Chertkovo railway station

Chertkovo
View of the station
Location	1, Privokzalnaya Street, Chertkovo, Russia
Coordinates	49°22′38″N 40°08′52″E / 49.37732°N 40.14783°E / 49.37732; 40.14783Coordinates: 49°22′38″N 40°08′52″E / 49.37732°N 40.14783°E / 49.37732; 40.14783
Platforms	2
Tracks	8
Construction
Parking	yes
Other information
Station code	586203
History
Opened	1871

Chertkovo railway station (Russian: станция Чертково) is a railway station located in Chertkovo, Rostov oblast, Russia. It is 325 km down-line from Rostov-Glavny and is situated between Zorinovka and Sheptukhovka on the Moscow — Rostov-on-Don line. The station is located at the Ukrainian border just opposite to the Ukrainian village of Milove.

The station was being laid on 14 August 1869 with the construction of the south section of the South Eastern Railway near the border between Don Host Oblast and Kharkov Governorate. The station named for ataman Mikhail Chertkov who petitioned to construct this railway. Village of Chertkovo was founded due to construction of the self-named railway station.

In 1873 the second class station Chertkovo had an one-store stone station building, one passenger and two cargo platforms, locomotive depot for 12 steam locomotives, reservoir for water, two stone and eight wooden constructions, bathhouse, laundry and other warehouses. Buffets, bookstall and newsstand worked on the station. The railway line was fully equipped with the latest technology. Wireless telegraphs of the Markoni Company were exploited in Chertkovo. In the early 1900s Chertkovo was a small workers settlement where there were a church, drinking establishment and bunkhouse. At that time construction began of a hospital. Chertkovo had only one secondary school and college.

The opening ceremony of the bust of Mikhail Chertkov took place at the square front of the station in August 2009. The event was held in conjunction by the 140-year anniversary of Chertkovo.

Chertkovo is the terminal for long-distance and suburban trains operated by Russian Railways. The most common destinations are: Rostov-on-Don, Moscow, Adler, Novorossiysk, Anapa, Kislovodsk, Yeysk, Saint Petersburg, Stavropol, Sukhumi, Vladikavkaz. The average stopping times of passenger trains are of about 2 minutes. The station host suburban trains from Rostov-on-Don. Due to war in Donbass Russian Railways would avoid Eastern Ukraine. The Zhuravka — Millerovo Railway bypassing the Ukrainian territory was become operational in August 2017. The decision was taken against the background of the conflict in Ukraine to ensure security of passengers and cargo transportation. Long-distance trains will stop running through the station in this connection.