Modern railway station. Kharkov as a transport hub of Ukraine

The city of Kharkiv is the center of the Southern railway line, one of the largest transport hubs of Ukraine of special purpose. In addition to several stations, railway stations and platforms are located on the city territory. The Southern Railway Station is the largest and most important railway station. Kharkovites call it in their own way, and the official name is Art. Kharkov-Passenger.

Thanks to the railway lines, Kharkiv is directly connected to the suburbs, large cities of Ukraine and the CIS countries. The status of strategic assignment obliges the following through the train station to pass a technical inspection and replenish the necessary supplies.

Station Infrastructure

The complex of the Southern Railway Station covers:

• Station building;
• Ticket offices;
• Spacious luggage compartment;
• Hotels;
• Passenger platforms;
• Several car parks;
• Repair or construction and installation units;
• Depot;
• An extensive network of communications.

Arrived passengers on the North and South tunnels from the platform pass into the base of the station building. Already from it there is an exit to the Railway station square, to the lobby and underground.

The architecture of the railway station complex

The building of the station complex is a sculptural creation, a fine work of masters of not one generation. The central hall is decorated on both sides by towers (North and South), the height of each - 42 m. The southern tower is crowned with a huge clock. Their diameter is 4.25 m.

Reconstruction and interior finishing works have made the central hall of the South Station a true architectural masterpiece. The lobby hall can be compared only with a monument of architecture. The decoration of the dome became images of real historical events. And in the center of the splendor is the luxury of a five-ton chandelier. Its illumination envelops the hall with a soft cozy light, in which the radiance of the golden finish gives the room even greater grandeur. Sculptors, artists, designers - everyone who participated in the improvement of the lobby of the hall, tried to glory.

From any corner of the room it is possible to view information fed to the display with a 360 ° view, it has become an interesting center of the hall.

station Square

The modern reconstruction of the station square helped her to really composition with the unique structure of the majestic railway station.

The mosaic covering of the sidewalk, flat lawns and chic fountains together with additional lighting made the area a beautiful corner of modern Kharkov. Now she captivates and fascinates the guests of the city, helps to pass the hour of expectations, and the townspeople daily gathers for rest.

Timetable of railway transport

Information about transport is probably the first thing that every person who came to the railway station is looking for. Kharkiv train schedule is submitted electronically. This is very convenient, since the visual information reduces the workload of the station staff, and the bright illumination of the screen allows you to familiarize yourself with information even for people with poor eyesight.

A large electronic display with detailed information is placed in the central building. Information on the transport arriving in the nearest hour is easy to find on the electronic scoreboard located on the facade of the building near the North as well as the Southern towers.

And the electronic scoreboard in the tunnel room will help to easily find the platform to which the train arrives.

For the convenience of obtaining information services by citizens who came to the railway station in Kharkov, two electronic reference informants with touch monitors are installed in the main hall. An additional source of information allows passengers to receive the necessary information in a timely manner, while avoiding queues at the ticket office.

The timetable includes information about long-distance trains, about suburban trains and electric trains arriving at the railway station. Kharkov - the station is not only transitory, for many locomotives it is initial and final.

Tickets are purchased at the ticket offices of the central station, prepaid ticket offices (they are located outside the railway station complex), in the service center (2 nd floor of the station). Modern convenience is the purchase of tickets online.

Road to the airport

After a long journey, you finally met the railway station (Kharkov) ... How to get to the airport? Now this question interests you the most?

Kharkiv International Airport is located 12 km from the city center. Ordering a car in the service "Radio Taxi", you can reach your destination within 30 minutes, without problems and late arrivals. The taxi phone number is easily found on the city's advertising stands.

In addition to taxis, there is municipal transport to the airport, it is much cheaper, although longer (it should be about an hour in stock).

Using the services of the underground, it is necessary to drive to the station "Prospekt Gagarina". To make a transfer to fixed-route taxi No. 119, No. 115 or No. 305 (possibly, and others, the main thing is that they have the inscription "Airport" - as a rule, this stop is final). The shuttle bus stops 500 meters before the terminal.

There is an opportunity to get to the airport by trolleybus number 5. Arriving at the railway station in Kharkov, you need to get to the metro station Prospekt Gagarina, where the 5th trolleybus runs. The only nuance is that this transport runs at fairly long intervals.

Railway Station, Kharkov: phone and address

To find out all the information you are interested in regarding your itinerary, you can call by phone for more information: (057) 724-37-84.

Do not know how to get to the Southern Railway Station (Kharkov)? The address is easy to remember: Privokzalnaya Square, 1. In any part of the city you can use the services of the underground and get to the metro station "Yuzhnyi Vokzal".