Brest-Tsentralny railway station

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Brest-Tsentralny
Belarusian Railway terminal
Belarus-Brest-Railway Station-2.jpg
View of the station from the street.
General information
LocationFlag of Belarus.svg  Belarus, Brest
Owned by Belarusian Railway
Platforms5 (4 island platforms)
Construction
Parkingyes
Other information
Station code130007 [1]
Fare zone4
History
Opened1886 [2]
Electrifiedyes
Services
Preceding station  Belarusian Railway  Following station
Location
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Brest-Tsentralny
Location within Belarus

Brest-Tsentralny is the main railway station of Brest, Belarus.

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History

The first building of the Brest station was built in 1886, and opened on 28 May in the presence of Emperor Alexander III.

It was built in the form of "medieval castle" with four water towers. The station was equipped with water heating. In the halls for passengers of the 1st and 2nd classes have parquet floors, 3rd class — plank, utility room — asphalt. Soon the station became the first in Russian Railways, have electric lighting — 160 light bulbs of 20 candles appeared in the halls and on platforms and 12 lights on 50 of candles lit up the station square.

In 1915, during the First world war, the station building was destroyed by the retreating Russian troops. The Polish authorities have constructed a new building. Visited Brest in 1949, Marshal Kliment Voroshilov, has contributed to the adoption of the decision on reconstruction of the station, which was held in 1953-1957. [3]

International trains and destinations

Because of the break-of-gauge at Brest, where Russian broad gauge railway track meets European standard gauge, all passenger trains travelling to or from Poland have their bogies replaced here to continue their journey and freight is transloaded from cars of one gauge to cars of another.

Train numberTrain nameDestinationOperated by
003Б/004БMinsk
bel: Мінск, rus: Минск
Flag of Russia.svg Moscow (Belorussky) Flag of Belarus.svg Belarusian Railways
007М/008Б Flag of Russia.svg Moscow (Belorussky) Flag of Belarus.svg Belarusian Railways
009Щ/010ЩPolonez
rus: Полонез
Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw (Zachodnia)
Flag of Russia.svg Moscow (Belorussky)
Flag of Russia.svg Russian Railways
013М/014МStrizh
rus: Стриж
Flag of Germany.svg Berlin (HBF)
Flag of Russia.svg Moscow (Belorussky)
Flag of Russia.svg Russian Railways
017Б/018Б Flag of France.svg Nice
Flag of Russia.svg Moscow (Belorussky)
Flag of Russia.svg Russian Railways
021Е/022ГVltava
rus: Влтава
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague (Hlavní)
Flag of Russia.svg Moscow (Belorussky)
Flag of Russia.svg Russian Railways
023Й/024Й Flag of France.svg Paris (Paris-Est)
Flag of Russia.svg Moscow (Belorussky)
Flag of Russia.svg Russian Railways
027Б/028БBug
bel, rus: Буг
Flag of Russia.svg Moscow (Belorussky) Flag of Belarus.svg Belarusian Railways
051Б/052БZvezda
bel: Зорка, rus: Звезда
Flag of Russia.svg Saint Petersburg (Vitebsky) Flag of Belarus.svg Belarusian Railways
065Б/066Б Flag of Russia.svg Murmansk Flag of Belarus.svg Belarusian Railways
067Б/068Б Flag of Russia.svg Saratov Flag of Belarus.svg Belarusian Railways
095Б/096Б Flag of Russia.svg Moscow (Belorussky) Flag of Belarus.svg Belarusian Railways
103Н/104Б Flag of Russia.svg Novosibirsk Flag of Belarus.svg Belarusian Railways
119Б/120Б Flag of Poland.svg Terespol Flag of Belarus.svg Belarusian Railways
121Б/122Б Flag of Poland.svg Terespol Flag of Belarus.svg Belarusian Railways
123Б/124Б Flag of Poland.svg Terespol Flag of Belarus.svg Belarusian Railways
IC 125/IC 126Mickiewicz Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw (Zachodnia) Flag of Poland.svg Polish State Railways
IC 127/IC 128Skaryna Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw (Zachodnia) Flag of Poland.svg Polish State Railways
EC 130/EC 131Báthory Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest (Nyugati) Flag of Hungary.svg Hungarian State Railways
Flag of Poland.svg Polish State Railways
131Б/132Б Flag of Russia.svg Moscow (Belorussky) Flag of Belarus.svg Belarusian Railways
133Я/134Ф Flag of Russia.svg Arkhangelsk Flag of Belarus.svg Belarusian Railways
221Б/222Б Flag of Russia.svg Moscow (Belorussky) Flag of Belarus.svg Belarusian Railways
317Б/318Б Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Karaganda Flag of Belarus.svg Belarusian Railways
327Б/328Б Flag of Russia.svg Kazan (Main) Flag of Belarus.svg Belarusian Railways
675Ф/676Ф Flag of Russia.svg Moscow (Belorussky) Flag of Belarus.svg Belarusian Railways

Photos

References

  1. Stations on paravoz.com
  2. Железнодорожные станции СССР. Справочник. — М.: Транспорт, 1981
  3. Railway stations of USSR. Справочник. — М.: Транспорт, 1981

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