Trostyanets-Smorodyne (Ukrainian: Тростянець-Смородине), until 1893 Trostyanets and preceding 2018 Smorodyne is a railway station in
Trostyanets, Ukraine. It is a major passenger station on the
Southern Railways Boromlya-Kyrykivka line. It is located in the center of Trostyanets.
The station is located away from
Skryahivka and away from
Bakyrivka.
History
The Smorodyne section of the Kharkiv-Mykolaiv railway was created from 1871 to 1877. To organize train and shunting work in 1877, a locomotive depot was built and 12 locomotives were purchased. The station was founded in 1878 and was originally called Trostyanets. On January 21 (February 2), 1893, the Minister of Railways ordered Trostyanets station of the Kharkiv-Mykolayiv Railway to be renamed Smorodyne station after the name of the nearby village. Today the village of Smorodyne is part of the city of Trostyanets. The first station house was built in 1878 and was originally wooden.
In 1982, a new station complex was built thanks to the allocated funds of the Southern Railways management. During the construction, the city's industrial enterprises provided great assistance. The station was built according to an individual project, which had no analogues on the railways of the USSR. This project was awarded the USSR State Prize. Residents of Trostyanets call the railway station "the hospitable gate". From the city side, the station resembles a hut. Nearby are the EC post and a magnificent railway monument with an Em708-89 locomotive, which was built in 1935 at the Izhora plant "Red Profintern".
At Trostyanets-Smorodyne station there is a locomotive depot (TC-8), a locomotive maintenance point (PTOL), an operation and repair shop, a locomotive crew rest house, a household building and a museum of the history of the Trostyanets-Smorodyne locomotive depot.
On 40th Army Square, near the station, a T-34-85 tank was installed in honor of the 183rd Tank Brigade, which distinguished itself in the battles during the liberation of the city of Trostyanets from Nazi invaders.
On October 31, 1962, the Smorodyne branch of
Southern Railways was reorganized into the Sumy branch with the administrative center in Sumy. Prior to that, the branch office was located in
Liubotyn
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From August 22, 2018, in accordance with the order of CM-15/336, the station received its modern name. From September 14, 2019, the official website of Ukrzaliznytsia uses the name of the station Trostyanets-Smorodyne.
During the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...
the railway station was used as headquarters by the Russian military. A
battle
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that ensued with the Ukrainian army caused substantial damage to the station.
Passenger service
Long-distance passenger trains, regional, and suburban trains stop at Trostyanets-Smorodyne station.
Trostyanets' Parovoz 3m 708-89 02 st.Smorodynove (YDS 7672).JPG, Em708-89 locomotive at Trostyanets-Smorodyne
Паровоз_3-м_708-89_(виготовлений_Іжорським_заводом_«Красный_профинтерн»)._Локомотивне_депо_ст._Смородине.JPG, Steam locomotive Er 774-40 in the locomotive depot of the station (installed in the Southern Railway Museum in Kharkiv in 2014)
Смородине_01_by_Oleg_Belous.jpg, Rail bus PESA 620M-006 near Smorodyne station
Смородине_03_by_Oleg_Belous.jpg, TEP70-0148 with a passenger train at Smorodine station
Смородине_04_by_Oleg_Belous.jpg, Diesel train DR1a-287 near Smorodyne station
Смородине_06_by_Oleg_Belous.jpg, Trains at Smorodine station
Смородине_02_by_Oleg_Belous.jpg, Train and Smorodine winter station
Trostyanets-Smorodyne railway station after the Battle of Trostianets.jpg, After the Battle of Trostianets
Notes
* Tariff Guide No. 4. Book 1 (as of 05/15/2021) (Russian) Archived 05/15/2021.
References
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External links
Info about Trostyanets-Smorodyne station on railwayz.infoLive timetable of passenger train departures and arrivalLive timetable of suburban trains, official siteRail trips Trostyanets-Smorodyne on tokatemaTrostyanets-Smorodyne on trainphoto
Railway stations in Sumy Oblast
Sumy
Buildings and structures in Sumy Oblast
Railway stations opened in 1878