Rostov-Glavny (russian: link=no, Росто́в-Гла́вный) is the main railway station of
Rostov-on-Don in Russia.
Main information
Rostov station is one of the biggest stations on the
North Caucasus Railway
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. The station also includes
commuter rail
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station Rostov-Prigorodniy opened in 1962 and rebuilt in 2009.
History
![Rostov rail terminal in 1875](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Rostov_rail_terminal_in_1875.jpg)
In 1869
Kursk
Kursk ( rus, Курск, p=ˈkursk) is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym rivers. The area around Kursk was the site of a turning point in the Soviet–German stru ...
–
Kharkiv
Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine.[Azov
Azov (russian: Азов), previously known as Azak,
is a town in Rostov Oblast, Russia, situated on the Don River just from the Sea of Azov, which derives its name from the town. Population:
History
Early settlements in the vicinity
The mout ...]
railways (now
Southern Ukrainian Railways) reached Rostov-on-Don from the west. In 1876 another railways –
Kozlov–
Voronezh
Voronezh ( rus, links=no, Воро́неж, p=vɐˈronʲɪʂ}) is a city and the administrative centre of Voronezh Oblast in southwestern Russia straddling the Voronezh River, located from where it flows into the Don River. The city sits on ...
–Rostov – reached Rostov-on-Don from the north. At this time two stations on the bank of the river Don – Rostov and
Nakhichevan-on-Don __NOTOC__
Nakhichevan-on-Don (russian: Нахичевань-на-Дону, ''Naxičevan’-na-Donu''), also known as New Nakhichevan ( hy, Նոր Նախիջևան, ''Nor Naxiĵevan''; as opposed to the "old" Nakhichevan), was an Armenian-populate ...
– were closed, and on Kozlov–Voronezh–Rostov railways was opened station Nakhichevan, that in the present is called "Rostov-Tovarniy".
In 1875 the construction of the three-storeyed building of the station Rostov–Vladikavkazskiy (Rostov–Glavniy) was completed. For that time, it was a modern station with good prospects for future growth. On 15 January 1876 Rostov–Glavniy was officially opened. The station building had been rebuilt many times. For example, during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
in the autumn of 1941 the station building was destroyed by bombing and then restored.
By the end of the 1970s the building was pulled down for the construction of the new station with high-rise hotel towers. By the early 1990s the construction of a complex of additional buildings was over. And in 2000 the reconstruction of the main building began. It was completed in 2004.
In 2006 some long-distance trains were moved to the new station in the western part of the city –
Rostov–Pervomayskiy.
References
External links
PhotosTrain times on YandexTrain times on RZD.ru
Buildings and structures in Rostov-on-Don
Railway stations in the Russian Empire opened in 1869
1869 establishments in the Russian Empire
Railway stations in Rostov Oblast
Transport in Rostov-on-Don
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