Donetsk Railway station is a railway station in

Donetsk Donetsk ( , ; uk, Донецьк, translit=Donets'k ; russian: Донецк ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin and Stalino (see also: Names of European cities in different languages (C–D), cities' alternat ...

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

. It lies between Rutchenkove railway station to the south, and a junction towards

Avdiivka Avdiivka (, , is a city of regional significance in Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast. The city is in the center of the region, just north of the city of Donetsk. The large Avdiivka Coke Plant is located in Avdiivka. The city's population is officiall ...

on the northwest and

Yasynuvata Yasynuvata ( uk, Ясинува́та, ; russian: Ясиноватая — Yasinovataya) is a city in Donetsk Oblast (province) of south-eastern Ukraine. Administratively, it is incorporated as a city of oblast significance. It also serves as th ...

on the northeast, via Donetsk-Pivnichnyi railway station.

History

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the station building was completely destroyed. In 1951, the architect

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designed a new station, with a central hub and spurs. The lobby in the centre is key to its design. The station square was built in the 1960s. The station houses a museum of the history of the Donetsk Railway, opened on 4 August 2000, on its 130th anniversary. Outside there is a statue to St. Nicholas, consecrated by the

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in late 2011. To accommodate the

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the station building was reconstructed and expanded, in a more modern style. On 21 May 2012 a new building was commissioned. the New complex consists of main, commuter and transit platforms, two shopping malls, two concourses and a new bus station. The pedestrian overbridge was redesigned to be indoors with escalators. The whole of the station was redesigned with of new track, 83 new switches, and 417 electrical junctions, with 21 new signals. There are around 200 lights, of signaling cable, of

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, upgrades to the two existing

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s and installation of two new ones. In 2014 the station building was damaged during the

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Trains

No long-distance trains pass or terminate at

, because of the ongoing conflict. Four trains operated by the self-proclaimed

Donetsk People's Republic The Donetsk People's Republic ( rus, Донецкая Народная Республика, Donetskaya Narodnaya Respublika, dɐˈnʲetskəjə nɐˈrodnəjə rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə; abbreviated as DPR or DNR, rus, ДНР) is a Territorial ...

pass the station.History and information
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Ilovaisk Ilovaisk (, ; ) is a city in Khartsyzk municipality, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. The city is ''de facto'' under the military occupation of Russia and administered by the Donetsk People's Republic. The city is known as a major regional railroad h ...

—

(via Donetsk) *

— Uspenskaya (via Ilovaisk) *

Ilovaysk Ilovaisk (, ; ) is a city in Khartsyzk municipality, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. The city is ''de facto'' under the military occupation of Russia and administered by the Donetsk People's Republic. The city is known as a major regional railroad h ...

— Olenivka (via Donetsk) *

—

Luhansk Luhansk (, ; uk, Луганськ, ), also known as Lugansk (, ; russian: Луганск, ), is a city in what is internationally recognised as Ukraine, although it is administered by Russia as capital of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR). A ...

(via Donetsk)

Photos

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References

External links

Website of Donetsk Railway
Railway stations in Donetsk Oblast Donetsk Railway stations opened in 1872 {{Ukraine-railstation-stub