The Mykolaiv railway station (Ukrainian: Станція Миколаїв) is a railway station in the city of Mykolaiv. The station first opened in 1908, and is a part of Odesa Railways, within the -state-owned Ukrainian Railways. The station is a major passenger train station, and has direct services to most major cities throughout Ukraine, including Kyiv, Odesa, Kharkiv, Dnipro, and Lviv.
Mykolaiv Миколаїв | |
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Railway station of Odesa Railways | |
![]() Front view of the railway station | |
General information | |
Location | ![]() |
Coordinates | 46°56′14″N 32°03′43″E / 46.93722°N 32.06194°E |
Operated by | Odesa Railways |
Distance | 585 kilometres (364 mi) from Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi railway station |
Platforms | 3 |
Other information | |
Station code | 415103 |
History | |
Opened | 1908 |
According to the "Investment Atlas of Ukraine", Mykolaiv's railway station receives an average of 1.2 million passengers every year.[1]
Name
editThe railway station was first opened in 1908, and was originally named Vodopyi (Ukrainian: Водопій). The name then changed to Mykolaiv-Sortuvanny in 1966 before renaming in 1987 to just Mykolaiv.
Destinations
editMany long-distance trains stop at Mykolaiv station. The largest destinations include: Kyiv, Odesa, Kharkiv, Dnipro, and Lviv, Zaporizhzhia, Kryvyi Rih, Kherson, and Ivano-Frankivsk.
During summer and winter holidays, additional trains to Kyiv and Lviv are scheduled to accommodate for holiday travel.
On July 5, 2016, a new railway track running between Kyiv and Kherson opened, which includes a stop in Mykolaiv. The travel time between Kyiv and Mykolaiv is estimated to be about 6 hours. [2]
On November 14, 2022, the first train left Mykolaiv station since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and headed for its destination of Kyiv.[3]
There are also trains that serve secondary cities, such as to Mykolaiv (Lviv Oblast), Dolynska, Kakhovka, Tokarivka, and Apostolove.
References
edit- ^ "Кабінет міністрів України планує передати сім вокзалів в концесію на 20 років" (in Russian). 368 Media. February 2, 2020. Archived from the original on May 22, 2021.
- ^ "З 5 липня 2016 року курсуватиме новий швидкісний поїзд «Київ — Миколаїв — Херсон»". Archived from the original on October 13, 2016.
- ^ "«Укрзалізниця» запускає поїзд до Миколаєва". uz.gov.ua. 2022-11-14. Archived from the original on 2022-11-14.