Ararat ( Arm. Արարատ ) is a railway station in the city of the same name , located on the Masis - Yeraskh section .
| Station | |
| Ararat | |
|---|---|
| Masis - Herash | |
| South Caucasus Railway | |
| opening date | 1908 [1] |
| Type of | freight-passenger |
| Number of platforms | one |
| Platform type | low side |
| Platform shape | straight |
| Current | constant, 3 kV |
| Exit to | Ararat |
| Distance to Yerevan | 47 km  |
| Code in ACMS | 569509 |
| Code in Express 3 | 5800706 |
History
Opened in 1909 . The station is located at the confluence of the Araks and Karasu rivers and was indicated as a border point for establishing a border with Turkey under the Alexandropol and Moscow treaties. [2]
Until November 1989, it was the last stop of long-distance trains traveling to Azerbaijan .
Today
Today, the Ararat station is the last most stably loaded station on the Masis - Eraskh line. Passenger traffic is represented by two pairs of electric trains :
| Route | Fare | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Yerevan - Ararat | 300 dram | 48 km |
| Yerevan - Eraskh | 300 AMD to Yerevan , 200 AMD to Yerash | 48 km to Yerevan, 17 km to Yerash |
There are no long-distance passenger trains since 1989 .
The station is the terminal for all freight trains traveling along the Masis-Koltso -Eraskh line. The station is serviced by the Ararat Cement Plant and an ore-dressing plant.
Notes
- ↑ Railway stations of the USSR. Directory. - M .: Transport, 1981
- ↑ Moscow and Kars treaties - more shameful than Alexandropol . regnum.ru. Date of treatment March 24, 2019.