Ovruch | Овруч | Western end of the Ovruch - Chernihiv rail link |
Hrezlya | Грезля | Named after the nearby Hrezlya River. In the 1980s the population was around 550. All were evacuated after the Chornobyl disaster. |
Nyvky | Нивки | |
Racha | Рача | The village of Racha (also transliterated as Radcha) was abandoned after the Chernobyl disaster. |
Vilcha | Вільча | Larger village located along the rail line, and the first station officially inside the Exclusion Zone. Around 2000 residents were evacuated from Vilcha after the Chornobyl disaster. |
Klivini | Кливини | Small village abandoned after the Chornobyl disaster. |
Tovstyi Lis | Товстий Ліс | The Russian name of this village literally translates to "Thick Forest." Abandoned after the Chornobyl disaster. |
Burakivka | Буракивка | Evacuated village of around 200 people, the land is still very radioactive as contaminated vehicles and other waste were buried here. |
Shepelychi | Шепеличи | Village of around 700 people was evacuated after the Chornobyl disaster. |
Yaniv | Янів | Approximate midpoint of the Ovruch to Chernihiv line. The rail yard located here is now a "railroad graveyard." |
Semikhody | Семиходи | A short branch from the railroad main line ends at Semikhody station, constructed after the Chornobyl disaster to receive plant workers traveling by train from Slavutych. |
Zimovische | Зимовище | Formerly a village of around 630 people, it evacuated after the Chornobyl disaster. |
Posudovo | Посудово | Belarusian village of around 230 people, was evacuated after the Chornobyl disaster. |
Iolcha | Іолча | Current terminus of the active rail line from Chernihiv. Iolcha is located just over the border, in Belarusian territory. |
Nedanchychi | Неданчичі | Village containing about 750 people. |
Poselok Lesnoi | Поселок Лесной | Name literally translates to "Forest Village" |
Slavutych | Славутич | Formerly called Nerafa, the city of Slavutych was constructed after the Chornobyl disaster as a replacement city for plant workers to live. City has a population of around 25,000. |
Demeyka | Демейка | Small station that also serves the villagers of Maleyke. |
Maleyke | Малейки | Small village with a population of around 225 people. |
Zhukotki | Жуко́тки | Named for the village Zhukotki, located around 4 kilometers from the railroad tracks, with a population of around 500. |
Levkovichi | Левко́вичі | Small village of around 300 people. |
Belous | Білоус | Named for the nearby River Belous. Two villages are nearby, Old Belous and New Belous. |
Chernihiv | Чернігів | Eastern terminus of the line, as well as the largest settlement along the line. City of around 300,000 inhabitants. |
Radioactive Railroad
A journey through the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone
