Rostov-Glavny
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Rostov-Glavniy is a railway station in Rostov-on-Don
, one of the major stations on the North Caucasus Railway
. This station also includes commuter rail station Rostov-Prigorodniy opened in 1962 and rebuilt in 2009.
-Kharkiv
-Azov
railways (now Southern Ukrainian Railways) reached Rostov-on-Don from the west. In 1876 another railways - Kozlov
-Voronezh
-Rostov - reached Rostov-on-Don from the north. At this time two stations on the bank of the river Don - Rostov and Nakhichevan-on-Don - were closed, and on Kozlov-Voronezh-Rostov railways was opened station Nakhichevan, that in the present is called «Rostov-Tovarniy».
In 1875 there was finished construction of the three-storeyed building of the station Rostov-Vladikavkazskiy (Rostov-Glavniy). It was a modern for that time station with good perspectives for future growth. On January 15, 1876 Rostov-Glavniy was officially opened. Station building had been rebuilt many times. For example, during the World War II
at the autumn of 1941 station building was destroyed by bombing and then restored.
By the end of 1970s building was pulled down to make an opportunity for construction the new station with high-rise hotel towers. By the early 1990s construction of complex of additional buildings was over. And in 2000 the reconstruction of the main building was began. It was over in 2004.
In 2006 some long-distance trains were moved to the new station in the western part of the city - Rostov-Pervomayskiy .
Rostov-on-Don
-History:The mouth of the Don River has been of great commercial and cultural importance since the ancient times. It was the site of the Greek colony Tanais, of the Genoese fort Tana, and of the Turkish fortress Azak...
, one of the major stations on the North Caucasus Railway
North Caucasus Railway
North Caucasus Railway is a broad gauge Russian railway network that links the Sea of Azov and Caspian Sea . It runs through ten federal subjects: Rostov Oblast, Krasnodar Krai, Stavropol Krai, Republic of Adygeya, Karachay-Cherkessia, North Ossetia, Ingushetia, Chechnya, Dagestan, and Kalmykia...
. This station also includes commuter rail station Rostov-Prigorodniy opened in 1962 and rebuilt in 2009.
History
In 1869 KurskKursk
Kursk is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym Rivers. The area around Kursk was site of a turning point in the Russian-German struggle during World War II and the site of the largest tank battle in history...
-Kharkiv
Kharkiv
Kharkiv or Kharkov is the second-largest city in Ukraine.The city was founded in 1654 and was a major centre of Ukrainian culture in the Russian Empire. Kharkiv became the first city in Ukraine where the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic was proclaimed in December 1917 and Soviet government was...
-Azov
Azov
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railways (now Southern Ukrainian Railways) reached Rostov-on-Don from the west. In 1876 another railways - Kozlov
Michurinsk
Michurinsk , before 1932—Kozlov , is the second most populous town in Tambov Oblast, Russia. Population: It was founded in 1635 at the northern end of the emerging Belgorod Line. A 25-km earthen wall was built eastward across the open steppe effectively blocking the Nogai Trail, a Tatar raiding...
-Voronezh
Voronezh
Voronezh is a city in southwestern Russia, the administrative center of Voronezh Oblast. It is located on both sides of the Voronezh River, away from where it flows into the Don. It is an operating center of the Southeastern Railway , as well as the center of the Don Highway...
-Rostov - reached Rostov-on-Don from the north. At this time two stations on the bank of the river Don - Rostov and Nakhichevan-on-Don - were closed, and on Kozlov-Voronezh-Rostov railways was opened station Nakhichevan, that in the present is called «Rostov-Tovarniy».
In 1875 there was finished construction of the three-storeyed building of the station Rostov-Vladikavkazskiy (Rostov-Glavniy). It was a modern for that time station with good perspectives for future growth. On January 15, 1876 Rostov-Glavniy was officially opened. Station building had been rebuilt many times. For example, during the World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
at the autumn of 1941 station building was destroyed by bombing and then restored.
By the end of 1970s building was pulled down to make an opportunity for construction the new station with high-rise hotel towers. By the early 1990s construction of complex of additional buildings was over. And in 2000 the reconstruction of the main building was began. It was over in 2004.
In 2006 some long-distance trains were moved to the new station in the western part of the city - Rostov-Pervomayskiy .