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Moscow Kursky railway station

Railway station in Moscow, Russia

Summary

Railway station in Moscow, Russia

Field	Value
name	Moscow–Kursky
native_name	Москва–Курская
native_name_lang	ru
style	RZD
type	Moscow Railway terminal
image	Kurski.jpg
image_caption	View of the station's main entrance
address	Ploshchad' Kurskogo Vokzala, Moscow
country	Russia
coordinates
line
other
structure	At-grade
platform	9
tracks	17
opened	1896
rebuilt	1938, 1972
code	191602
operator	Moscow Railway
zone	0
services	{{Adjacent stations
system1	Moscow Railway	line1=Gorkovskaya	left1=	right1=Serp i Molot
line2	Kurskaya	left2=	right2=Moskva-Tovarnaya
system3	MCD	line3=D2	left3=Kalanchyovskaya	right3=Moskva Tovarnaya
header4	Future services	line4=D4	left4=Serp i Molot	right4=Kalanchyovskaya
map_type	Moscow Ring Road
map_state	collapsed

Kursky railway terminal (, Kursky vokzal), also known as Moscow Kurskaya railway station (, 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. 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 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.

Destinations

Long distance from Moscow

Train number	Train name	Destination	Operated by
029/030	Turgenev (rus: Тургенев)	Crimea Simferopol	Russia Russian Railways --
057/058	Prioskolye (rus: Приосколье)	Russia Valuyki	Russia Russian Railways
061/062	Burevestnik-1 (rus: Буревестник-1)	Russia Nizhny Novgorod (Moskovsky)	Russia Russian Railways
071/072	Belogorye (rus: Белогорье)	Russia Belgorod	Russia Russian Railways
105/106	Solovey (rus: Соловей)	Russia Kursk	Russia Russian Railways
119/120	Burevestnik-2 (rus: Буревестник-2)	Russia Nizhny Novgorod (Moskovsky)	Russia Russian Railways
141/142	Seym (rus: Сейм)	Russia Lgov	Russia Russian Railways
603/604	Turgenev (rus: Тургенев)	Russia Oryol (coach: Russia Livny)	Russia Russian Railways

Long distance via Moscow

Train number	Train name	Direction	Operated by
059/060	Volga (rus: Волга)	Russia St. Petersburg (Moskovsky) - Russia Nizhny Novgorod (Moskovsky)	Russia Russian Railways
079/080	Slava (rus: Слава)	Russia St. Petersburg (Moskovsky) - Russia Volgograd	Russia Russian Railways
081/082	Solovey (rus: Соловей)	Russia St. Petersburg (Moskovsky) - Russia Kursk	Russia Russian Railways
107/108	Samara (rus: Самара)	Russia St. Petersburg (Moskovsky) - Russia Samara	Russia Russian Railways

High-speed rail

Train number	Train name	Direction	Operated by
727/728
729/730	Strizh (rus: Стриж)	Russia Moscow (Kursky) - Russia Nizhny Novgorod (Moskovsky)	Russia Russian Railways
701/702	Lastochka (rus: Ласточка)	Russia Moscow (Kursky) - Russia Nizhny Novgorod (Moskovsky)	Russia Russian Railways

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

Other destinations

Country	Destinations
Russia Russia	Adler, Anapa, Astrakhan, Chelyabinsk, Yekaterinburg, Izhevsk, Kazan, Kirov, Kislovodsk, Makhachkala, Murmansk, Novorossiysk, Perm, Serpukhov, Stary Oskol, Tula, Vladimir, Volgograd, Voronezh, Vladikavkaz, Yeysk, Zheleznodorozhny
Berdiansk, Kerch, Luhansk, Mariupol, Mykolaiv, Poltava, Sevastopol

Suburban destinations

Suburban commuter trains (elektrichkas) connect Kursky station with the towns of Podolsk, Serpukhov, Chekhov, Tula on Kursky suburban railway line and Reutov (Reutovo), Balashikha, Zheleznodorozhny, Staraya Kupavna (Kupavna), Elektrougli, Elektrostal, Noginsk, Pavlovsky Posad, Elektrogorsk, Orekhovo-Zuevo, Kirzhach 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 1100 mm, while the platforms for the long-distance trains must be either 200 mm and 550 mm. Moscow Kurskaya station platforms should get reconstruction soon.

Proposed platform layout:

Platform 1: Height of 200 mm, Length of 800 m
Platform 1&2: Height of 200 mm, Length of 800 m, very narrow
Platform 3&4: Height of 550 mm, Length of 800 m
Platform 5&6: Height of 1100 mm, Length of 400 m
Platform 7&8: Height of 1100 mm, Length of 400 m
Platform 10&11: Height of 550 mm, Length of 800 m
Platform 12&13: Height of 200 mm, Length of 800 m
Platform 14&15: Height of 200 mm, Length of 800 m

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

(21 November 2017). "6 Moscow train stations that are temples of art, architecture and history".
(2008-03-11). "Directorate of Railway Stations to hold first open tenders for pilot projects to reconstruct and modernise stations in IIQ2008.". Russian Railways.

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