Khosta railway station explained

43.5114°N 39.8642°Wthumb|right|200px|Khosta railway station in 2008Khosta railway station (ru|Станция Хоста) is a railway station of the North Caucasus Railway, a subsidiary of Russian Railways, located in Khosta, Khostinsky City District of Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia.

The station was built between 1961 and 1963^{[1] [2]} and sits on the Sochi–Adler section of the Tuapse–Sukhum railway. The station has three tracks, all of which can serve electric locomotives. There are three platforms connected by a pedestrian subway tunnel. In 2012 the station was renovated and now has carriage-level platforms and mobility access.

The station is situated next to the beach and partially under the coastal highway.

Notes and References

1. Web site: «Красное знамя» №57 от 21 марта 1961 г. « Сочинский краевед . sochived.info . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203045326/http://sochived.info/krasnoe-znamya-57-ot-21-marta-1961-g/ . 2013-12-03.
2. Web site: «Черноморская здравница» №47 от 8 марта 1963 г. — Сочинский краевед . sochived.info . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130907022549/http://sochived.info/chernomorskaya-zdravnitsa-47-ot-8-marta-1963-g/ . 2013-09-07.