Kherson railway station
Kherson Херсон | |||||
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| Railway station of Odesa Railways | |||||
 Front view of the railway station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location |  3-A Privolzalna Square, Kherson, Kherson Raion, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine | ||||
| Coordinates | 46°39′22″N 32°36′17″E / 46.65611°N 32.60472°E | ||||
| Operated by | Odesa Railways | ||||
| Distance | 580 kilometres (360 mi) from Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi railway station | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | 417804 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1907 | ||||
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The Kherson railway station (Ukrainian: Станція Херсон) is the main railway station in the Ukrainian city of Kherson. It first opened in 1907, and is currently operated by Odesa Railways.
History
[edit]The station was built in 1907 as part of an extension to the Kharkiv-Mykolaiv rail line. This extension opened in October 1907.
On November 11, 1915, Tsar Nicholas II visited the station with his heir Alexis.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
[edit]On February 24, 2022, all train service from the station halted with the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Following the Liberation of Kherson in November 2022, Ukrainian Railways and United24 launched "Tickets to Victory" in Kherson station to sell charity tickets and help raise funds for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[1] On November 19, train service in Kherson resumed, with the first train headed for Kyiv.[2]
On May 3, 2023, Russian forces shelled the station, killing one and injuring three others.[3] Two trains leaving for Lviv[4] and Mykolaiv[5] were delayed, but both arrived safely.
On December 26, 2023, Russian troops again shelled Kherson's train station, mainly to target an oncoming train for evacuating civilians. A policeman died and 16 were wounded as a result of this attack.[6]
On May 8, 2024, Russian troops shelled the station and damaged the infrastructure. There were no reports of casualties.[7]
Gallery
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References
[edit]- ^ "Tickets to Victory". United24. November 13, 2022.
- ^ "Joy ride: Kherson cheers as first train rolls in from Kyiv after occupation". Washington Post. November 19, 2022.
- ^ "At least 21 killed in Kherson region shelling: Ukrainian officials". ABC News. May 3, 2023.
- ^ "Окупанти обстріляли вокзал у Херсоні, є жертви". Hromadske Radio. May 3, 2023.
- ^ "Обстріл поїзда в Херсоні: пошкоджені вагони замінили, пасажири прямують до Львова". RBC Ukraine. 2023-05-03.
- ^ "Russian forces shell Kherson rail station, one policeman dead -Ukraine interior minister". Reuters. May 4, 2023.
- ^ "As a result of a rocket attack on Kherson, the train station was damaged". Nik Vesti. May 8, 2024.