the Southwest.[2]

The Donetsk Railway was managed from Lugansk until 1934, when the office moved to Donetsk.[3]

Trains

Because of The War in Donbass,[4] all the long-distance trains ceased operating and only 2 restored trains, operated by the Lugansk People's Republic, continue to terminate at the station:

Photos

References

  1. ^ Железнодорожные станции СССР. Справочник. – М.: Транспорт, 1981
  2. ^ История станций Донбасса
  3. ^ История ДонЖД
  4. ^ War in Donbass information

48°34′33″N 39°17′16″E / 48.5757°N 39.2879°E / 48.5757; 39.2879