Minsk railway station

Template:Short descriptionTemplate:Use dmy dates Template:Template other Minsk-Pasažyrski (Template:Langx, Template:Langx) 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 (Template:Langx Template:Langx). 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.

Traffic

National rail

Minsk Pasažyrski is the hub of the national passenger transport. It is also served by several international trains to Russia.

Together with the neighboring Template:Ill, it is the center of the suburban rail linking the capital to several cities and towns in the district and through the region.

Urban transport

The station is served by the Minsk Metro at the Ploshcha Lenina station (Lenin Square), part of the Maskoŭskaja line, and the Vakzaĺnaja station, part of the Zelenaluzhskaya line. The Minsk streetcar and trolleybus also operate in the area, and busses stop by at the Družnaja station.

Trains and destinations

International

Train number	Train name	Destination	Operated by
001/002	Belarus	Template:Flagicon Moscow (Belorussky)	Template:Flagicon Belarusian Railways
003/004		Template:Flagicon Brest (cars: Template:Flagicon Grodno) Template:Flagicon Moscow (Belorussky)	Template:Flagicon Belarusian Railways
007/008		Template:Flagicon Brest (cars: Template:Flagicon Grodno) Template:Flagicon Moscow (Belorussky)	Template:Flagicon Russian Railways Template:Flagicon Belarusian Railways
027/028		Template:Flagicon Brest Template:Flagicon Moscow (Belorussky)	Template:Flagicon Belarusian Railways
029/030	Yantar	Template:Flagicon Kaliningrad Template:Flagicon Moscow (Belorussky)	Template:Flagicon Russian Railways
051/052		Template:Flagicon Brest Template:Flagicon Saint Petersburg (Vitebsky)	Template:Flagicon Belarusian Railways
065/066		Template:Flagicon Murmansk	Template:Flagicon Belarusian Railways
083/084		Template:Flagicon Gomel (cars: Template:Flagicon Grodno) Template:Flagicon Saint Petersburg (Vitebsky)	Template:Flagicon Belarusian Railways
139/140		Template:Flagicon Smolensk (cars: Template:Flagicon Arkhangelsk)	Template:Flagicon Belarusian Railways
147/148		Template:Flagicon Kaliningrad Template:Flagicon Moscow (Belorussky)	Template:Flagicon Russian Railways
149/150		Template:Flagicon Samara (cars: Template:Flagicon Nizhniy Novgorod)	Template:Flagicon Russian Railways
249/250		Template:Flagicon Saint Petersburg (Vitebsky) (cars: Template:Flagicon Pskov)	Template:Flagicon Belarusian Railways Template:FlagiconRussian Railways
301/302		Template:Flagicon Adler (cars: Template:Flagicon Mineralnye Vody)	Template:Flagicon Belarusian Railways
359/360		Template:Flagicon Kaliningrad Template:Flagicon Adler (cars: Template:Flagicon Anapa)	Template:Flagicon Russian Railways
425/426		Template:Flagicon Chelyabinsk Template:Flagicon Kaliningrad	Template:Flagicon Russian Railways
489/490		Template:Flagicon Anapa	Template:Flagicon Belarusian Railways
717/718 721/722	Lastochka	Template:Flagicon Moscow (Belorussky)	Template:Flagicon Russian Railways

Gallery

• Hall of the station
  Hall of the station
• The Stalinist architecture of two buildings at the Station Square, located in front of the terminal
  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

External links

• Minsk railroad terminal – Pictures
• Pictures of a building from within
• Fototour: Minsk Railway station at night