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Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk railway station
Railway station in Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk railway station (Russian: Станция Южно-Сахалинск) is railway station of Sakhalin Railway in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. The station belongs to the Far Eastern Railway.[1]
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History
This station was opened in 1906 as Vladimirovka Station as part of the Korsakov (Ōdomari) - Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Toyohara) line. In 1908, this station was renamed Toyohara Station (Japanese: 豊原駅). In 1911, the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk–Novoaleksandrovka (Konuma) line opened. In 1925, the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk–Kurskaya–Sakhalinskaya (Suzuya) line opened and the station became a hub. In 1946, this station was renamed Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Station.[2]
The station consists of nine 1520 mm gauge tracks, and all tracks are non-electrified. The first track has a low landing platform with a train station built in the 1980s.
In 2018, the railway was regauge into Russian gauge[3] and it was completed in August 2019.[4]
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Destinations
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Nearby landmarks
Major landmarks near the station include Children's Railway Sakhalin, Sakhalin Railway management, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk freight depot, and Lenin Square.
References
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