A new dispatcher station was opened in Minsk to replace the demolished Soviet one. But there is no building there — only a construction trailer and a portable toilet

Earlier, the "Minsk-Novosti" agency, citing the enterprise "Capital Transport and Communications," reported that starting November 14, routes of several transit services in the capital would change due to the "completion of construction of the new 'Kulman' dispatcher station."

Buses and trolleybuses did indeed begin traveling to the new site on the scheduled day; however, a correspondent from the outlet Blizko.by who visited the location after the opening found no sign of the promised building.

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Currently, a temporary trailer performs the functions of a dispatcher station. Inside this portable cabin, a rest room for drivers and a separate office for dispatchers were set up, while a ticket sales kiosk and a staff portable toilet were placed nearby on the sidewalk. Workers have not yet started constructing a permanent building — there is not even a foundation at the site of the future station.

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Waiting room in the renderings and a saved coffee shop

As we reported earlier, a large-scale redevelopment at the intersection of Kulman, Krapotkin, and Lili Karastayanava streets began due to the expansion of the "Severny Bereg" (Northern Waterfront) residential complex. To extend Karastayanava Street directly to the Minsk Ring Road (MKAD) and Iosif Langbard Street, the authorities needed to demolish the old "Karastayanava" dispatcher station, which happened to be directly in the path of the future thoroughfare.

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It was decided to return the transport hub to its historic location on Kulman Street, where a dispatcher station that also served suburban routes had operated in Soviet times. Later, this area was occupied by a parking lot, and the old building housed a veterinary clinic and the Coffee Everyday cafe. Originally, plans called for demolishing the entire structure.

However, during the public consultation for the project in November 2025, local residents spoke out in defense of the establishment following an appeal by the cafe's owners. As a result, in October 2026, excavators demolished only the wing containing the veterinary clinic, while the part of the building with the cafe was preserved — it continues to operate right next to the new turning loop.

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According to design documentation, a new one-story bus station with an area of about 370 square meters is to be built next to the surviving cafe. In addition to utility rooms for inspectors and drivers, a medical station, a ticket office, and luggage storage, it includes a 70-square-meter passenger waiting room for 30 seats, as well as a 59-square-meter cafeteria designed for 20 visitors. The schedule for the start of construction of this building has not yet been announced.

How transport routes have changed

Despite the lack of a permanent building, the turning loop itself is already accommodating city transit. Starting November 14, trolleybuses No. 22, 40, and 40a heading toward the "Kulman" dispatcher station were routed via Maksim Bahdanovich, Kulman, Krapotkin, and Vera Kharuzhaya streets, Shevchenko Boulevard, and Kakhovskaya Street. In the opposite direction, they run along Kakhovskaya Street, Shevchenko Boulevard, Vera Kharuzhaya Street, and further along their usual routes, restoring two-way operation for these trolleybuses on Shevchenko Boulevard and Kakhovskaya Street.

Buses No. 44 and 136 also began running to the new dispatcher station, once again traveling via Leanid Beda, Nyakrasov, and Lili Karastayanava streets in both directions. In addition, buses No. 19, 68, 105, 105d, and 131 now drop off passengers at the new station instead of at the "Park Druzhby Narodaŭ" stop. The routes of buses No. 29 and 154, as well as trolleybus No. 92, have temporarily remained unchanged. "Capital Transport and Communications" noted that routes toward "Severny Bereg" will continue to be adjusted as Karastayanava Street undergoes reconstruction and a new turning loop is developed on the site of the former dispatcher station.

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