Chertkovo railway station

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.

Chertkovo
View of the station
Location1, Privokzalnaya Street, Chertkovo, Russia[1]
Coordinates49.37732°N 40.14783°E / 49.37732; 40.14783
Platforms2
Tracks8
Construction
Parkingyes
Other information
Station code586203
History
Opened1871[2]

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 a one-storey 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.[8]

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References
  1. "Вокзал Чертково" (in Russian). РЖД. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
  2. Железнодорожные станции СССР. Справочник [Railway stations of the USSR. Directory] (in Russian). Moscow: Транспорт. 1981.
  3. "Расчёт расстояний между жд станций". Poisk vagonov (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  4. "Из истории посёлка Чертково" [From the history of Chertkovo]. Don Tourism (in Russian).
  5. "Историческая справка" [History reference] (in Russian). Муниципальное образование Чертковского района. Archived from the original on 2017-04-14. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  6. "Расписание поездов по вокзалу Чертково. Отправление" [Train timetable at Chertkovo station. Departure] (in Russian). Яндекс расписания. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  7. "Вокзал Чертково: расписание поездов на 2017 год" [Chertkovo Station] (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  8. "All Russian trains to bypass Ukraine starting Dec 11". UNIAN. 11 December 2017.
  9. "Расписание электричек по вокзалу Чертково" [Schedule of trains at Chertkovo station] (in Russian). Яндекс расписания. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  10. Sukhankin, Sergey (July 25, 2017). "Zhuravka–Millerovo Rail Bypass: A Threat to Ukraine's National Security?". The Jamestown Foundation.
  11. "Russia completes railway to bypass Ukraine". Railway Gazette International. 8 August 2017.
  12. "Russia completes rail link bypassing Ukraine". RT. 11 August 2017.
  13. "Regular railway service bypassing Ukraine may start this year". Tass. 8 August 2017.
  14. "Russian Military Builds Railway Bypassing Ukraine". Sputnik International. April 25, 2015.
  15. "Operations on Russian Railroad Bypassing Ukraine to Start This Year". Sputnik International. August 11, 2017.
  16. Daly, John C.K. (October 5, 2015). "Russia Forges Ahead With New Southern Rail Bypass of Ukraine". The Jamestown Foundation.
  17. "Stretch of Russian Rail Road Bypassing Ukraine to Become Operational in August". Sputnik. May 27, 2017. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
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