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Coordinates: 56°15′N 90°30′E / 56.25°N 90.5°E / 56.25; 90.5

Achinsk railway station on Trans-Siberian railway

Achinsk (Russian: А́чинск) is a city in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located on the right bank of the Chulym River near its intersection with the Trans-Siberian Railway, 184 kilometers (114 mi) west of Krasnoyarsk. Area: 103.21 square kilometers (39.8 sq mi). Population: 114,010 (2006 est.); 118,744 (2002 Census); 121,572 (1989 Census); 85,000 (1969); 32,000 (1939).

It was founded in 1641 as Achinsky ostrog on the Bely Iyus River. After a fire, it was moved to the Chulym River in 1683; hence the official city birthday is considered to be July 25, 1683. Town status was granted in 1782.

The city is served by Achinsk Airport. As of September 2007, the mayor of the city is Ilay Akhmetov.

External links

• Media related to Category:Achinsk at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website of Achinsk

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From Wikitravel

The rail station

Achinsk is a city in Krasnoyarsk (region) on the Trans-Siberian Railway.

Get in

You will almost certainly arrive via the Trans-Siberian Railway.

• Kazansky Cathedral
• The old Synagogue (no longer active)
• Aidashinskaya caves (outside the city)
• A paleolithic archaeological site (outside the city)

Get out

The next big stop to the east is Krasnoyarsk; to the west, Novosibirsk. Kemerovo and Tomsk to the west are reachable by branch lines from junctions Yurga and Taiga respectively.

Yekaterinburg ← Novosibirsk ←

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