Kursky railway terminal (, ''Kursky vokzal''), also known as Moscow Kurskaya railway station (, ''Moskva-Kurskaya''), is one of the ten railway terminals in

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. 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

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, 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

Long distance via Moscow

High-speed rail

*Note: Sapsan is now replaced with Talgo Strizh since 2015.

Other destinations

Suburban destinations

Suburban

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s'') connect Kursky station with the towns of

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, Tula on Kursky suburban railway line and

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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

Gallery

Курский Вокзал2.jpg, Historical view of the station (1900) Kurskvokzal.jpg, Front view Kurskvokzal-old.jpg, Old building of the station Moscow Kursky Railway Station asv2019-01 img1.jpg, Station restaurant, located in the old building Kurvmos.jpg, Suburban trains in Kursky station

References

External links

Kursky station Official site

Russian Railways (Российские Железные Дороги)
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