Vadul-Siret (Ukrainian: Вадул-Сірет) is a railway station in the Chernivtsi Oblast of western Ukraine, 7km north of the Romanian border, on the line south from

Chernivtsi Chernivtsi ( uk, Чернівці́}, ; ro, Cernăuți, ; see also other names) is a city in the historical region of Bukovina, which is now divided along the borders of Romania and Ukraine, including this city, which is situated on the upp ...

. The station functions as the

border control Border control refers to measures taken by governments to monitor and regulate the movement of people, animals, and goods across land, air, and maritime borders. While border control is typically associated with international borders, it a ...

point for crossings between Ukraine and the border transit station at

Vicșani railway station Vicșani (Ukrainian: Вікшань) is a railway station near the town of Siret in Suceava County of northern Romania, 7km south of the Ukrainian border, on the line north from Bucharest. The station functions as the border control point for ...

(Ukrainian: Вікшань) in Romania. There are immigration and customs controls with passenger platforms for change of trains and there is also gauge change equipment from Ukrainian wide gauge of 1520mm to standard gauge in Romania. The ''Bukovyna'' ( uk) international train service between Ukraine and Bucharest also crossed the border here before its cancelation in 2021. In November 2022 as part of a joint Romania–Ukraine programme to provide extra rail capacity following 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 ...

, six standard gauge and seven broad gauge tracks were reopened for traffic.

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