Kiev Passenger Railway Station

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Old English Gothic style in 18th century]

Kiev Passenger Railway Station ( _uk. "Київ-Пасажирський", "Kyiv-Passazhyrs’kyi") is Kiev's main passenger railway station, serving more than 170,000 passengers per day (as of 2005). The station provides long-distance service including international, and a short-distance service (elektrichka) for nearby regions. The Kiev Metro Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line station "Vokzalna" is situated nearby, constituing the station's main intersection with city transport.

History and architecture

The old Kiev railroad station was constructed during 1868-1870, as a part of Kiev-Balta and Kiev-Kursk railroad constructions, which were also completed in 1870. The station was located in a valley of Lybid’ river, replacing solders' and gendarmes' settlements. The two-floor brick station building of Old English Gothic style was architectured by М. V. Vyshnevetskyi. [cite web|url=http://www.swrailway.gov.ua/en/vokzal.html |title=The Capital's Railway Station |accessdate= |accessmonthday=April 12 |accessyear=2006 |work=Southwestern Railways of Ukraine |language=English]

The new railway station's main building was built in 1927-1932 and designed by O. Verbytskyi. The building was built in the style of Ukrainian Baroque with some elements of Constructivism. In 2001, the building was restored to its original state. In the same year, a new modern "Southern Vokzal," which is actually another building, was built nearby.

Name disambiguation

Officially, a "Kyiv-Passazhyrskyi Railway Station" is regarded as the whole huge complex of passenger terminals, railways, depots etc. with respective personnel. Practically, such installations in post-Soviet countries are widely known as "vokzals", which first of all means the building(s) and services immediately serving passengers for various types of ransport. So the official name "Kyiv-Passazhyrskyi" is never used colloquially, being noted only in tickets, schedules etc.

ee also

*Ukrzaliznytsia - the national railway company of Ukraine.
*Darnytsia Railway Station, railway station that is currently being built to ease the traffic at the Kiev Passenger Railway Station.

External links

* [http://www.swrailway.gov.ua/en/ South-Western railway of Ukraine] - Official website uk icon/en icon/ru icon