page_title: Chop, Zakarpattia Oblast
section_title: Features
hierarchical_section_title: Chop, Zakarpattia Oblast / Features
caption_attribution_description: Passport stamps for rail from Chop, Ukraine-Hungary border
context_page_description: Chop is a city located in Zakarpattia Oblast of western Ukraine, near the borders of Slovakia and Hungary. It is separated from the Hungarian town of Záhony by the river Tisza by being situated on its right bank. Located inside Uzhhorod Raion, since 2003 it is designated as a city of oblast significance - not included in any raion of the oblast. Population: 8,937.
context_section_description: Chop is an important railway junction in Ukraine where the Lviv-Stryi-Budapest railway line meets the Lviv-Uzhgorod-Košice line.  There is also a line running eastwards to Romania via Korolevo and Halmeu although there are currently no regular passenger services.
  Near Chop, there are also international railway and highway border crossings to Hungary and Slovakia and also to the westernmost point of Ukraine. The first town across the border in Slovakia is Čierna nad Tisou while in Hungary, the first city is Záhony.
caption: Passport stamps from Chop.
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