Novooleksiivka railway station (Ukrainian: Новоолексіївка) is a major junction railway station in Novooleksiivka, Ukraine.[1][2]
History
The station was opened on 14 October 1874 as part of the Melitopol–Dzhankoi line.[3]
In 2014, the line to Crimea was closed due to the Russian occupation of Crimea.[4] Consequently, all lines that previously were linked to Crimea now end at this station.
On 8 March 2022, an armored Russian train was recorded by locals using the lines near the station.[6] The train was widely believed to be the Baikal, which had previously participated in Russian military drills in Crimea in 2016.[7]
On 11 July 2023, Ukrinform published a report from a Telegram channel describing an explosion at a Russian ammunition depot, a building that was previously the station's coal warehouse.[8] The report outlined how the shells inside exploded over the course of roughly three hours. It was later revealed that the explosion was caused by a Ukrainian drone attack.[9]
