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Poligon Military Railway Station and Water Tower
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Enerpa
March 25, 2025
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Glūkos railway station (originally called the Polygon railway station, Artillery railway station) is a railway station in the village of Glūkos, west of Lake Glūkos. Although train traffic was discontinued in 1926, the station building was used for various purposes until 1989. The railway station building complex is an object of the Register of Cultural Properties.
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•Unihus
April 7, 2023
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1894s "Poligon" military railway station nicknamed "Artillerijskaja" (Artillery) with water tower, which supplied water for steam locomotives. Between I and II World Wars it was established sanatorium "Dainava". Currently private territory / Survived in 1894 military railway station "Pologon" more commonly called "Artilleryskaya" and a water tower that supplied water to steam trains. Between World War I and World War II, the Dainava sanatorium was established on the site of the railway station. Currently private territory.
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•Laura
April 8, 2023
Hiking
The owners were there on the weekend and didn't want to disturb us - we admired the station from afar.
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