Railway station Mariupol: description, a brief history

Mariupol train station is located at 10 Michman Pavlov Square. You can get to it by shuttle bus number 110, 150, 123 and trolleybus number 5, and 10.

Train station Mariupol

The city station is the main railway station, which is located in the Primorsky district, on Slobodka. At the location - in the south side of the city. To the south-west the roads reach the freight station Mariupol-Port, to the north stretch to the passenger-freight station Sartana.

train station mariupol

The Mariupol station belongs to the Yasinovat branch of Donetsk railway. It is located on the double-track electrified railway running from north to south-west. The station includes the station building, locomotive and car depot. The railway junction serves as a connecting element between the seaport and the regions of the entire state, ensuring the delivery of a large mass of goods for the entire city, as well as the export of products manufactured at enterprises.

From the railway station of the city you can go in Ukraine: to Kiev, Kharkov, Lviv, Odessa, Bakhmut, Zaporozhye, Dnipro and Vinnitsa, as well as on suburban routes. The telephone number of the Mariupol train station reference can be found on the official website. On the the station has 24-hour ticket offices, currency exchange offices, a post office and a telegraph office. There are waiting rooms, a left-luggage office, a toilet and a first-aid post.

The exit to the city is located on the north side of the station building on the street Station.

Schedule train station Mariupol

The train schedule is on the scoreboard located at the entrance to the station, as well as on any site that provides information on railway trips. Through the Internet, you can make an order or buy a train ticket online.

The railway ticket office of the city works without a break and weekends. With the help of the station staff, you can find out the cost and availability of a ticket of interest for departure from Mariupol station, as well as book it or purchase it if necessary.

train station mariupol timetable

11 trains pass through the city, 2 of which are branded. The distance from Mariupol to the train destinations, in the main directions, is the following indicators:

  • to the capital of Ukraine, the city of Kiev - 928 km;
  • to the city of Kharkov - 472 km;
  • to Odessa - about 960 km;
  • to the Dnieper - 401 km;
  • to Zaporozhye - about 375 km.

The history of the railway

Around the middle of the 19th century, the need arose for building rail links between industrial centers and the sea. The railway was needed to send coal by water to all ports of the Azov and Black Seas. At the end of the century, the construction of the Mariupol branch of the Konstantinovskaya railway from the Elenovka station was necessary. Construction took place over 4 years, and already in 1882, Mariupol was connected with the village. The station building was also built.

Information railway station Mariupol

During World War II, the station building was burned, and a year later, in 1946, it was restored. In 1974, the railway station of Mariupol was completely rebuilt, and after 33 years it was repaired and restored. The facade was updated, new automatic doors were installed, and the original dial clock appeared on the platform. Passengers respond positively to the cleanliness of the station, but would like to improve the help desk service.

Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/F35387/


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