Donetsk railway station

Donetsk railway station is a railway station in Donetsk. It lies between Rutchenkove railway station to the south, and a junction towards Avdiivka on the northwest and Yasynuvata on the northeast, via Donetsk-Pivnichnyi railway station. It is currently operated by Railways of Novorossiya.

Donetsk
Donetsk Railway terminal
Donetsk railway station in 2025
General information
Location	Privokzalnaya Square, 3 Kyivskyi District, Donetsk
Coordinates	48.0439°N 37.7463°E / 48.0439; 37.7463
Operated by	De jure: Ukrainian Railways De facto: Russian Railways Railways of Novorossiya
Platforms	5
Tracks	9
Construction
Parking	yes
Other information
Station code	89720
History
Opened	1872 (1872)
Rebuilt	2012, 2023-2025
Electrified	yes
Services
Preceding station Ukrainian Railways Following station De jure part of Donets Railway, de facto operated by Railways of Novorossiya Terminus Donetsk – Uspenskaya Donetsk-North toward Uspenskaya, Russia Donetsk - Debaltseve Yasynuvata toward Debaltseve Donetsk – Yasynuvata Yasynuvata Terminus
Suspended services Preceding station Ukrainian Railways Following station Kvartsytnyy toward Volnovakha Volnovakha – Yasynuvata 12 km toward Yasynuvata Terminus Donetsk - 447 km 11 km toward 447 km Long-distance trains (pre-2014) Mariupol Terminus 78/77 Makiivka toward Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi 384/383 Makiivka toward Vitebsk
Location

History

In World War II the station building was completely destroyed. In 1951, the architect I. Vorontsov designed a new station, with a central hub and spurs. The lobby in the centre is key to its design. The station square was built in the 1960s.

The station houses a museum of the history of the Donetsk Railway, opened on 4 August 2000, on its 130th anniversary. Outside there is a statue to St. Nicholas, consecrated by the Russian Orthodox Church in late 2011. To accommodate the European Football Championship 2012 the station building was reconstructed and expanded, in a more modern style.

On 21 May 2012 a new building was commissioned. the New complex consists of main, commuter and transit platforms, two shopping malls, two concourses and a new bus station. The pedestrian overbridge was redesigned to be indoors with escalators. The whole of the station was redesigned with 15.8 km (9.8 mi) of new track, 83 new switches, and 417 electrical junctions, with 21 new signals.

There are around 200 lights, 25 km (16 mi) of signaling cable, 12 km (7.5 mi) of overhead line, upgrades to the two existing electrical substations and installation of two new ones.

In 2014 the station building was damaged during the War in Donbass.

On May 9, 2025, after 11 years of being closed, the Station finally reopened its lines along the Debaltseve-Donetsk route.

Trains

No long-distance trains pass or terminate at Donetsk, because of the ongoing conflict. Four trains operated by the Donetsk People's Republic pass the station.

• Ilovaisk — Yasynuvata (via Donetsk)
• Donetsk — Uspenskaya (via Ilovaisk)
• Ilovaysk — Olenivka (via Donetsk)
• Yasynuvata — Luhansk (via Donetsk)

On 9 May 2025, the Railways of Novorossiya, a Russian state-owned company, plans to reintroduce railway service to Donetsk, including:

• Donetsk — Donetsk-North — Yasynuvata — Uspenskaya
• Donetsk — Donetsk-North — Yasynuvata
• Donetsk — Yasynuvata

Gallery

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  August 2012
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  August 2012
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  Another angle 2012
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  Outside the station 2012
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  Railroad car shed built in 1924 which serves as a museum
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  EPL2T multiple unit on the station
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  Passage from the station to the tracks, waiting hall

External links

• Website of Railways of Novorossiya