Minsk railway station
Minsk-Passazhirsky | ||||||
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| Belarusian Railway terminal | ||||||
 View of the station from the street. | ||||||
| Location |  Belarus, Minsk | |||||
| Owned by | Belarusian Railway | |||||
| Platforms | 5 (4 island platforms) | |||||
| Tracks | 14 | |||||
| Construction | ||||||
| Parking | yes | |||||
| Other information | ||||||
| Station code | 140210[1] | |||||
| Fare zone | 0 | |||||
| History | ||||||
| Opened | 1871[2] | |||||
| Electrified | yes | |||||
| Services | ||||||
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| Location | ||||||
  Minsk-Passazhirsky Location within Belarus | ||||||
Minsk-Pasažyrski (Belarusian: Мінск-Пасажырскі, Russian: Минск-Пассажирский) is the main passenger railway station in Minsk, Belarus. It is located in the centre of Minsk. It is sometimes called Minsk Ploshchad Lenina due to the metro station serving the terminal, or simply Minsk.
History[]
The station was built in 1873 as Vilenski vakzal, Vilnius station (Belarusian: Віленскі вакзал Russian: Виленский вокзал). 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. Its construction was delayed for financial difficulties. However, now Minsk has one of the most modern and up-to-date railway stations in the CIS. There are plans to move all suburban rail traffic from Minsk-Passazhyrski to smaller stations Minsk-Uskhodni (East), Minsk-Paudnyovy (South) and Minsk-Paunochny (North) by 2020.
Traffic[]
National rail[]
Minsk Passazhirsky is the hub of national passenger transport. It is also served by several international trains to various countries of Europe, mainly to Russian and Ukrainian destinations. Some of the international routes are the Paris-Moscow express,[3] the Berlin-Moscow Strizh,[4] the Minsk-Novosibirsk express,[5] and the Polonez Warsaw-Moscow.[6]
It is the center, with the neighbour , of a suburban rail[7] linking the capital to several cities and town of its suburb in the district and through the region.
Urban transport[]
The station is served by Minsk Metro at Ploshchad Lenina station (Lenin Square), part of the Maskoŭskaja line. The station is also served by the and by trolleybus.
Trains and destinations[]
International[]
| Train number | Train name | Destination | Operated by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 001/002 | Belarus |  Moscow (Belorussky) |
Belarusian Railways
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| 003/004 | Minsk | Moscow (Belorussky) |
Belarusian Railways
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| 009/010 | Polonez |  Warsaw (Zachodnia) Moscow (Belorussky) |
Polish State Railways Russian Railways
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| 013/014 | Strizh |  Berlin (HBF) Moscow (Belorussky)
|
Russian Railways
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| 017/018 | Riviera Express |  Nice (Ville) Moscow (Belorussky)
|
Russian Railways
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| 021/022 | Vltava |  Prague Moscow (Belorussky) |
Russian Railways
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| 023/024 | Paris (Gare de l'Est) Moscow (Belorussky)
|
Russian Railways
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| 025/026 | Svislach | Moscow (Belorussky) |
Belarusian Railways
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| 027/028 | Bug | Brest Moscow (Belorussky) |
Belarusian Railways
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| 029/030 | Yantar | Kaliningrad Moscow (Belorussky) |
Russian Railways
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| 031/032 |  Riga (Central) Kyiv (Main)
|
Belarusian Railways Ukrainian Railways
| |
| 051/052 | Zvyazda | Brest Saint Petersburg (Vitebsky)
|
Belarusian Railways
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| 061 |  Chisinau (Cars that arrive in Minsk detach from the Saint Petersburg-Chisinau in Zhlobin)
|
Moldovan Railways Belarusian Railways
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| 063/064 | Novosibirsk
|
Belarusian Railways
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| 065/066 | Murmansk (cars: Brest)
|
Belarusian Railways
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| 077/078 | Nyoman | Grodno Moscow (Belorussky) |
Belarusian Railways
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| 079/080 | Kaliningrad Saint Petersburg (Vitebsky)
|
Russian Railways
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| 085/086 | Kyiv (Main)
|
Belarusian Railways
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| 087/088 | Riga (Central)
|
Belarusian Railways
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| 094 | Odesa (cars: Kherson, Grodno)
|
Belarusian Railways
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| 095/096 | Brest Moscow (Belorussky)
|
Belarusian Railways
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| 100 | Zaporizhzhia (cars: Novooleksiivka, Berdyansk)
|
Belarusian Railways
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| 103/104 | Novosibirsk Brest (cars: Gomel, Mogilev)
|
Belarusian Railways
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| 131/132 | Brest Moscow (Belorussky)
|
Belarusian Railways
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| 133/134 | Arkhangelsk (cars: Gomel, Mogilev)
|
Belarusian Railways
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| 149/150 | Mineralnye Vody
|
Belarusian Railways
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| 249/250 | Saint Petersburg (Vitebsky)
|
Belarusian Railways
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| 302 | Adler (cars: Grodno)
|
Belarusian Railways
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| 307/308 | Saratov Baranovichi (cars: Brest)
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Belarusian Railways
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| 317/318 |  Karaganda Baranovichi (cars: Brest)
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Belarusian Railways
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| 327/328 | Kazan (cars: Brest)
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Belarusian Railways
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| 360 | Adler Kaliningrad (cars: Anapa, Gomel)
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Belarusian Railways Russian Railways
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| 371/372 | Mogilev Lviv
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Belarusian Railways
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| 389/390 | Anapa
|
Belarusian Railways
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| 425/426 | Chelyabinsk Kaliningrad
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Russian Railways
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| 717/718
721/722 |
Lastochka | Moscow (Belorussky)
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Russian Railways
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| 803/804 |  Vilnius
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Lithuanian Railways
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| 805/806 | Vilnius
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Belarusian Railways
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| 807/808 | Vilnius
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Lithuanian Railways
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Gallery[]
Hall of the station
The Stalinist architecture of two buildings at the Station Square, located in front of the terminal
See also[]
- Rail transport in Belarus
- Belorusskaja Železnaja Doroga
- Fanipol railway station, part of the suburban network
Notes and references[]
- ^ Stations of Russia on paravoz.com
- ^ Железнодорожные станции СССР. Справочник. – М.: Транспорт, 1981
- ^ Timetable plan of Paris-Moscow train on the ржд website
- ^ Timetable plan of "Berlin-Moscow" train on the ржд website
- ^ Timetable plan of "Minsk-Novosibirsk" train on the ржд website
- ^ Timetable plan of "Polonez" train on the ржд website
- ^ "Map of Minsk suburban railways on www.parovoz.com" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 14 July 2012.
External links[]
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- Buildings and structures in Minsk
- Railway stations opened in 1873