Moscow Kurskaya railway station
Moscow Kurskaya | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Moscow Railway terminal | |||||||||||||||||||||
 View of the station's main entrance | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location |
 Russia, Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°45′27″N 37°39′38″E / 55.7575°N 37.660556°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 191602 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1896 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1938, 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Kursky railway terminal (Russian: Ку́рский вокза́л, Kursky vokzal) also known as Moscow Kurskaya railway station (Russian: Москва́-Ку́рская, Moskva-Kurskaya) is one of the nine railway terminals in Moscow. It was built in 1896. There are currently plans to completely rebuild or refurbish the Kursky station.[1] 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, 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 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.
Destinations
Long distance from Moscow
| Train number | Train name | Destination | Operated by |
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| 009/010 | Troyanda Donbasu (ukr: Троянда Донбасу) |  Donetsk (coach: Kupyansk) | Ukrainian Railways |
| 015/016 | Podniprovya (rus: Приднепровье, ukr: Подніпров'я) | Dnipropetrovsk | Ukrainian Railways |
| 019/020 | Mykola Konaryov (rus: Николай Конарёв, ukr: Микола Конарьов) | Kharkiv | Ukrainian Railways |
| 029/030 | Turgenev (rus: Тургенев) |  Simferopol | Russian Railways |
| 057/058 | Prioskolye (rus: Приосколье) | Valuyki | Russian Railways |
| 061/062 | Burevestnik-1 (rus: Буревестник-1) | Nizhny Novgorod (Moskovsky) | Russian Railways |
| 067/068 | Krym (ukr: Крим) | Simferopol (coach: Yevpatoria) | Ukrainian Railways |
| 071/072 | Belogorye (rus: Белогорье) | Belgorod | Russian Railways |
| 105/106 | Solovey (rus: Соловей) | Kursk | Russian Railways |
| 119/120 | Burevestnik-2 (rus: Буревестник-2) | Nizhny Novgorod (Moskovsky) | Russian Railways |
| 141/142 | Seym (rus: Сейм) | Lgov | Russian Railways |
| 603/604 | Turgenev (rus: Тургенев) | Oryol (coach: Livny) | Russian Railways |
Long distance via Moscow
| Train number | Train name | Direction | Operated by |
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| 059/060 | Volga (rus: Волга) | St. Petersburg (Moskovsky) - Nizhny Novgorod (Moskovsky) | Russian Railways |
| 079/080 | Slava (rus: Слава) | St. Petersburg (Moskovsky) - Volgograd | Russian Railways |
| 081/082 | Solovey (rus: Соловей) | St. Petersburg (Moskovsky) - Kursk | Russian Railways |
| 107/108 | Samara (rus: Самара) | St. Petersburg (Moskovsky) - Samara | Russian Railways |
High-speed rail
| Train number | Train name | Direction | Operated by |
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| 161/162 163/164 | Sapsan (rus: Сапсан) | St. Petersburg (Moskovsky) - Nizhny Novgorod (Moskovsky) | Russian Railways |
| 167/168 | Sapsan (rus: Сапсан) | Moscow (Kursky) - Nizhny Novgorod (Moskovsky) | Russian Railways |
- Note: Sapsan is now replaced with Talgo Strizh since 2015.
Other destinations
| Country | Destinations |
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| Russia | Adler, Anapa, Astrakhan, Chelyabinsk, Izhevsk, Kazan, Kirov, Kislovodsk, Makhachkala, Murmansk, Novorossiysk, Perm, Serpukhov, Stary Oskol, Stavropol, Tambov, Tula, Vladimir, Voronezh, Vladikavkaz, Yeysk, Zheleznodorozhny |
| Ukraine | Berdyansk, Kerch, Kryvyi Rih, Luhansk, Mariupol, Mykolaiv, Poltava, Sevastopol |
Suburban destinations
Suburban commuter trains (elektrichkas) connect Kursky station with the towns of Podolsk, Serpukhov, Chekhov, Tula on Kursk direction and Reutov (Reutovo), Balashikha, Zheleznodorozhny, Staraya Kupavna (Kupavna), Elektrougli, Elektrostal, Noginsk, Pavlovsky Posad, Elektrogorsk, Orekhovo-Zuevo, Kirzhach and Pokrov on Gorky direction. Besides that, Kurskiy Station has commuter connections with the Rizhskiy, Belorussky and Leningradsky directions, although less frequent.
Future development plan
Platform height rules under the newest GOST standards, DC commuter EMUs dedicated platforms in Moscow urban area must be 1,100 mm (43.3 in), while the platforms for the long-distance trains must be either 200 mm (7.9 in) and 550 mm (21.7 in). Moscow Kurskaya station platforms should get reconstruction soon.
Proposed platform layout:
- Platform 1: Height of 200 mm (7.9 in), Length of 800m
- Platform 1&2: Height of 200 mm (7.9 in), Length of 800m, very narrow
- Platform 3&4: Height of 550 mm (21.7 in), Length of 800m
- Platform 5&6: Height of 1,100 mm (43.3 in), Length of 400m
- Platform 7&8: Height of 1,100 mm (43.3 in), Length of 400m
- Platform 10&11: Height of 550 mm (21.7 in), Length of 800m
- Platform 12&13: Height of 200 mm (7.9 in), Length of 800m
- Platform 14&15: Height of 200 mm (7.9 in), Length of 800m
Gallery
Historical view of the station (1900)- Front view
Old building of the station
Suburban trains in Kursky station
References
- ↑ "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.
External links
- Kursky station Official site (Russian)
- Russian Railways (Российские Железные Дороги) (English) (Russian)