Turkmenbashi railway station

Turkmenbashi railway station
General information
Location	Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan
Coordinates	40°00′14″N 52°59′41″E / 40.0039°N 52.9947°E / 40.0039; 52.9947
Construction
Parking	50 cars
History
Opened	1895
Previous names	Alexeï Léontiévitch Benois

Turkmenbashi railway station (Turkmen: Türkmenbaşy demirýol menzili) is the main railway station in Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan. It was built in 1895. The station is operated by the state owned company Türkmendemirýollary.

History

Station Turkmenbashi in the Moorish style was built in the years 1895–96. Architect - Alexeï Léontiévitch Benois, who has worked in Krasnovodsk. The station building - one of the most beautiful in the whole of Central Asia rail. The architecture of the station, there are many elements of the palace of the Emir of Bukhara. Railway Station Square is located near to a memorial to Turkmen soldiers killed in the Second World War (1941 - 1945).

Service

There are train route 606/605 Ashgabat - Turkmenbashi - Ashgabat.

See also

• Railway stations in Turkmenistan

References