Uzhhorodrailway station (Ukrainian: Залізнична станція Ужгород) is the main railway station in Uzhhorod, Ukraine. It also is used as a port on the Slovakia–Ukraine border for freight transport. The rail border checkpoint is part of the Chop customs.
The station was opened to the public in October 2004. It is located on Heorhiy Kirpa Square, 300 meters away from the city's main bus station.
History
The station was opened on 28 August 1872, as a part of Hungarian North Eastern Railway [hu]. The former building of the Ungvar (Uzhhorod) Railway Station was built in the early 20th century and renovated in 2004, becoming the suburban railway station.
In 1968, the station was electrified.[1] In the late 1970s, the Soviet Government decided to build a new station building for the 1980 Olympic Games, but the project was never completed.[citation needed]
In 2002, the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers decided to build a new modern bigger railway station complex. The works began in 2003. In October 2004 Ukrainian Prime MinisterViktor Yanukovych and Uzhhorod city mayor Viktor Pohorelov [uk] opened the new station complex to the public.
The complex today
The suburban station serves trains to stations in the Zakarapattia Oblast. The central railway station serves departures and arrivals to and from:
