The Mykolaiv railway station ( uk, Станція Миколаїв) is a
railway station in the city of
Mykolaiv. The station first opened in 1908, and is a part of
Odesa Railways, within the -state-owned
Ukrainian Railways. The station is a major
passenger train
A passenger train is a train used to transport people along a railroad line. These trains may consist of unpowered passenger railroad cars (also known as coaches or carriages) hauled by one or more locomotives, or may be self-propelled; self pr ...
station, and has direct services to most major cities throughout Ukraine, including
Kyiv,
Odesa,
Kharkiv,
Dnipro
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, and
Lviv.
According to the "Investment Atlas of Ukraine", Mykolaiv's railway station receives an average of 1.2 million passengers every year.
Name
The railway station was first opened in 1908, and was originally named Vodopyi ( uk, Водопій). The name then changed to Mykolaiv-Sortuvanny in 1966 before renaming in 1987 to just Mykolaiv.
Destinations
Many
long-distance trains stop at Mykolaiv station. The largest destinations include:
Kyiv,
Odesa,
Kharkiv,
Dnipro
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, and
Lviv,
Zaporizhzhia,
Kryvyi Rih,
Kherson
Kherson (, ) is a port city of Ukraine
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, and
Ivano-Frankivsk
Ivano-Frankivsk ( uk, Іва́но-Франкі́вськ, translit=Iváno-Frankívśk ), formerly Stanyslaviv ( pl, Stanisławów ; german: Stanislau), is a city located in Western Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of Ivano-Frankivsk O ...
.
During summer and winter holidays, additional trains to
Kyiv and
Lviv are scheduled to accommodate for holiday travel.
On July 5, 2016, a new railway track running between
Kyiv and
Kherson
Kherson (, ) is a port city of Ukraine
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opened, which includes a stop in
Mykolaiv. The travel time between Kyiv and Mykolaiv is estimated to be about 6 hours.
On November 14, 2022, the first train left Mykolaiv station since the
Russian invasion of Ukraine, and headed for its destination of
Kyiv.
There are also trains that serve secondary cities, such as to
Mykolaiv (Lviv Oblast),
Dolynska,
Kakhovka,
Tokarivka
Tokarivka ( uk, Токарівка) is an urban-type settlement in Voznesensk Raion
Voznesensk Raion ( uk, Вознесенський район) is located in Mykolaiv Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center is the town of Voznesensk. Popu ...
, and
Apostolove
Apostolove ( , russian: Апо́столово) is a city in Kryvyi Rih Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Apostolove urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: In 2001, the populat ...
.
References
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Railway stations in Mykolaiv Oblast
Transport in Mykolaiv
Buildings and structures in Mykolaiv