Uzhhorod Central Rail Terminal
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The Uzhhorod Rail Comlex in Uzhhorod
, Ukraine
, consists of two railway stations: the Uzhhorod Central Terminal and the Uzhhorod Suburban Rail Terminal. The complex was opened to the public in October 2004. It is situated on Heorhiy Kirpa
Square in Uzhhorod.
. But the project was never realized. In 2002, the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers
decided to build a new big and modern Rail Terminal. The works began in 2003.
In October 2004 Ukrainian Prime Minister
Viktor Yanukovych
and Uzhhorod city mayor Viktor Pohorelov opened the new Rail Complex to the public.
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Uzhhorod
Uzhhorod or Uzhgorod is a city located in western Ukraine, at the border with Slovakia and near the border with Hungary. It is the administrative center of the Zakarpattia Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Uzhhorodskyi Raion within the oblast...
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
, consists of two railway stations: the Uzhhorod Central Terminal and the Uzhhorod Suburban Rail Terminal. The complex was opened to the public in October 2004. It is situated on Heorhiy Kirpa
Heorhiy Kirpa
Heorhiy Kirpa was a Ukrainian railway manager, statesman and politician, best known as the head of the Ukrzaliznytsia national railway company and Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications under President Leonid Kuchma.- Political career :In May 2002, Kirpa was appointed Minister of...
Square in Uzhhorod.
History
The former building of the Ungvar (Uzhhorod) Railway Station (was renovated and has become the suburban rail terminal in 2004) was built in the early years of the 20th century. In the late 1970s, the Soviet Government decided to build a new building for the station prior the 1980 Olympic Games1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
. But the project was never realized. In 2002, the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
The Cabinet of Ukraine is the highest body of state executive power in Ukraine also referred to as the Government of Ukraine...
decided to build a new big and modern Rail Terminal. The works began in 2003.
In October 2004 Ukrainian Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Ukraine
The Prime Minister of Ukraine is Ukraine's head of government presiding over the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, which is the highest body of the executive branch of the Ukrainian government....
Viktor Yanukovych
Viktor Yanukovych
Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych is a Ukrainian politician who has been the President of Ukraine since February 2010.Yanukovych served as the Governor of Donetsk Oblast from 1997 to 2002...
and Uzhhorod city mayor Viktor Pohorelov opened the new Rail Complex to the public.
The complex today
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