Kursky railway terminal (, Kursky vokzal), also known as Moscow Kurskaya railway station (, 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. In 2008, there were plans to completely rebuild or refurbish the station. 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.
Destinations
Long distance from Moscow Train number Train name Destination Operated by 057/058 Prioskolye (rus: Приосколье) Valuyki Russian Railways 061/062 Burevestnik-1 (rus: Буревестник-1) Nizhny Novgorod (Moskovsky) Russian Railways 071/072 Belogorye (rus: Белогорье) Belgorod Russian Railways 105/106 Solovey (rus: Соловей) Kursk 119/120 Burevestnik-2 (rus: Буревестник-2) Nizhny Novgorod (Moskovsky) 141/142 Seym (rus: Сейм) Lgov 603/604 Turgenev (rus: Тургенев) Oryol (coach: Livny)
Long distance via Moscow
Train number Train name Direction Operated by 059/060 Volga (rus: Волга) St. Petersburg (Moskovsky) - Nizhny Novgorod (Moskovsky) Russian Railways 079/080 Slava (rus: Слава) St. Petersburg (Moskovsky) - Volgograd 081/082 Solovey (rus: Соловей) St. Petersburg (Moskovsky) - Kursk 107/108 Samara (rus: Самара) St. Petersburg (Moskovsky) - Samara
High-speed rail Train number Train name Direction Operated by 727/728729/730 731/732
733/734 Strizh (rus: Стриж) Moscow (Kursky) - Nizhny Novgorod (Moskovsky) Russian Railways 701/702 703/704
705/706
707/708
709/710 Lastochka (rus: Ласточка) Note: Sapsan is now replaced with Talgo Strizh since 2015.
Other destinations Country Destinations Russia Adler, Anapa, Astrakhan, Chelyabinsk, Yekaterinburg, Izhevsk, Kazan, Kirov, Kislovodsk, Makhachkala, Murmansk, Novorossiysk, Perm, Serpukhov, Stary Oskol, Tula, Vladimir, Volgograd, Voronezh, Vladikavkaz, Yeysk, Zheleznodorozhny Ukraine Berdiansk, Kerch, Luhansk, Mariupol, Mykolaiv, Poltava, Sevastopol
Suburban destinations Suburban commuter trains (elektrichkas) connect Kursky station with the towns of Podolsk, Serpukhov, Chekhov, Tula on Kursky suburban railway line and Reutov (Reutovo), Balashikha, Zheleznodorozhny, Staraya Kupavna (Kupavna), Elektrougli, Elektrostal, Noginsk, Pavlovsky Posad, Elektrogorsk, Orekhovo-Zuevo, Kirzhach and Pokrov on the Gorkovsky suburban railway line. Besides that, Kursky Station has commuter connections with the Rizhsky and Belorussky suburban railway lines, as well as long-distance connection in the direction of Saint Petersburg, 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 , while the platforms for the long-distance trains must be either and . Moscow Kurskaya station platforms should get reconstruction soon.
Proposed platform layout: Platform 1: Height of , Length of Platform 1&2: Height of , Length of , very narrow Platform 3&4: Height of , Length of Platform 5&6: Height of , Length of Platform 7&8: Height of , Length of Platform 10&11: Height of , Length of Platform 12&13: Height of , Length of Platform 14&15: Height of , Length of
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References
External links Kursky station Official site Russian Railways (Российские Железные Дороги)