Volovets is an intermediate railway station of the Lviv Railway , located in the central part of the regional center of Volovets, Transcarpathian region of Ukraine .
| Station | |
| Volovets Volovets | |
|---|---|
| Lviv railway | |
 Station station Volovets | |
| Operator | Ukrainian railways |
| opening date | 1886 [1] |
| Type of | passenger station |
| Type of platforms | straight |
| Location |  Ukraine , Transcarpathian region |
| Distance to Lviv | 170 km |
| Code in ACMS | 383701 |
| Code in Express 3 | 2218145 |
It is located on the Stryi - Batevo line, between the Skotnik (7 km) and Volchiy (18 km) stations.
History
The station was opened in March 1886 as part of the Mukachevo - Volovets railway. After the construction of the Beskydy tunnel, the railway continued to Lavochnoe station and in 1887 it was finally connected with the Stryi-Lavochnoe railway.
The station was electrified in 1956 as part of the Lavochnoe - Mukachevo railway, the first on the Lviv railway.
Suburban and regional electric trains, as well as long-distance trains, stop at the station.
On December 11, 2016, an interval every other day launched the Kharkov - Uzhgorod night express train (via Poltava, Mirgorod, Lviv), which travels over the whole country in one night.
Notes
- ↑ Railway stations of the USSR. Directory. - M., Transport, 1981
Links
Sources
- Arkhangelsky A. S., Arkhangelsky V. A. Railway stations of the USSR: Reference. In two books. - M.: Transport, 1981.