Mariupol railway station
Mariupol Маріуполь | |
|---|---|
| Railway station of Donets Railway | |
 Front view of the railway station | |
| General information | |
| Location |  Mariupol, Mariupol Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 47°05′07″N 37°33′18″E / 47.08528°N 37.55500°E |
| Operated by | Donets Railway |
| Distance | 945 kilometres (587 mi) from Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi railway station |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | 484705 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1882 |
The Mariupol railway station (Ukrainian: Станція Маріуполь) is the main railway station in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol. It first opened in 1882, and is currently operated by Donets Railway.
History
In the late 1800s, the industrialization in the Donbas created a need for more efficient transport between inland cities and ports on the Sea of Azov.
By 1882, the Mariupol station was completed to serve this purpose. Besides passenger lines, there was also a freight line towards the Port of Mariupol to improve transports of industrial goods.
During the German-Soviet War, the station was completely burned down. It was rebuilt in 1946.
In the 1970s, the station underwent renovations, and the waiting room now had decorations portraying famous people from Mariupol.
In 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, much of the station were destroyed during the Siege of Mariupol. Following Russian victory, they began demolishing the remnants of the building.[1]