Moscow Kursky railway station

Moscow–Kursky

Москва–Курская
Moscow Railway terminal
View of the station's main entrance
General information
LocationPloshchad' Kurskogo Vokzala, Moscow
Russia
Coordinates55°45′27″N 37°39′38″E / 55.7575°N 37.660556°E / 55.7575; 37.660556
Operated byMoscow Railway
Line(s)
Platforms9
Tracks17
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station code191602
Fare zone0
History
Opened1896
Rebuilt1938, 1972
Services
Preceding station Moscow Railway
(commuter service)
Following station
Terminus Gorkovskoye line Serp i Molot
towards Vladimir
Kurskoye line Moskva-Tovarnaya
towards Tula
Preceding station Moscow Central Diameters Following station
Kalanchyovskaya
towards Nakhabino
Line D2 Moskva Tovarnaya
towards Podolsk
Future services
Serp i Molot Line D4 Kalanchyovskaya
towards Aprelevka
Location
Moscow–Kursky is located in Moscow Ring Road
Moscow–Kursky
Moscow–Kursky
Location within Moscow Ring Road

Kursky railway terminal (Russian: Ку́рский вокза́л, Kursky vokzal), also known as Moscow Kurskaya railway station (Russian: Москва́-Ку́рская, Moskva-Kurskaya), is one of the ten railway terminals in Moscow. It was built in 1896, and renovated (without major design changes) in 1938, then a large glass facade and modern roof was added in a 1972 expansion.[1] In 2008, there were plans to completely rebuild or refurbish the station.[2] Kursky station, unlike most Moscow terminals, operates two almost opposite railroad directions from Moscow: one toward Kursk, Russia, after which the station is named, that stretches on into Ukraine, and another toward Nizhniy Novgorod, which is less used by long-distance trains, and is mostly for the high-speed service to Nizhniy. Kursky is connected to the Lengradskiy Line from the other side, enabling long-distance trains from St. Petersburg going on to other cities to pass through Russia's capital. Because of its three directions, its adjacency to the city center, and its connection to three major metro lines, Kursky is one of Moscow's busiest railway stations.

  1. ^ Kozlov, Vladimir (21 November 2017). "6 Moscow train stations that are temples of art, architecture and history". Russia Beyond. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Directorate of Railway Stations to hold first open tenders for pilot projects to reconstruct and modernise stations in IIQ2008". Russian Railways. 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2008-03-11.[permanent dead link]

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