Taganrog II (russian: Таганрог-II) is a railway station in

Taganrog Taganrog ( rus, Таганрог, p=təɡɐnˈrok) is a port city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, on the north shore of the Taganrog Bay in the Sea of Azov, several kilometers west of the mouth of the Don River. Population: History of Taganrog The ...

Rostov oblast Rostov Oblast ( rus, Росто́вская о́бласть, r=Rostovskaya oblast, p=rɐˈstofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the Southern Federal District. The oblast has an area of and a populati ...

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. It is a terminal station for the

Rostov-on-Don Rostov-on-Don ( rus, Ростов-на-Дону, r=Rostov-na-Donu, p=rɐˈstof nə dɐˈnu) is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It lies in the southeastern part of the East Eu ...

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railway. The station host only suburban trains from Rostov-on-Don. International polytechnic museum is located on the second floor. Among the showpieces of museum there are English projection camera 19th century, soviet television set КVN-49, radiogram ''Mir'' and others.''Собств. корр.'
В Таганроге в здании Старого вокзала открылся Международный политехнический музей
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History

Two-story station building was built with red brick in 1869 to a design by Sergei Zagoskin. Plaster was not applied. The facade is decorated with ornamental setting.''Киричек М.С.'' Вокзал ст. Таганрог II («Старый вокзал») // Таганрог. Энциклопедия. — Таганрог: Антон, 2008. — С. 260. — . The station building is a classic example of red-brick eclecticism, which was popular in Taganrog and Rostov-on-Don. The construction of the station was funded and managed by a famous businessman Jacob Polyakov. The works with his involvement started on 23 June 1869 and lasted until December 1869.''Кукушин В. С.'
История архитектуры Нижнего Дона и Приазовья
— Ростов-на-Дону: ГинГо, 1996. — 276 с. — . The building is considered almost pristine to this day. Only a one-story separate annex was lost. Uneven windows, arched oriels, attics are certainly a colorful station feature. Station layout was small, but passengers on platforms were protected by a special appentice from the sun and rain. Station chapel was built to the left of the terminus in 1904. In the 1920s it was destroyed. Station Taganrog II had a

locomotive depot The motive power depot (MPD) or locomotive depot, or traction maintenance depot (TMD), is the place where locomotives are usually housed, repaired and maintained when not being used. They were originally known as "running sheds", "engine shed ...

for 12

steam locomotive A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam. It is fuelled by burning combustible material (usually coal, oil or, rarely, wood) to heat water in the locomot ...

s with outdoor turntable. The opening ceremony of the railway station took place on 4 January 1870. Almost 100 years it was the only railway station in Taganrog. After building the second station Taganrog Passazhirsky (former Taganrog I) the station was renamed in Taganrog II. Dilapidated station building was transferred to the ownership of

North Caucasus Railway North Caucasus Railway ( rus, Северо-Кавказская железная дорога) is a broad gauge Russian railway network that links the Sea of Azov (in the west) and Caspian Sea (in the east). It runs through ten federal subjects ...

of Ministry of Railways. Precarious state of station has enabled to make a film ''Old gun'' (russian: Старое ружьё) about Nazi occupation of Taganrog. After the shoot the terminus was restored.''Мой Таганрог'
В нескольких районах Таганрога отключат свет из-за съёмок фильма «Старое ружье»
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Gallery

File:Taganrog Pl Vosstan 2011.jpg, View of the station from Vosstaniya Square File:Electric multiple unit ER9P-K-252 ER9P-254 ER9P-81 IMG 5779 1725.jpg, Suburban electric trains ER9P File:Electric locomotive VL80S-773 in Taganrog IMG 2066 1725.jpg, Electric locomotive

VL80 The VL80 (ru: ВЛ80) is a Soviet (and later Russian) built electric AC mainline freight locomotive. The initials ''VL'' are those of Vladimir Lenin (ru: Владимир Ленин), after whom the class is named. History Designed by the (en: ...

S-773 in Taganrog File:ER 739-99 steam locomotive at the station Taganrog-II DSC01640 2200.jpg, ER 739-99 steam locomotive at the station

References

{{Reflist Railway stations in Rostov Oblast Buildings and structures in Taganrog Railway stations in the Russian Empire opened in 1869 Cultural heritage monuments in Taganrog Cultural heritage monuments of regional significance in Rostov Oblast