Kiyevsky railway terminal (, ''Kievskiy vokzal,'' ) also known as Moscow Kiyevskaya railway station (, ''Moskva-Kievskaya'') is one of the nine railway terminals of

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. It is the only railway station in Moscow to have a frontage on the

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. The station is located at the Eurasia Square, in the beginning of Bolshaya Dorogomilovskaya Street in Dorogomilovo District of Moscow. A hub of the

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is located nearby. As the name suggests, there were regular services to

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(Kiev) and many other points in

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. There used to be regular services to

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, Varna,

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and

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as well. 15-20 years ago, all these trains were canceled, some were transferred to the

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History and design

The station was built between 1914 and 1918 in the Byzantine Revival style, which is especially pronounced in the clocktower. Originally named the

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station, it was designed by Ivan Rerberg and Vladimir Shukhov, and is considered an important landmark of architecture and engineering of the time. The station building is flanked by a gigantic

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which is distinguished by its simplicity and constructive boldness. The platforms are covered by a massive glazed parabolic structure (length , width , height ) weighing over 1250 tons. Its open-work steel

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es are clearly visible, and they demonstrate the elegance of the grandiose building.

Trains and destinations

Directions and countries

¹ — Due to the

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, all international travel is suspended from this terminal.

Suburban destinations

Suburban

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s (''

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'') connect Kiyevsky station with stations and platforms of the Kiyevsky suburban railway line, in particular with the towns of Aprelevka,

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, Balabanovo, Obninsk, Maloyaroslavets and Kaluga-I.

Vnukovo International Airport connections

Before Aeroexpress direct line was connecting Vnukovo International Airport and Kiyevsky Rail Terminal (operations launched in August 2005). Since railway line is only served by Central Suburban Passenger Company.

Gallery

EP10-004-Kievskaya.jpg, Dual voltage six axle electric locomotive EP10-004 at the Kiyevskaya railway station Moscow. August 2012 - panoramio (8).jpg, On the Eurasia square, outside passenger terminals, 2012 Debarkader, Moscow, Kyivskiy Train Station.jpg, Debarkader of Kiyevsky train station passenger terminal, 2014 ESh2-024, Kievsky station (1).jpg, ESh2 "Eurasia"
Moscow Aeroexpress to Vnukovo International Airport

Notes

References

* *
Rainer Graefe
“Vladimir G. Suchov 1853-1939. Die Kunst der sparsamen Konstruktion”, 192 S., Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart, 1990, . * Fausto Giovannard
"Vladimir G. Shukhov e la leggerezza dell’acciaio"
Borgo San Lorenzo, 2007. * Е. М. Шухова, «Владимир Григорьевич Шухов. Первый инженер России.», 368 стр., МГТУ, Москва, 2003, .

External links

Kiyevsky station Official site

Aeroexpress

Russian Railways (Российские Железные Дороги)

Ukrainian Railways (Українські залізниці)

Moldova Railways (Calea Ferată din Moldova)

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