Taganrog II railway station
Taganrog II Таганрог-II | |
|---|---|
 View of the station from platforms | |
| General information | |
| Location | 1, Vosstaniya Square, Taganrog, Russia |
| Coordinates | 47°13′16″N 38°54′52″E / 47.221223°N 38.914559°E |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Tracks | 4 |
| Construction | |
| Platform levels | 2 |
| Parking | yes |
| Other information | |
| Station code | 511508 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1869 |
| Previous names | Taganrog |
Taganrog II (Russian: Таганрог-II) is a railway station in Taganrog, Rostov oblast, Russia. It is a terminal station for the Rostov-on-Don — Taganrog railway. The station host only suburban trains from Rostov-on-Don. International polytechnic museum is located on the second floor. Among the showpieces of museum there are English projection camera 19th century, soviet television set КVN-49, radiogram Mir and others.[1]
History[edit]
Two-story station building was built with red brick in 1869 to a design by Sergei Zagoskin. Plaster was not applied. The facade is decorated with ornamental setting.[2] The station building is a classic example of red-brick eclecticism, which was popular in Taganrog and Rostov-on-Don. The construction of the station was funded and managed by a famous businessman Jacob Polyakov. The works with his involvement started on 23 June 1869 and lasted until December 1869.[3]
The building is considered almost pristine to this day. Only a one-story separate annex was lost. Uneven windows, arched oriels, attics are certainly a colorful station feature. Station layout was small, but passengers on platforms were protected by a special appentice[clarification needed] from the sun and rain. Station chapel was built to the left of the terminus in 1904. In the 1920s it was destroyed. Station Taganrog II had a locomotive depot for 12 steam locomotives with outdoor turntable.[3]
The opening ceremony of the railway station took place on 4 January 1870. Almost 100 years it was the only railway station in Taganrog. After building the second station Taganrog Passazhirsky (former Taganrog I) the station was renamed in Taganrog II.[2]
Dilapidated station building was transferred to the ownership of North Caucasus Railway of Ministry of Railways. Precarious state of station has enabled to make a film Old gun (Russian: Старое ружьё) about Nazi occupation of Taganrog. After the shoot the terminus was restored.[4]
Gallery[edit]
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View of the station from Vosstaniya Square -
Suburban electric trains ER9P -
Electric locomotive VL80S-773 in Taganrog -
ER 739-99 steam locomotive at the station
References[edit]
- ^ Собств. корр. В Таганроге в здании Старого вокзала открылся Международный политехнический музей // My Taganrog.ru. — 2013
- ^ a b Киричек М.С. Вокзал ст. Таганрог II («Старый вокзал») // Таганрог. Энциклопедия. — Таганрог: Антон, 2008. — С. 260. — ISBN 978-5-88040-064-5.
- ^ a b Кукушин В. С. История архитектуры Нижнего Дона и Приазовья. — Ростов-на-Дону: ГинГо, 1996. — 276 с. — ISBN 5-88616-027-2.
- ^ Мой Таганрог В нескольких районах Таганрога отключат свет из-за съёмок фильма «Старое ружье» // myTaganrog.ru — 2013