Eastern Europe
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Kyiv Oblast

Yaniv railway station (former)

Yaniv railway station, also named Yanov station, is an abandoned station located in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Sometimes referred to as Pripyat station, it lies in the village of Yaniv, south of the city of , and is part of the Chernihiv–Ovruch railway.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: Train station in Ukraine
  • Also known as: “Stantsiya Yanov”, “Yaniv railway station”, “Yaniv Railway Station”, and “Yanov”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Amusement Park and Avanhard Stadium.

Photo: Justin Stahlman, CC BY 2.0.
The Pripyat is an abandoned located in , . It was to have its grand opening on 1 May 1986, in time for the May Day celebrations, but these plans were cancelled on 26 April, when the Chernobyl disaster occurred a few kilometers away. is situated 1½ km north of Yaniv railway station (former).

Stadium
Photo: Clay Gilliland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an abandoned football stadium in , Ukraine. It was built to become the home ground of FC Stroitel Pripyat. Due to the Chernobyl disaster it was never realized. is situated 2 km north of Yaniv railway station (former).

Hotel building
Photo: BKfi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The hotel is one of the tallest buildings in the abandoned city of , . In operation for just over a decade, the Hotel was used as quarters for Soviet officials and engineers after the Chernobyl disaster in late April 1986. is situated 1½ km north of Yaniv railway station (former).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yaniv and Pripyat.

Locality
Photo: Kruusamägi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an abandoned village in , , northern . It is located south of and west of the .

Town
Photo: Jorge Franganillo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also known as Prypiat, is an abandoned industrial city in , , located near the border with . Named after the nearby river, , it was founded on 4 February 1970 as the ninth atomgrad, catering the nearby .

Locality
Photo: Vertovfan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
was a village near , , south-west of the Pripyat River basin. After the Chernobyl disaster in 1986 the village was contaminated by fallout and subsequently evacuated, and now lies within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. is situated 4 km northwest of Yaniv railway station (former).

Yaniv railway station (former)

Latitude
51.39426° or 51° 23′ 39″ north
Longitude
30.05919° or 30° 3′ 33″ east
Elevation
116 metres (381 feet)
Open location code
9G3G93V5+PM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 800114576
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­railway
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
688476
Wiki­data ID
Q2682584
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Yaniv railway station (former)” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Յանով”
  • Chinese: “亚尼夫站”
  • Czech: “Janov”
  • Czech: “Stanice Janiv”
  • Czech: “Železniční stanice Janov”
  • Esperanto: “Janiv”
  • French: “gare de Yaniv”
  • French: “Gare de Yaniv”
  • French: “Gare de Yanov”
  • French: “Yaniv”
  • German: “Bahnhof „Janiv“”
  • German: “Bahnhof Janiv”
  • German: “Bahnhof Janov”
  • German: “Bf Janiv”
  • German: “Bf Janov”
  • Lithuanian: “Janivo geležinkelio stotis”
  • Lithuanian: “Janovo geležinkelio stotis”
  • Polish: “Janiw”
  • Polish: “Opuszczona stacja „Yaniv”/Dworzec kolejowy”
  • Russian: “Станция «Янов»”
  • Russian: “Станция Янов”
  • Russian: “Янов”
  • Spanish: “Estación de Yaniv”
  • Ukrainian: “Станція «Янів»”
  • Ukrainian: “Станція Янів (зачинена)”
  • Ukrainian: “Янів”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Yaniv railway station (former)”. Photo: Kruusamägi, CC BY-SA 3.0.