Vorokhta () is a

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that is located in town of

Vorokhta Vorokhta (; ) is a Populated places in Ukraine#Rural settlements, rural settlement located in the Carpathian Mountains on Prut River in Ukraine.Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (), also referred to as Ivano-Frankivshchyna () or simply Frankivshchyna, is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (region) in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Ivano-Frankivsk. It has a pop ...

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. It is part of the Ivano-Frankivsk administration (

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). The station is located next to the town's center and situated on a segment between Deliatyn and Dilove (

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) which is next to the border with

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Overview

The station has two platforms (one island platform) allowing embarkment of passengers onto two trains simultaneously. Three tracks that stretch along the station leave extra room for easy passing. Among notable railroad infrastructure in the area are bridges, one over the

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and another pedestrian over rail tracks at the north end of the station. To south of the station towards

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, there is a railway crossing with barrier. Among other major rail infrastructures in the area is an old stone railroad bridge that was built in 1884 when the railroad was first installed in the area. Stretching also over the

right next to the newly installed bridge, it is in poor conditions and overgrown with vegetation (). The station is most often served by the

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. There is also a railbus Ivano-Frankivsk - Vorokhta that is served by a Polish manufactured train PESA. Among services provided at the station are embarkment and disembarkment of passengers and cargo for commuter and regional lines. Sale of tickets on all trains is available on site. There is also a ramp for loading and unloading of vehicles onto a train. The local wood processing factory has an access for loading and unloading. There is an abandoned and unused branching off onto a narrow gauge railroad. {{wide image, Vorokhta Railway Station 1.jpg, 750px, View from the main platform (October 2009) File:Vorokhta Ukraine Train Station.jpg, Station view from town (August 2008) File:Vorokhta Railway Station 4.jpg, Station view from town (close up, June 2012) File:D1-757-1 (4).jpg, Train at island platform (June 2012)

External links

Vorokhta rail station
at railwayz.info
Video of a railbus Ivano-Frankivsk - Vorokhta
December 2010. Vorokhta Railway stations in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast 1895 establishments in Ukraine Railway stations in Ukraine opened in 1895 Railway stations in Ukraine opened in the 1890s