BY-1727291 Vilenski railway station, Minsk, Belarus circa 1913

Minsk-Passazhirsky (Мінск-Пасажырскі) is the main passenger railway station in Minsk, Belarus. It is located in the centre of Minsk.

The station was built in 1873 as Vilenski vakzal, Vilnius station (Віленскі вакзал). 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-Passazhyrski railway station was built in 1991-2002. (See: http://flynnfrogg.blogspot.com.au/2014/05/by-1248692-minsk-central-station-belarus.html )

This postcard shows the Vilenski railway station circa 1913 with a steam locomotive in the foreground.