Minsk railway station
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.
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 Minsk Institut Kultury railway station, 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
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