Chertkovo railway station

Chertkovo railway station (Russian: станция Чертково) is a former railway station in Chertkovo, Rostov oblast, Russia. It is 325 km down-line from Rostov-Glavny station and was situated between Zorinovka and Sheptukhovka on the Moscow–Rostov-on-Don line until 2017, when a bypass between Zhuravka and Millerovo was completed.[3] The station is adjacent to the border with Ukraine, just across the tracks from the Ukrainian village of Milove.[4]

Chertkovo
View of the station
General information
Location1, Privokzalnaya Street, Chertkovo, Russia[1]
Coordinates49.37732°N 40.14783°E / 49.37732; 40.14783
Line(s)North Caucasus Railway (from 1987) South Eastern Railway (until 1987)
Platforms2
Tracks8
Construction
Parkingyes
Other information
Station code586203
History
Opened1871[2]
Closed2019

History

View of the station from Privokzalnaya Street

The station was established on 14 August 1869 during construction of the south section of the South Eastern Railway near the border between Don Host Oblast and Kharkov Governorate. The station was named for ataman Mikhail Chertkov, who petitioned to construct the railway. The village of Chertkovo was founded due to construction of the railway station.[5]

In 1873 the Chertkovo second-class station had a one-storey stone station building, one passenger and two cargo platforms, locomotive depot for 12 steam locomotives, reservoir for water, two stone and eight wooden constructions, bathhouse, laundry and other warehouses. Buffets, bookstall and newsstand operated at the station. The railway line was fully equipped with the latest technology. Wireless telegraphs of the Markoni Company were used in Chertkovo. In the early 1900s Chertkovo was a small workers' settlement where there were a church, drinking establishment and bunkhouse. At that time construction of a hospital began. Chertkovo had one secondary school and college.

In 1987 the railway line from Chertkovo to Zverevo was transferred from the South Eastern Railway to the North Caucasus Railway, with the new connection between the two railways being just north of Chertkovo station.

The opening ceremony of the bust of Mikhail Chertkov took place at the square front of the station in August 2009. The event was held in conjunction with the 140-year anniversary of Chertkovo.[6]

A 37-kilometre section of the railway line between Chertkovo and Gartmashevka in the Kantemirovsky District of Voronezh Oblast to the north passed through Ukraine's Luhansk Oblast, with Russian Railways leasing the rail infrastructure from a Ukrainian village council.[7] Due to the war in Donbass, Russian Railways wanted to bypass Ukraine to ensure security of passengers and cargo transportation. Construction of a bypass, from Zhuravka in the Kantemirovsky District in the north to Millerovo in the south, began in 2015. It became operational in August 2017. It has 122.5 km double-track, 25 kV 50 Hz, maximum speed of 160 km/h, cost 56 billion RUB.[8][9][10][11] On 11 December 2017, Russian Railways switched all long-distance trains to the new line to bypass Ukraine and, consequently, Chertkovo.[4][12] In 2018 local services were also terminated and the station closed in 2019.

Services

Until the Russo-Ukrainian War Chertkovo was a station for long-distance and suburban trains operated by Russian Railways. The most common destinations were: Rostov-on-Don, Moscow, Adler, Novorossiysk, Anapa, Kislovodsk, Yeysk, Saint Petersburg, Stavropol, Sukhumi, Vladikavkaz.[13] The average stopping time of passenger trains was about 2 minutes.[14]

References

  1. "Вокзал Чертково" (in Russian). РЖД. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  2. Железнодорожные станции СССР. Справочник [Railway stations of the USSR. Directory] (in Russian). Moscow: Транспорт. 1981.
  3. "Расчёт расстояний между жд станций". Poisk vagonov (in Russian). Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  4. "Как повлияла на районы Ростовской области ж/д ветка в обход Украины" [How did the railway line bypassing Ukraine affect the regions of the Rostov region]. TASS (in Russian). 12 December 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  5. "Из истории посёлка Чертково" [From the history of Chertkovo]. Don Tourism (in Russian).
  6. "Историческая справка" [History reference] (in Russian). Муниципальное образование Чертковского района. Archived from the original on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  7. "Участок железной дороги в обход территории Украины" [Section of the railway bypassing the territory of Ukraine]. TASS (in Russian). 10 December 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  8. Sukhankin, Sergey (25 July 2017). "Zhuravka–Millerovo Rail Bypass: A Threat to Ukraine's National Security?". The Jamestown Foundation.
  9. "Russia completes railway to bypass Ukraine". Railway Gazette International. 8 August 2017.
  10. "Regular railway service bypassing Ukraine may start this year". TASS. 8 August 2017.
  11. Daly, John C.K. (5 October 2015). "Russia Forges Ahead With New Southern Rail Bypass of Ukraine". The Jamestown Foundation.
  12. "All Russian trains to bypass Ukraine starting Dec 11". UNIAN. 11 December 2017.
  13. "Расписание поездов по вокзалу Чертково. Отправление" [Train timetable at Chertkovo station. Departure] (in Russian). Яндекс расписания. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  14. "Вокзал Чертково: расписание поездов на 2017 год" [Chertkovo Station] (in Russian). Retrieved 8 August 2017.
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