Dzhankoi Railway station (russian: Джанкой, uk, Джанкой, crh, Canköy) is a station in

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, one of the biggest railway stations of

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, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of

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, but ''de facto'' under control and administration of

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History

The station opened in 1874 in the route

Melitopol Melitopol ( uk, Меліто́поль, translit=Melitópol’, ; russian: Мелитополь; based on el, Μελιτόπολις - "honey city") is a List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Zaporizhz ...

—

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. In 1892, the station became a hub. The railway junction was twice destroyed during the Civil and

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s. In 2006-2007 the station was renovated and divided into two parts: the commuter station and the main. Suburban station was built from scratch using high platforms (to stop the trains) and turnstile system. After the reconstruction of the building and the area of the main station — the place has become popular among residents.Renovation of the station
/ref> As of 26 March 2014

was one of two (along with

Sevastopol Sevastopol (; uk, Севасто́поль, Sevastópolʹ, ; gkm, Σεβαστούπολις, Sevastoúpolis, ; crh, Акъя́р, Aqyár, ), sometimes written Sebastopol, is the largest city in Crimea, and a major port on the Black Sea ...

) stations of the

Crimea Railway The Crimea Railway (russian: link=no, Крымская железная дорога, Krimskaya Zheleznaya Doroga) is a railroad located in Crimea, providing passenger and freight services to Sevastopol and the Republic of Crimea. Crimea Railwa ...

, which used an automated system of control over fares.

Trains

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—

(via

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and

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) *

— Solyonoye Ozero * Feodossia — Armiansk *

— Kerch

References

External links

Train times on Yandex

Train times on Yandex
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