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17-439: Tram : 3, 35, 38, 39, A; Paveletsky station ( Russian : Павелецкий вокзал ) is one of Moscow 's ten main railway stations. Originally called Saratovsky Railway Station, it was renamed after the settlement of Pavelets , when the railroad heading southeast from Moscow reached that point in 1899. The station's ornate original building, designed by architect Alexander Krasovsky, was built in 1900 and extensively reconstructed in
34-406: A large operation hall in the center which separated rooms for the first- and second-class passengers from the rooms for the third-class passengers. At the railway side, there were service rooms, gendarmerie rooms, rooms for the tsar, and outlets to the platforms. The railway station was very comfortable for its time—it had original heating services and a smart amphora turret used as a flagstaff—and
51-451: A terminal in Moscow. A new station was designed by architect Alexander Krasovsky and built according to the architectural canons of the time: it was a symmetric building with a heightened center, large windows, and wide and comfortable doorways. There were entrances, a vestibule , luggage space, public waiting rooms, booking-offices, a telegraph , a pharmacy , and a bar at the front. There was
68-404: Is Moscow's only, and is highly used. On the intersection of two main roads, Rizhsky is adjacent to a Holiday Inn hotel, a large market, and numerous Moscow apartments and offices. In addition, Rizhskiy Station has some of the best architecture of all the Moscow "vokzals". The construction of the railway between Moscow and Vindava (Moscow–Vindava Railway) started in 1897. On June 30, 1901
85-776: Is connected to Domodedovo International Airport by Aeroexpress trains . They were launched on 3 August 2002. They are not operated by Russian Railways , though they use the same tracks. Trams in Moscow Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.132 via cp1112 cp1112, Varnish XID 386493308 Upstream caches: cp1112 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Fri, 29 Nov 2024 05:36:15 GMT Moscow Rizhsky railway station Rizhsky station ( Russian : Рижский вокзал , Rizhsky vokzal , Riga station)
102-624: Is one of the ten main railway stations in Moscow , Russia . It was built in 1901. As well as being an active station it also houses the Moscow Railway Museum . The station is operated by the Moscow Railway . It is located at Rizhskaya Square, at the crossing of Mira Avenue and Sushchyovsky Val. The station is served by Rizhskaya metro station. Although Rizhsky Station is relatively the least busiest station in Moscow, its connection to Latvia
119-651: The Russian Empire , the Ryazano–Uralskaya Railway Company controlled the largest private railway, which connected 12 densely populated provinces. However, since it did not have any connection with Moscow , the railway administration applied to the Government for permission to build a new branch between Moscow and Pavelets. The request was granted by Nicholas II in 1897. The branch was finished 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 months earlier than scheduled, but lacked
136-825: The 1980s, and remains one of the biggest Moscow railway stations. In 1924, the station served as the place where Muscovites came to meet the body of deceased Lenin . The Lenin Funeral Train is still a permanent exhibit at the Museum of the Moscow Railway . The station is operated by the Moscow Railway . From Paveletsky station, suburban electric trains depart towards Kashira , Ozherelye , and Uzunovo. Express electric trains depart to Ozherelye and Domodedovo Airport . The major directions of long-distance trains are Almaty , Astrakhan , Baku , Balakovo , Balashov , Lipetsk , Saratov , Tambov , Volgograd , Voronezh , and Yelets . In
153-403: The architect Stanislav Brzhozovsky. The construction was supervised by the architect Yuly Diederichs. After 1918, when Latvia became independent, the former Vindava line decayed, since it did not serve any big cities. In 1930, the station was renamed Baltiysky railway station, in 1942 - Rzhevsky railway station, and since January 1, 1948, when Latvia has been already annexed by Soviet Union, it
170-476: The celebrations. Prior to the opening of the station, the railway between Moscow and Pavelets had been functioning already for several months, during which time trains were rerouted to Kursky railway station . Saratovsky Railway Station formed part of the ensemble of the city square. When it was decided to reconstruct the station in 1980, the project criteria were very strict. It was necessary to provide up-to-date comfort for passengers while simultaneously retaining
187-644: The history of the Moscow Railway and has outdoor exhibits at the Moscow Rizhsky railway station . Suburban commuter trains ( elektrichka ) connect Paveletsky station with stations and platforms of the Paveletsky suburban railway line , in particular, with the towns of Vidnoye (Rastorguyevo railway platform), Domodedovo , Stupino , Kashira , and Ozherelye , as well as with the Domodedovo Airport . In addition to regular suburban trains, Paveletsky station
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#1732858575338204-452: The original. It is now able to receive, serve, and station in its halls about 10,000 people per hour. From the square, the building seems to have one floor. But in fact there are three levels of passenger rooms, a technical level, and up-to-date service systems inside. The Museum of the Moscow Railway incorporates the former Museum of Lenin’s Funeral Train , including the locomotive and cars of Lenin's funeral train. The museum also documents
221-450: The passenger traffic between Moscow and Volokolamsk was opened. Since the main station in Moscow was not ready at the time, the eastern terminal station in Moscow was Sortirovochnaya (currently Podmoskovnaya ). The Vindavsky railway station, currently the Rizhsky railway station, was opened on September 11, 1901. The building, in the style of eclecticism , was built using the project of
238-422: The socle was revetted with ashlar , and there were stucco mouldings in the vestibule and hall cornices. The station opened on 1 September 1900, and was known as Saratovsky Railway Station until the 1940s. A thanksgiving service with water consecration took place to mark the station's opening. The chief engineer V.V. Timofeev invited some other chiefs, station personnel, and businessmen—future consignors of goods—to
255-462: The square skyline. The reconstruction was realized by the Mostransstroy trust. Architects A. Gurkov, S. Kuznetsova, and A. Vorontsov solved the complicated constructive problem, keeping the old station's style. Following reconstruction, the newly renamed Paveletsky station was re-opened on 3 November 1987. The new station is six times larger by volume and four times larger by carrying capacity than
272-418: Was efficiently located. The station was solidly and reliably constructed as a brick building on a quarrystone foundation . It had two floors (three beneath the domes) and many attics above the flanking buildings. The length of the station building was 83.7 metres (275 ft). External walls were 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 bricks deep, quite solid for a low building. External walls were revetted with special brick,
289-456: Was renamed Rizhsky railway station. Originally, the suburban railway line was scheduled to be electrified in 1943, but the electrification of the stretch between Moscow and Nakhabino only occurred in 1945, after World War II was finished. Suburban commuter trains ( elektrichka ) connect the Rizhsky station with stations and platforms of the Rizhsky suburban railway line , in particular, with
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