- Lviv Railways
Lviv Railways (LR) ( _uk. Львівська залізниця) headquartered in
Lviv , is a composing part ofUkrzaliznytsia company. LR's route map covers all railroads ofLviv Oblast ,Zakarpattia Oblast ,Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast ,Chernivtsi Oblast ,Ternopil Oblast ,Volyn Oblast andRivne Oblast .As of 2008 LR opperates on 4521 km of track. 3207 km of track is electrificated. 354 stations are operated by LR.
History
The first railway road that was built in current territory of
Ukraine was railway trackPrzemyśl -Lviv , which was part of the connection fromKraków . The line was constructed byImperial Austrian State Railways and its official name was "K. K. Priv. Galizische Carl Ludwig-Bahn". It was built in 1861 under initiative ofLeon Sapieha , and was 98 km long. In 1866 railway road reachedChernivtsi . In 1869 railroad Lviv -Brody was built. In 1870 railroads reachedTernopil . In 1871 LR was connected with railroads ofRussian Empire . Before World War I the total length of LR railway road was 2676 km.Gallery
External links
* [http://www.railway.lviv.ua/index.php?section=1 LR official site]
* [http://www.uz.gov.ua/?m=all.road.lviv&lng=uk Ukrzaliznytsia official site]
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