Babruysk railway station

Babruysk Railway Station is a railway station in Babruysk, Belarus.

Babruysk
Belarusian Railway
General information
Coordinates53°08′15.6″N 29°11′42.5″E
Owned byBelarusian Railway
Line(s)Asipovichy-Zhlobin railway line
Babruysk-Rabkor railway line[1]
Other information
Station code147008
History
Opened1873[2]
ElectrifiedYes[1]
Services
Preceding station   Babruysk-Rabkor   Following station
Location
Babruysk is located in Belarus
Babruysk
Babruysk
Location within Belarus

History

The station was built by Karl Otto Georg von Meck as part of the third section of the Libau–Romny Railway constructed 1871–1874. The Misk-Babruysk section was completed onin September 1873, with the first locomotive arriving that November. Over the next few decades the facilities of the railway service was improved, with a station building being completed in 1900. In 1932 a new connection to Starushki was added.[3]

Tsar Nicholas II visited Babruysk Station in December, 1904, where he reviewed the 1st Brigade of the 40th Infantry Division of the Imperial Russian Army, stationed at the nearby Babruysk fortress.

10 billion rubles was spent in the 2004 to 2005 period to renovate the station, including new lighting and provision of flowerbeds.[3]

  • Tsar Nicholas II reviewing soldiers of the 157th Imeretinsky Infantry Regiment and the 158th Kutaisi Infantry Regiment at Bobruisk railway Station, 21 December 1904
    Tsar Nicholas II reviewing soldiers of the 157th Imeretinsky Infantry Regiment and the 158th Kutaisi Infantry Regiment at Bobruisk railway Station, 21 December 1904

References
  1. "Железнодорожная станция Бобруйск. Фотолинии — Railwayz.info". railwayz.info. The railwayz.info team. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  2. Efron, F. A.; Efron, I. A. "Либаво-Роменская железная дорога". www.brocgaus.ru. Энциклопедия Брокгауза. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  3. "Вокзал станции Бобруйск - Белорусская железная дорога". history.rw.by. Belarusian Railway. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
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