Chertkovo railway station

Chertkovo
View of the station
Location 1, Privokzalnaya Street, Chertkovo, Russia[1]
Coordinates 49°22′38″N 40°08′52″E / 49.37732°N 40.14783°E / 49.37732; 40.14783Coordinates: 49°22′38″N 40°08′52″E / 49.37732°N 40.14783°E / 49.37732; 40.14783
Platforms 2
Tracks 8
Construction
Parking yes
Other information
Station code 586203
History
Opened 1871[2]

Chertkovo railway station (Russian: станция Чертково) is a railway station located in Chertkovo, Rostov oblast, Russia. It is 325 km down-line from Rostov-Glavny and is situated between Zorinovka and Sheptukhovka on the Moscow — Rostov-on-Don line[3]. The station is located at the Ukrainian border just opposite to the Ukrainian village of Milove.

History

View of the station from Privokzalnaya Street

The station was being laid on 14 August 1869 with the construction of the south section of the South Eastern Railway near the border between Don Host Oblast and Kharkov Governorate. The station named for ataman Mikhail Chertkov who petitioned to construct this railway. Village of Chertkovo was founded due to construction of the self-named railway station[4].

In 1873 the second class station Chertkovo had an one-store stone station building, one passenger and two cargo platforms, locomotive depot for 12 steam locomotives, reservoir for water, two stone and eight wooden constructions, bathhouse, laundry and other warehouses. Buffets, bookstall and newsstand worked on the station. The railway line was fully equipped with the latest technology. Wireless telegraphs of the Markoni Company were exploited in Chertkovo. In the early 1900s Chertkovo was a small workers settlement where there were a church, drinking establishment and bunkhouse. At that time construction began of a hospital. Chertkovo had only one secondary school and college.

The opening ceremony of the bust of Mikhail Chertkov took place at the square front of the station in August 2009. The event was held in conjunction by the 140-year anniversary of Chertkovo[5].

Services

Chertkovo is the terminal for long-distance and suburban trains operated by Russian Railways. The most common destinations are: Rostov-on-Don, Moscow, Adler, Novorossiysk, Anapa, Kislovodsk, Yeysk, Saint Petersburg, Stavropol, Sukhumi, Vladikavkaz[6]. The average stopping times of passenger trains are of about 2 minutes[7]. But in December 2017 the Russian Railways had switched all long-distance trains traveling southwards to the new Zhuravka-Millerovo line to circumvent Ukraine and as a by-product Chertkovo.[8]

The station host suburban trains from Rostov-on-Don[9].

Zhuravka – Millerovo bypass

Due to war in Donbass Russian Railways would avoid Eastern Ukraine. The Zhuravka — Millerovo Railway bypassing the Ukrainian territory became operational in August 2017. It has 122.5 km double-track, 25 kV 50 Hz, maximum speed of 160 km/h, cost 56 billion RUB.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16] The decision was taken against the background of the conflict in Ukraine to ensure security of passengers and cargo transportation. Long-distance trains will stop running through the station in this connection.[17] By December 2017 the Russian Railways had switched all trains traveling southwards to the new Zhuravka-Millerovo line to circumvent Ukraine.[18]

References

  1. ↑ "Вокзал Чертково" (in Russian). РЖД. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
  2. ↑ Железнодорожные станции СССР. Справочник. — Moscow : Транспорт, 1981
  3. ↑ "Расчёт расстояний между жд станций" (in Russian). Poisk vagonov. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  4. ↑ Из истории посёлка Чертково
  5. ↑ "Историческая справка" (in Russian). Муниципальное образование Чертковского района. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  6. ↑ "Расписание поездов по вокзалу Чертково. Отправление" (in Russian). Яндекс расписания. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  7. ↑ "Вокзал Чертково: расписание поездов на 2017 год" (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  8. ↑ Read more on UNIAN: https://economics.unian.info/m/2290424-all-russian-trains-to-bypass-ukraine-starting-dec-11.html
  9. ↑ "Расписание электричек по вокзалу Чертково" (in Russian). Яндекс расписания. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  10. ↑ Zhuravka–Millerovo Rail Bypass: A Threat to Ukraine’s National Security?
  11. ↑ Russia completes railway to bypass Ukraine
  12. ↑ Russia completes rail link bypassing Ukraine
  13. ↑ Regular railway service bypassing Ukraine may start this year
  14. ↑ Russian Military Builds Railway Bypassing Ukraine
  15. ↑ Operations on Russian Railroad Bypassing Ukraine to Start This Year
  16. ↑ Russia Forges Ahead With New Southern Rail Bypass of Ukraine
  17. ↑ "Stretch of Russian Rail Road Bypassing Ukraine to Become Operational in August". Sputnik. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  18. ↑ Read more on UNIAN: https://economics.unian.info/m/2290424-all-russian-trains-to-bypass-ukraine-starting-dec-11.html
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