Automobile and railway stations of Kharkov. Transport infrastructure of the city

Kharkov is an important administrative, scientific, educational and transport center of Ukraine. The second largest city in the country. In this article we will talk about the transport infrastructure of Kharkov, its railway and bus stations.

Transport infrastructure of the city: Kharkov railway stations

Kharkov is a major transport hub of Ukraine. Through the city are the most important European routes, in particular, the highways E40 and E105. In Kharkov, almost all types of transport (except for sea and river) are represented. 12 kilometers from the city center there is an airport operating regular flights to Kiev, Minsk, Warsaw, Istanbul.

Internal urban transport of passengers provides the metro, trams, trolleybuses, buses and shuttles. The metro system of the city is represented by three lines and 30 underground stations. Each year, it carries around 250 million people. Work in Kharkov and exotic types of transport. So, in the forest park area there is a children's railway (narrow-gauge railway). The main park of the city of Gorky is connected to the Pavlovo Pole Pavlovo residential area by a cable car.

The stations of Kharkov assume the main "load" for transportation of passengers, raw materials and finished products. Daily dozens of trains pass through the main railway gate of the city. Within the boundaries of Kharkov there are two checkpoints across the borders of Ukraine. One of them is located at the station "Kharkov-Passazhirsky", and the second - at the station "Kharkov-Sortirovochny".

Railway stations and stations of Kharkov

How to get to the city of Kharkov? The station, bus station - these are the city's objects for the first time the tourist will see who came to the "first capital" not on his car. First we will tell you about the railway stations and stations of Kharkov. How many are there?

In Kharkov, five railway branches converge, two of which lead to Russia in a neighboring country. The railway junction of the city includes a number of stations and stations (more than ten), two sorting stations, as well as wagon and locomotive depots with all the necessary structural subdivisions. Main stations and stations of Kharkov:

• Southern Railway Station.
• Levada.
• Losevo.
• The basis.
• New settlers.
• Kharkov-Balashovsky.

In addition, within the city there are a number of small stations and platforms, on which only suburban trains stop: Novaya Bavaria, Novozhanovo, Vereshchakovka, Dikanyovka and others.

To date, 64 long-distance trains and 198 suburban trains (electric trains and diesels) run through Kharkov. From the city without a transfer, you can go to Kiev, Dnieper, Lviv, Ternopil, Krivoy Rog, Voronezh, Moscow, Kazan, Murmansk, St. Petersburg, Minsk, Astana and Tashkent. On suburban trains from Kharkov, you can reach Lozovaya, Kupyansk, Lyubotin, Krasnograd, Merefa, Balakleya, Izyum and a number of other settlements in the Kharkiv and neighboring regions of Ukraine.

Southern Railway Station (Kharkov)

The Southern Railway Station is the main railway station of Kharkov, located in the city center, within the Kholodnogorsky district. Nearby is the same metro station, through one of the exits of which you can get directly to the station building.

The station was opened in 1869. In the whole history of its main building was rebuilt three times. The one that can be seen now was built in the early 50s of the last century. It is a monumental, grandiose building in the style of Stalinist neoclassicism, with powerful columns, sculptures and two symmetrical towers 42 meters high. The main hall of the station with a spherical and lavishly painted ceiling resembles the interiors of the majestic cathedral.

The entire station complex includes the passenger terminal building itself, ticket offices, the Express hotel (a gray, nondescript building attached in the late 1970s), a luggage compartment, seven landing platforms and two underground tunnels. Near the station is a well-groomed and very cozy Privokzalnaya square with fountains, flower beds and benches. In the warm season it is incredibly pleasant to spend time waiting for your train.

Bus stations of Kharkov

The bus stations of Kharkov are also an important link in the city's transport infrastructure. In total there are five of them (No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4 and No. 6).

The first bus routes connected Kharkov with other cities in the early 30's. However, at that time there was still no specialized building for receiving and sending intercity flights. The main bus station of the city was built in 1957. It is located on Gagarin Avenue near the railway station "Levada". By the way, the building itself is made in the style of Stalinist neoclassicism, which is extremely rare among the bus stations of the post-Soviet space. As a rule, they are all unattractive and inexpressive in architectural terms.

From the main Kharkiv bus station you can go to a number of cities in Ukraine, Russia, Moldova, countries of Eastern and Western Europe.