THE OPENING OF GALICIAN RAILWAY
Lviv railway is one of the oldest in Ukraine. Its history originates from the times, when western Ukrainian lands were a part of the Austrian Empire. The construction started in April 1856. It was then that the Polish and Galician statesman Leon Sapieha was granted the concession to build the first rail road in Galicia.
Railway station in Lviv
The new way had to cross the territory of Ukraine to the north of the Carpathians and link the cities in Galicia and Vienna as well as other cities and towns in Austria, Germany and Hungary.
On November, 3, 1861, just before the birthday of Prince Karl Ludwig, after whom the Galician railway was named, everything was ready for opening. In the early hours of November 4th, the first train arrived from Vienna to Przem
