Mariupol railway station: description, brief history

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Mariupol railway station is located at 10 Michman Pavlova Square.

Mariupol railway station

The city's railway station is the main railway station, which is located in the Primorsky district, on Slobodka. The location is on the south side of the city. To the south-west, the tracks reach the cargo station Mariupol-Port, to the north they stretch to the passenger-cargo station Sartana.

Mariupol station belongs to the Yasinovatsky branch of the Donetsk railway. It is located on a north-southwest double-track electrified railway. The station includes the premises of the station, locomotive and wagon depot. The railway junction performs the function of 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 travel around Ukraine: to Kyiv, Kharkov, Lvov, Odessa, Bakhmut, Zaporozhye, Dnipro and Vinnitsa, as well as on suburban routes. The phone number of the reference railway station of Mariupol can be found on the official website. On theOn the territory of the station there are round-the-clock ticket offices, currency exchange offices, post office and telegraph office. There are waiting rooms, a left-luggage office, a toilet and a first-aid post.

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

Schedule of the railway station of Mariupol

The train schedule can be found on the board located at the entrance to the station, as well as on any website that provides information about train trips. Through the Internet, you can make an order or buy a train ticket online.

The city's railway ticket office is open without breaks and weekends. With the help of the station staff, you can find out the cost and availability of the ticket of interest with departure from the Mariupol station, as well as book it or purchase it if necessary.

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

• to the capital of Ukraine, the city of Kyiv - 928 km;
• to the city of Kharkiv – 472 km;
• to Odessa - about 960 km;
• to the Dnieper - 401 km;
• to Zaporizhzhya - about 375 km.

The history of the railway

Approximately from the middle of the 19th century, there was a need to build a railway connection between industrial centers and the sea. The railway was necessary for the shipment of 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 fromYelenovka station. The construction took place over 4 years, and already in 1882 Mariupol merged with the village. A station building was also built.

During World War II, the station building was burned down, and a year later, in 1946, it was restored. In 1974, the Mariupol railway station was completely rebuilt, and after 33 years it was repaired and restored. The façade was renovated, new automatic doors were installed, and original clocks appeared on the platform. Passengers are positive about the cleanliness of the station, but would like to improve the help desk service.