Sevastopol railway station


Sevastopol is a railway station in the city of Sevastopol in Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine, but de facto under control and administration of Russia.

Main information

It is the terminus of the main line Moscow — Sevastopol. The station was opened in 1875. It is the main railway station of Sevastopol. There are also Makenzievi Gory and Inkerman-1 stations in Sevastopol.
There are regional and long distance ticket offices, luggage storage and a waiting room.

History

The construction of the Lozova-Sevastopol railway began in 1872 using private funds from Peter Gubonin. In 1873 the railway reached Alexandrovsk, and in 1874 it reached Simferopol. On September 15, 1875, the first train arrived in Sevastopol. As laying the line to Sevastopol required traversing difficult mountainous terrain in the area due to the Makenzijeva mountains, six tunnels were built: Rusks, Count, White, Gypsy, Trinity and Urban. The last two tunnels, opened at the beginning of the 21st century, are located within the city. The station building itself was constructed near the mouth of South Bay, on formerly marshy lowland that over the years was covered by earth.
The original building was destroyed during the Great Patriotic War. The present railway building was built in 1950. Originally there was a monument to Stalin, but after the exposure of his cult of personality in the 1950s, the monument was demolished. Now there is a small fountain.

Trains

From December 2014 to December 2019 the only trains to the station were the Simferopol—Sevastopol suburban trains, 5 times a day. On December 23, 2019 passenger trains from Saint Petersburg were launched. The newly opened route passes over the Crimean bridge. In 2020 the route was changed to include Moscow.