Taganrog Passazhirsky railway station

Taganrog Passazhirsky (Russian: Таганрог-Пассажирский, literally Taganrog Passenger) is a railway station in Taganrog, Rostov oblast, Russia. It is a terminus for the Rostov-on-Don — Taganrog and Taganrog — Ilovaisk railways.

Taganrog Passazhirsky
View of the station from Privokzalnaya Square
General information
Location	8, Moskatova st., Taganrog, Russia
Coordinates	47.262496°N 38.917964°E / 47.262496; 38.917964
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Construction
Platform levels	2
Parking	yes
Other information
Station code	511419
History
Opened	1934
Rebuilt	1970
Previous names	Taganrog I

History

Station Taganrog Passazhirsky was opened in 1970. Station was built on Moskatova Street in the northern part of Taganrog. It was the second railway station in the city (after Taganrog II). Dead-end station Taganrog II was under pressure, for this reason it was decided to build a new terminus in Taganrog. Passenger and freight trains proceeded in state through the station from Rostov-on-Don to Donbas and Crimea (Donetsk, Horlivka, Lugansk, Sevastopol), as well as Central Ukraine and Moldova. Taganrog Passazhirsky handled several pairs of passenger long-distance trains (Moscow — Adler, Moscow — Kislovodsk, Rostov-on-Don — Simferopol, Yekaterinburg — Simferopol, Rostov-on-Don — Chișinău, Minsk — Adler, Kyiv — Adler and others) per day.^[1]

The asymmetric station building is a clear example of South Russian architecture. It has central and side arched portico. The facade is decorated with pilasters. The high windows of the waiting room have semicircular upper parts. The central colonnade is similar to architectural decision at the railway stations in Simferopol and Sochi.^[2]

In connection with deepening of Ukrainian political crisis intensity of railway communication with Ukraine declined sharply. Routes other trains were changed. In such a way Taganrog Passazhirsky station hosts only suburban trains from Rostov-on-Don and village of Avilo-Uspenka (on the border with Ukraine).^[3]

References

1. Таганрог-Пассажирский. Фотогалерея Паровоза ИС
2. "Вокзалы Таганрога и железнодорожный транспорт города" (in Russian). Bogudonia.ru. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
3. "Расписание электричек по вокзалу Таганрог-1-пасс" (in Russian). Яндекс-расписания. Retrieved 2017-04-13.