Moscow Kursky | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Moscow Railway terminal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 View of the station's main entrance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Ploshchad' Kurskogo Vokzala, Moscow Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°45′27″N 37°39′38″E / 55.7575°N 37.660556°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Moscow Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |
Tram: 20, 24, Б; Bus: 40, 78, Б; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 191602 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1896 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1938, 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kursky railway terminal (‹See Tfd›Russian: Ку́рский вокза́л, Kursky vokzal), also known as Moscow Kurskaya railway station (‹See Tfd›Russian: Москва́-Ку́рская, 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.[1] In 2008, there were plans to completely rebuild or refurbish the station.[2] 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.
- ^ Kozlov, Vladimir (21 November 2017). "6 Moscow train stations that are temples of art, architecture and history". Russia Beyond. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "Directorate of Railway Stations to hold first open tenders for pilot projects to reconstruct and modernise stations in IIQ2008". Russian Railways. 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2008-03-11.[permanent dead link]