Minsk railway station


Minsk-Pasažyrski is the main passenger railway station in Minsk, Belarus. It is located in the centre of Minsk. It is sometimes called Minsk Ploshchad Lenina due to the metro station serving the terminal, or simply Minsk.

History

The station was built in 1873 as Vilenski vakzal, Vilnius station. The initial wooden building was demolished in 1890 and rebuilt in stone. During World War II Minsk railway station was completely destroyed. It was rebuilt in 1945–1946 and served until 1991. The new building of Minsk-Passazhyrski railway station was built in 1991–2002. Its construction was delayed due to financial difficulties. However now Minsk boasts one of the most modern and up-to-date railway stations in the CIS. There are plans to move all suburban rail traffic from Minsk-Passazhyrski to smaller stations Minsk-Uskhodni, Minsk-Paudnyovy and Minsk-Paunochny by 2020.

Traffic

National rail

Minsk Passazhirsky is the hub of national passenger transport. It is also served by several international trains to various countries of Europe, mainly to Russian and Ukrainian destinations. Some of the international routes are the Paris-Moscow express, the Berlin-Moscow Strizh, the Minsk-Novosibirsk express, and the Polonez Warsaw-Moscow.
It is the center, with the neighbour Minsk Institut Kultury station, of a suburban rail linking the capital to several cities and town of its suburb in the district and through the region.

Urban transport

The station is served by Minsk Metro at Ploshchad Lenina station, part of the Maskoŭskaja line. The station is also served by the tramway and by trolleybus.

Trains and destinations

International

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