Friday 2 May 2014

BY-1248692 Minsk Central Station, Belarus

Minsk Central Station (Belarusian: Цэнтральны вакзал Russian: Центральный вокзал)
is the main passenger rail terminal in Belarus. It is located in the centre of Minsk. This station is served by several international trains to various countries of Europe, mainly to Russian and Ukrainian destinations. Some of the international trains are the Vienna-Moscow express, the Amsterdam-Moscow EuroCity, the Sofia-Minsk express, the Minsk-Irkutsk express, the Pribaltika express Riga-Odessa and the Sibirjak express from Berlin to Novosibirsk, Ufa, Astana (in Kazakhstan), Adler and other Russian destinations.
The original station was built in 1873. The initial wooden building was demolished in 1890 and rebuilt in stone. During World War II Minsk railway station was completely destroyed. It was rebuilt in 1945-1946 and served until 1991. The new building of Minsk central railway station was built in 1991-2002. Its construction was delayed due to financial difficulties. However now Minsk boasts one of the most modern and up-to-date railway stations in the CIS. There are plans to move all suburban rail traffic from this station to the smaller stations Minsk-Uskhodni (East), Minsk-Paudnyovy (South) and Minsk-Paunochny (North) by 2020.

I received this postcard from Diana (2 May 2014) Postcrossing.
Note:
See: http://flynnfrogg.blogspot.com.au/2015/10/by-1727291-vilenski-railway-station.html
for the Vilenski railway station in Minsk circa 1913.

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