Moscow Kiyevsky railway station
Moscow Kiyevskaya | |||||
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Moscow Railway terminal | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | 1, Kiyevskogo Vokzala sq. Moscow Russia | ||||
Coordinates | 55°44′35″N 37°34′02″E / 55.743056°N 37.567222°E | ||||
Line(s) | Kiev Line | ||||
Platforms | >10 | ||||
Tracks | >10 | ||||
Connections |
Buses: 91, 119, 205, 320, 394, 477, 791, 902 Trolleybuses: T-7, 17, 34, 34к[1] | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | 198103 | ||||
Fare zone | 0 | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1899 | ||||
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Kiyevsky railway terminal (Russian: Ки́евский вокза́л, Kievskiy vokzal) also known as Moscow Kiyevskaya railway station (Russian: Москва́-Ки́евская, Moskva-Kievskaya) is one of the nine railway terminals of Moscow, Russia. It is the only railway station in Moscow to have a frontage on the Moskva River. The station is located at the Square of Europe, in the beginning of Bolshaya Dorogomilovskaya Street in Dorogomilovo District of Moscow.
As the name suggests there are regular services to Kiev. There used to be regular services to Belgrade, Zagreb, Varna, Bucharest, Sofia, Niš, Budapest, Prague, Vienna and Venice as well. A hub of the Moscow Metro is located nearby.
History and design
The station was built between 1914 and 1918 in the Byzantine Revival style pronounced in the 51 m (167 ft) high clocktower. Originally named the Bryansk station, it was designed by Ivan Rerberg and Vladimir Shukhov, it is considered an important landmark of architecture and engineering of the time.
The station's building is flanked by a gigantic landing platform which is distinguished by its simplicity and constructive boldness. The platforms are covered by a massive glassed arch structures (length 321 metres (1,053 ft), width 47.9 metres (157 ft), height 30 m (98 ft), weight of the structures is over 1250 ton) in the form of a parabola. Open-work steel trusses are clearly visible, and they demonstrate the elegance of the grandiose building.
Trains and destinations
- Long distance (2017-2018)[2]
Train number | Train name | Destination | Operated by |
005/006 | Kiev | Ukrainian Railways | |
023/024 | Odessa | ||
073/074 | Lviv | ||
061/062 | Mykolaiv | ||
055/056 | Khmelnytskyi | ||
047/048 | Chișinău | Calea Ferată din Moldova | |
064/065 | |||
341/342 | |||
099/100 | Ivan Paristy | Bryansk | Russian Railways |
737, 739, 741 | Day Express | ||
107, 209 | |||
085/086 | Klimov | ||
201, 203 | Novozybkov |
- Suburban destinations[3]
Suburban commuter trains (elektrichka) connect Kiyevsky station with stations and platforms of the Kiyevsky suburban direction of Moscow Railway, in particular, with the towns of Aprelevka, Nara, Balabanovo, Obninsk, Maloyaroslavets, and Kaluga-I.
- Vnukovo Intl. Airport connections[4]
Kiyevsky station is connected to Vnukovo International Airport by Aeroexpress trains, which are not operated by Russian Railways though they use the same tracks.
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ED4m-0442 on Moscow Kiyevskaya railway station. 2014
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Dual voltage six axle electric locomotive EP10-004 at the Kiyevskaya railway station
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Moscow City Train «Ivolga» at the Kiyevskaya railway station (Moscow)
Ground transport routes
Legend: 902 - express; M - middle class; L - large class; E - extra large class[5].
