Kovel railway station
Kovel (Ukrainian: Ковель) is a railway hub of the Rivne directory of Lviv Railways.[1]
Kovel | |||||||
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| Lviv Railway terminal | |||||||
Kovel station | |||||||
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| Location | Ukraine, Kovel | ||||||
| Coordinates | 51°13′18″N 24°42′43″E | ||||||
| Owned by | Ukrainian Railways | ||||||
| Operated by | Lviv Railways | ||||||
| Platforms | 1 (main platform), 2 (island platform) | ||||||
| Tracks | 20 | ||||||
| Connections | Bus terminal | ||||||
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| Structure type | at-grade | ||||||
| Parking | yes | ||||||
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| Station code | 354003 | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 1873 | ||||||
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Along with Zabolottia railway station also serves as a rail border checkpoint at Belarus-Ukraine border.[2]
Kovel Station also has rail yard and locomotive depot.
Gallery
- Rail station in 1914
- Rail station during World War I
- Kaiser Karl I in Kovel in 1917
- Monument of steam locomotive near the terminal (Su locomotive)
References
- Information Archived June 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- List of border checkpoints on the border with Belarus (НА КОРДОНІ З РЕСПУБЛІКОЮ БІЛОРУСЬ) Archived May 23, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. State Border Service of Ukraine.
External links
- Kovel station at railwayz.info (photos) (in Russian)
- Rumyantseva, N. Kovel station. Tokatema.ru (in Russian)
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