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, Belarus. It is located in the centre of Minsk. It is sometimes called ''Minsk Ploshchad Lenina'' due to the

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serving the terminal, or simply ''Minsk''.

History

The station was built in 1873 as ''Vilenski vakzal'', ''

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station'' ( be, Віленскі вакзал russian: link=no, Виленский вокзал). The initial wooden building was demolished in 1890 and rebuilt in stone. During

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, Minsk railway station was completely destroyed. It was rebuilt in 1945–1946 and served until 1991. The new building of Minsk-''Passazhyrski'' railway station was built in 1991–2002. Its construction was delayed for financial difficulties. However, now Minsk has one of the most modern and up-to-date railway stations in the

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. There are plans to move all suburban rail traffic from Minsk-''Passazhyrski'' to smaller stations Minsk-''Uskhodni'' (East), Minsk-''Paudnyovy'' (South) and Minsk-''Paunochny'' (North) by 2020.

Traffic

National rail

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express, the

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'', the Minsk-

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express, and the ''Polonez''

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. It is the center, with the neighbour Minsk Institut Kultury station, of a suburban rail linking the capital to several cities and town of its suburb in the

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Urban transport

The station is served by

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at Ploshchad Lenina station (''

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Square''), part of the

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. The station is also served by the tramway and by

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Trains and destinations

International

Gallery

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of two buildings at the Station Square, located in front of the terminal

Notes and references

External links

Minsk railroad terminal – Pictures

Fototour: Minsk Railway station at night
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