St. Petersburg–Moskovsky (), is a railway station terminal in

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. It is a terminus for the

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and other lines running from Central and South Russia and

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History

The oldest preserved station in the city, it was erected in 1844-51 to a design by

Konstantin Thon Konstantin Andreyevich Thon or Ton (; October 26, 1794 – January 25, 1881) was a Russian architect who was one of the most notable architects during the reign Nicholas I. His major works include the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, the Grand ...

. As

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was the reigning monarch and the greatest patron of railway construction in the realm, the station was named Nicholaevsky after him. Rechristened Oktyabrsky to memorialize the

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in 1924, the station was not given its present name until 1930. Although large "Venetian" windows, two floors of Corinthian columns and a two-storey clocktower at the centre explicitly reference Italian

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architecture, the building incorporates other features from a variety of periods and countries. A twin train station, currently known as the Leningradsky railway station, was built to Thon's design at the other end of the railway, in

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. While Thon's facade remains fundamentally intact to this day, the station was expanded in 1869-79 and 1912. It was completely redeveloped internally in 1950-52 and 1967. A bronze bust of

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in the main vestibule was unveiled in 1993, replacing a bust of Lenin. The station is served by the Mayakovskaya and

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stations of the

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, with both stations linked to the station building by an underground corridor.

Services

High-speed rail

Gallery

File:Moskow railway station in 1900s.jpg, The station in the 1900s File:Leningrad_Monument_003.jpg, Station on Victory Day File:Moskovsky Rail Terminal Hall.JPG, The vaulted hall File:Gare-de-moscou-Petersbourg.jpg, The station's main ticket and waiting hall File:Moskovsky Rail Terminal (Saint Petersburg) Original roundhouse dating from 1850s.jpg, The entrance to the original roundhouse of the Nikolaev Railway at the locomotive depot at Moskovsky railway station. The roundhouse dates from the 1850s.

References

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History

Services

High-speed rail

Gallery

See also

References