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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Railway Station

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk railway station (Russian: Станция Южно-Сахалинск) is railway station of Sakhalin Railway in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. The station belongs to the Far Eastern Railway.

History

This station was opened in 1906 as Vladimirovka Station as part of the Korsakov (Ōdomari) - Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Toyohara) line. In 1908, this station was renamed Toyohara Station (Japanese: 豊原駅). In 1911, the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk–Novoaleksandrovka (Konuma) line opened. In 1925, the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk–Kurskaya–Sakhalinskaya (Suzuya) line opened and the station became a hub. In 1946, this station was renamed Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Station.

The station consists of nine 1067 mm gauge tracks, and all tracks are non-electrified. The first track has a low landing platform with a train station built in the 1980s.

In 2018, the railway was regauge into Russian gauge and it was completed in August 2019.

Destinations

Federal Subject(s) Destinations Ref.
 Sakhalin Nogliki, Dalnee, Korsakov, Tomari, Poronaysk, Smirnykh, Makarov, Tymovskoye, Kholmsk

Nearby landmarks

Major landmarks near the station include Children's Railway Sakhalin, Sakhalin Railway management, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk freight depot, and Lenin Square.