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Gyumri railway station Armenian: Գյումրու Երկաթուղային Կայարան
General information
Location	Gyumri Armenia
Coordinates	40°47′15″N 43°51′36″E / 40.78750°N 43.86000°E / 40.78750; 43.86000
Owned by	Russian Railways
Operated by	South Caucasus Railway
History
Opened	1897
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station South Caucasus Railway Following station Terminus Yerevan–Batumi Bayandurtowards Yerevan
Location Gyumri railway station Armenian: Գյումրու Երկաթուղային ԿայարանLocation within Armenia

Gyumri railway station (Armenian: Գյումրու Երկաթուղային Կայարան), is the oldest railway station in Armenia and the main station of the city of Gyumri.

History

The railway junction of Gyumri is the oldest and the largest one in Armenia. It was formed in 1897. The first railway link to Gyumri that connected the city (then officially called Alexandropol) with Tiflis was completed in 1899. The rail line was then extended from Alexandropol to Yerevan (in 1902), Kars (in 1902), Jolfa (in 1906), and Tabriz. As a result, Alexandropol became an important rail hub.

The present building of the station, built in 1979, was designed by local architect Rafik Yeghoyan, and in some of its features, particularly in the spatial composition of its entrance hall, echoes medieval Armenian architecture, a tendency sometimes characteristic of soviet Armenian modernist architecture.

As of 2018, the Gyumri railway station operates regular trips to Yerevan, Tbilisi and Batumi. The South Caucasus Railway, is the current operator of the railway sector in Armenia.

References

1. The train station of Gyumri, an example of Soviet Armenian modernist architecture
2. South Caucasus Railway Gyumri section

v t e Gyumri
Places of worship	Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God Holy Saviour's Church Surp Nshan Church Saint Gregory the Illuminator's Church Saint Jacob of Nisibis Church Saint Nikolai the Wondeworker Church Saint Arsenije Church Saint Alexandra the Martyr's Church Cathedral of the Holy Martyrs
Landmarks	Kumayri historic district Sev Berd Fortress Poloz Mukuch Beerhouse Mother Armenia Diocese of Shirak Vartanants Square Independence Square Charles Aznavour Square
Museums and culture	Dzitoghtsyan Museum of National Architecture Gallery of Mariam and Eranuhi Aslamazyan Sisters House-Museum of Avetik Isahakyan House-Museum of Mher Mkrtchyan Hovhannes Shiraz House Museum Sergey Merkurov House-Museum Vardan Ajemian State Drama Theatre
Science and Education	Shirak State University Progress University Gyumri Academy of Fine Art Lord Byron School Gyumri Technology Center
Sports and recreation	Gyumri City Stadium Shirak SC Gyumri Football Academy Gyumri Chess School October Cinema Gyumri Central park
Transportation	Shirak Airport Gyumri railway station

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