Vilcha railway station

Last updated
Vilcha
Ukrainian: Вільча, Russian: Вильча
Vil'cha 04.jpg
A railway track near the station.
General information
Location Vilcha
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Coordinates 51°21′42″N29°26′17″E / 51.361551°N 29.438043°E / 51.361551; 29.438043
Line(s) Chernihiv–Ovruch
Platforms1
Tracks2
Other information
Station code347005
History
Opened1928
Closed27 April 1986 (emergency)
Rebuilt2021

Contents

Vilcha railway station [4] (Ukrainian : Вільча, Russian : Вильча), previously Oleksiivka, is a station in Vilcha, Kyiv Oblast, not too far from Pripyat. It is part of the Chernihiv–Ovruch railway, and is included in the transport sector state-owned enterprise Chernobylservis. As of 2022, it is officially active, but there is no passenger service. [5]

History

The station was commissioned in 1928 as part of the Chernihiv-Ovruch railway, with the name Oleksiivka. [6]

In 2017, the Ukrainian government decided to extend the Vilcha-Semykhody section of the Chernihiv-Ovruch railway from the previously dismantled Semykhody railway station to Vilcha for easier access to the Chornobyl New Safe Confinement of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant. The job was given to Energoatom. One of the rail tracks passing through Yaniv was reconstructed, and construction began with two teams beginning at Vilcha and Yaniv station. On July 9, 2021, the two teams met and placed the "golden spike". [7]

Structure

There is one platform in the middle of the station and two tracks. The station building is currently inactive but still exists.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pripyat</span> Former City in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine

Pripyat, also known as Prypiat, is a mostly abandoned city in northern Ukraine, located near the border with Belarus. Named after the nearby river, Pripyat, it was founded on 4 February 1970 as the ninth atomgrad to serve the nearby Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, which is located in the adjacent abandoned Chernobyl. Pripyat was officially proclaimed a city in 1979 and had grown to a population of 49,360 by the time it was evacuated on the afternoon of 27 April 1986, one day after the Chernobyl disaster.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chernihiv</span> City in Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine

Chernihiv is a city and municipality in northern Ukraine, which serves as the administrative center of Chernihiv Oblast and Chernihiv Raion within the oblast. Chernihiv's population is 282,747.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ovruch</span> City in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine

Ovruch is a city in Korosten Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Until 2020, it was the administrative center of the former Ovruch Raion, until it was merged into Korosten Raion. It has a population of approximately 15,250, and is home to the Ovruch air base.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lozova Raion</span> Subdivision of Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine

Lozova Raion is a raion in Kharkiv Oblast in eastern Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Lozova. Current population: 147,361.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Southwestern Railways</span> State-owned railway company in Ukraine

Southwestern Railways (PZZ), headquartered in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, is a component part of the Ukrzaliznytsia company, its regional branch.

<i>S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat</i> 2009 video game

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat is a first-person shooter survival horror video game developed by GSC Game World for Microsoft Windows. It is the third game released in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series of video games, following S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl and S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, with the game's narrative and events following the former. It was published in the CIS territories by GSC World Publishing in October 2009, before being released by Deep Silver and bitComposer Games in North America and the PAL region in February 2010.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chernihiv Raion</span> Subdivision of Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine

Chernihiv Raion is a raion (district) of Chernihiv Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is the city of Chernihiv. Population: 445,430.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Belarus–Ukraine border</span> International border

The Belarusian-Ukrainian border is the state border between Belarus and Ukraine with a length of about 1,084 km (674 mi). It starts from the triple junction with Poland to the west and stretches to the triple junction with Russia to the east. The tripoint border at the triple border junction of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine is marked in the form of a monument, while at the other border junction there is a river, the Western Bug that coincides with the border of Poland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yaniv, Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast</span> Village in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine

Yaniv is an abandoned village in Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast, northern Ukraine. It is located south of Pripyat and west of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vilcha, Kyiv Oblast</span> Urban-type settlement in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine

Vilcha is an abandoned settlement and former urban-type settlement in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, part of Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chernihiv–Ovruch railway</span> Railway line in Ukraine and Belarus

The Chernihiv–Ovruch railway is a partially electrified and partially operational single track railway line that stretches between the town of Ovruch and the city of Chernihiv, in northern Ukraine, passing through southern Belarus and the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. The line is owned by Ukrzaliznytsia alone, with railway stations located in Belarus being leased from the government of Belarus. A portion of the line between railway stations Vilcha and Semykhody has not been in service since the Chernobyl disaster, on 26 April 1986.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yaniv railway station</span> Former railway station in Yaniv, Ukraine

Yaniv railway station, also named Yanov station, is an abandoned Ukrainian station located in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Sometimes referred to as Pripyat station, it lies in the village of Yaniv, south of the city of Pripyat, and is part of the Chernihiv–Ovruch railway. It is included in the transport sector state-owned enterprise Chernobylservis.

Chernihiv-Arena is mainly used by the club FC Chernigiv and sometimes by FC Desna 2. It is located in the district of ZAZ, in Kiltseva St, 2а, Chernihiv, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine 14039.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tekstylnyk stadium (Chernihiv)</span> Football stadium in Chernihiv, Ukraine

Tekstylnyk stadium or Cheksil stadium is a football stadium in Chernihiv, Ukraine. The stadium was built nearby the Khimik Sports Complex. It was formerly the home arena of the female football club WFC Lehenda-ShVSM Chernihiv. Designed for 2,000 spectators, the field is 102 × 65 m. The field is in Ushinsky, novozavodsky, district, just beside Cheksil factory 2–3 km from the Chernihiv Ovruch railway and the Monument to Soldiers Liberators in Victory Square.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lokomotyv stadium (Chernihiv)</span> Stadium in Chernihiv, Ukraine

Lokomotiv stadium is a football stadium in Chernihiv. The stadium was built nearby the Chernihiv Ovruch railway and the Monument to Soldiers Liberators in Victory Square.

KSK Cheksil is a is one of the largest enterprises in the textile industry in Ukraine, based in Chernihiv. The first stage of the plant was put into operation in 1963. The company is just beside Tekstylschyk stadium and the Chernihiv Ovruch railway.

Khimik Sports Complex is located in Ivana Mazepy St, 78, Chernihiv, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine 14039.

Vokzalnaya Square is a square in the Novozavodsky district of Chernihiv near the Chernihiv–Ovruch railway, the beginning of Pobeda Avenue. Privokzalnaya Street joins in the north.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chernihiv Museum of Ukrainian Antiquities</span>

Chernihiv Museum of Ukrainian Antiquities – museum in Chernigov, which existed in 1902–1925. It is located just beside the Chernihiv Stadium in st. Shevchenko, 63, Chernihiv, 14027 Ukraine.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Central Bus Station (Chernihiv)</span> Bus station in Ukraine

The Chernihiv Bus Station is located just beside the Chernihiv–Ovruch railway in the Station Square just few metres from the Victory Square.

References

  1. in english: Island
  2. in english: Town
  3. in english: Transfer Point
  4. "Radioactive Railroad - A journey through the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone". www.radioactiverailroad.com.
  5. Залізничні колії до ЧАЕС готові до експлуатації, сьогодні ділянкою проїхав перший тестовий поїзд, — Іван Юрик
  6. "Yanov railway station | The Chernobyl Gallery". November 6, 2014.
  7. "Yanov Railway Station". August 17, 2012.