Luhansk station (Ukrainian: Луганск (станция)) is a junction railway station in Luhansk, Ukraine.
Luhansk | ||||||
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| Luhansk Railway terminal | ||||||
Luhansk station before the Russo-Ukrainian War (2012). | ||||||
| General information | ||||||
| Location | ||||||
| Owned by | Russian Railways (de facto) | |||||
| Platforms | 3 | |||||
| Tracks | 7 | |||||
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| Parking | yes | |||||
| Other information | ||||||
| Station code | 50710 | |||||
| History | ||||||
| Opened | 1878[1] | |||||
| Electrified | yes | |||||
| Previous names | Voroshilovgrad | |||||
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The history of the station began in 1878 with the opening ceremony of the Donetsk coal railway, the which covered 389 miles, crossing open areas such as Mykytivka–Debaltseve–Dovzhanska [uk], Debaltseve, Popasna–Kramatorsk and Donetsk–Luhansk, which came to Luhansk from the Southwest.[2]
The Donetsk Railway was managed from Luhansk until 1934, when the office moved to Donetsk.[3]
Because of The Russo-Ukrainian War,[4] all the long-distance trains ceased operating and only 2 restored trains, operated by the Luhansk People's Republic, continue to terminate at the station:
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