Card An airport. Square on Mitskevich Square, Ivano-Frankivsk, 1987

This 1987 postcard shows the railway station in Kolomyja.

What is shown on the postcard

The image features the station building with a canopy or tower, forecourt, and tracks — the transport gateway to the Carpathians.

Historical note

Since the 19th century Kolomyja has been a Prykarpattia rail hub linking the foothills with Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Rakhiv. The station served passengers and freight including timber, oil, and farm produce.

Present day

The station remains an active transport node. The postcard records the building in 1987.

Location (map)

Address: Vokzalna Square, Kolomyja, Ukraine

Coordinates: 48.524800, 25.026500
(Google Maps)

Coordinate source: Open map data, Kolomyja.

Questions and answers

• What is shown? The Kolomyja railway station.
• What year? 1987.
• Why is the station important? Kolomyja is a rail hub into the Carpathian foothills.

See also

• Kolomyja postcards
• 1987 postcards

The «Old Postcards» archive includes other views of Kolomyja from 1987.