Armyansk railway station

Armyansk
Ukrainian train on the platform (2012).
Location	Disputed:  Ukraine (de jure)  Russia (de facto) Armyansk
Coordinates	46°06′58″N 33°42′09″E / 46.1161°N 33.7025°ECoordinates: 46°06′58″N 33°42′09″E / 46.1161°N 33.7025°E
Owned by	Disputed:[1] Ukrainian Railways (Near-Dnipro Railways) (Ukraine, de jure) Crimea Railway (Russia, de facto)
Platforms	2
Tracks	3
Construction
Parking	yes
Other information
Station code	47251[2]
Fare zone	6
History
Opened	1935[3]
Electrified	no

Armyansk is a railway station in Armyansk, Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine, but de facto under control and administration of Russia.^[4]

History

The station was opened in 1935 as a terminus on the Dzhankoy—Armyansk line, but later the line was upgraded to Kherson.

After Crimea was annexed by Russia in 2014 all passenger services between Armyansk and Vadym railway station in Kherson Oblast were suspended.^[5] Southbound passenger services from Kherson now terminate at Vadym, 7–8 km north from Armyansk checkpoint.^[6]

Trains

After 2014 there is only 1 train, that terminates at this station:

• Armyansk—Feodosia^[7]

References

1. ""Ukrzaliznytsya" will submit a claim against the Russian Federation due to the loss of property in Crimea". RESCUE. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
2. "Stations of Russia". paravoz.com.
3. Ministry of Transport (1981). Железнодорожные станции СССР. Справочник. [Railway stations of the USSR, Directory].
4. Information and tickets
5. Polityuk, Pavel (26 December 2014). "Ukraine suspends trains to Crimea, citing security concerns". Reuters. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
6. Andreyev, Andrey (12 January 2015). "Is Crimea Ukraine? On pass regime with the occupied peninsula". OstroV. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
7. Train times on Yandex

External links

• Train times on Yandex