Chop railway station
Railway station in Ukraine
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Chop (Ukrainian: Чоп, Hungarian: Csap) is a railway station that is located in the small city of Chop, Zakarpattia Oblast in Ukraine. It is part of the Uzhhorod administration (Lviv Railways).
(Pryvokzalna ploshcha)
Zakarpattia Oblast
Ukraine
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| Location | Rail Station Square, Chop (Pryvokzalna ploshcha) Zakarpattia Oblast Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°25′58.1″N 22°12′26.7″E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System | Inter-city rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Ukrzaliznytsia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Lviv Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 4 December 1872 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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General description
The station is an important transportation hub and gateway to Ukraine, as most railways in its neighbouring countries have 1435mm standard gauge, whereas most of Ukraine has 1520mm broad gauge tracks. There are two border checkpoints: Strazh for Slovakia and Druzhba for Hungary. The station serves passengers and freight trains. Among the services provided at the station is only for passengers getting on or off commuter and regional trains.
Locomotive depot
The station also contains a locomotive depot that services locomotives. Currently there are no locomotive units assigned to the depot and all M62, ChME3, and D1 multiple units were transferred either to Mukacheve or Koroleve locomotive depots.
Connections
Standard gauge line to Čierna nad Tisou railway station in Slovakia with through connections to Prague in the Czech Republic.[1]
Gallery
Bogie exchange station for track gauge transition
Electric locomotive (VL10) at the station