Route | Terminals | Streets traveled | Bus class | Legal operator | ||
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Regular Bus Service | ||||||
91 | Matveevskoe (railway stop) Veernaya Str. |
↔ | 4th Setunsky proezd Third Ring Road |
Vorobyevskoe highway, Berezhkovskaya emb., Kutuzovsky Avenue | M | |
119 | Nagorny Blvd. Nagornaya Str. |
↔ | Kievsky Rail Terminal Square of Europe |
Sevastopol Avenue, Leninsky Avenue, | L | 'File:Autoline logo.png |
320 | Kievsky Rail Terminal Kiyevskaya Str. |
↔ | 2th Mosfilm proezd Pyryeva Str. |
Vorobyevskoe highway, Mosfilmovskaya Street | M | File:Transway logo.jpg |
394 | Kievsky Rail Terminal Kiyevskaya Str. |
↔ | Ramenki Ramensky Blvd. |
Vorobyevskoe highway, Mosfilmovskaya Street | M | |
474 | Kievsky Rail Terminal Kiyevskaya Str. |
↔ | Matveevskoe (railway stop) Veernaya Str. |
Kutuzovsky Avenue | L | |
Municipal bus Service | ||||||
205 | Zarechye Moscow Ring Road |
↔ | Dovzhenko Str. Mosfilm |
Skolkovskoe highway, Kutuzovsky Avenue, Berezhkovskaya emb., Mosfilmovskaya Street | M, L | |
205k | Kievsky Rail Terminal Kiyevskaya Str. |
↔ | Dovzhenko Str. Mosfilm |
Square of Europe, Berezhkovskaya emb., Mosfilmovskaya Street | L | |
454 | Odintsovo Odintsovsky park |
↔ | Kievsky Rail Terminal Kiyevskaya Str. |
Mozhayskoye highway, Kutuzovsky Avenue | L | File:Mostransavto logo.png |
477 | Vlasikha Post Office |
↔ | Kievsky Rail Terminal Kiyevskaya Str. |
Perkhushkovo (railway stop), Odintsovo, Mozhayskoye highway, Kutuzovsky Avenue | L | |
791 | Kievsky Rail Terminal Kiyevskaya Str. |
↔ | 4th Setunsky proezd Third Ring Road |
Berezhkovskaya emb. | E, L | |
902 | Kievsky Rail Terminal Kiyevskaya Str. |
↔ | Fedosino Sculptor Mukhina street |
Fedosino Str., Novo-Peredelkino, Michurinsky prospekt, Lomonosovsky Prospekt | E, L | |
Municipal Electric Service (trackless trolley) | ||||||
T7 | Park Pobedy Barclay Str. |
↔ | Udarnik (cinema) Bolshoy Kamenny Bridge |
Kaluzhskaya square, Leninsky Avenue, Kosygina Street, Berezhkovskaya emb., Kutuzovsky Avenue | L | |
17 | Kievsky Rail Terminal Kiyevskaya Str. |
↔ | Ozernaya Str. Michurinsky prospekt |
Mosfilmovskaya Street, Berezhkovskaya emb., | E, L | |
34 | Kievsky Rail Terminal Kiyevskaya Str. |
↔ | Yugo-Zapadnaya Vernadsky avenue |
Lomonosovsky Prospekt, Mosfilmovskaya Street, Berezhkovskaya emb., | E, L | |
34k | Kievsky Rail Terminal Kiyevskaya Str. |
↔ | Kravchenko Street Prospekt Vernadskogo |
Lomonosovsky Prospekt, Mosfilmovskaya Street, Berezhkovskaya emb., | E, L |
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Belorussian Electric bus E-433 in Moscow
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Inside Moscow LiAZ-5292.21 bus
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Trolleybuses 17 and 34K routes in Kievskaya sq.
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Sretenka Street. Municipal LiAZ bus M9 route
References
- Notes
- ^ Moscow transport: Routes and timetables (Official)
- ^ Yandex Timetables, 2018
- ^ Tutu.ru Scheduled Guide, 2018
- ^ Aeroexpress from Kiyevskiy station to Vnukovo airport schedule
- ^ Реестр муниципальных маршрутов регулярных перевозок автомобильным и наземным электротранспортом в городе Москве по сост. на 06.12.2017 г. Template:Ref-ru
- Sources
- Elizabeth Cooper English, “Arkhitektura i mnimosti”: The origins of Soviet avant-garde rationalist architecture in the Russian mystical-philosophical and mathematical intellectual tradition”, a dissertation in architecture, 264 p., University of Pennsylvania, 2000.
- Rainer Graefe, “Vladimir G. Suchov 1853-1939. Die Kunst der sparsamen Konstruktion”, 192 S., Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart, 1990, ISBN 3-421-02984-9.
- Fausto Giovannardi,"Vladimir G. Shukhov e la leggerezza dell’acciaio", Borgo San Lorenzo, 2007. Template:It icon
- Е. М. Шухова, «Владимир Григорьевич Шухов. Первый инженер России.», 368 стр., МГТУ, Москва, 2003, ISBN 5-7038-2295-5.
External links
- Kiyevsky station Official site Template:Ru icon
- Aeroexpress Template:En icon Template:Ru icon
- Russian Railways (Российские Железные Дороги) Template:En icon Template:Ru icon
- Ukrainian Railways (Українські залізниці) Template:Ru icon Template:Ua icon
- Moldova Railways (Calea Ferată din Moldova) Template:En icon Template:Ro icon Template:Ru icon
- V. G. Shukhov - Russian engineer