Yaroslavsky railway terminal (Russian: Яросла́вский вокза́л, Yaroslavsky vokzal) also known as Moscow Yaroslavskaya railway station (Russian: Москва́-Яросла́вская, Moskva-Yaroslavskaya) is one of the nine main railway stations in Moscow, situated on Komsomolskaya Square (near Kazansky and Leningradsky Stations). It has the highest passenger throughout of all the nine Moscow stations, serving eastern destinations, including the Russian Far East. It is the western terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railway, the longest railway in the world. Its name originates from the ancient city of Yaroslavl, the first large city along the railway, situated 284 km along the railway from Moscow.
History[edit]
The first Yaroslavsky station was built on this site in 1862, next to the Moscow's first rail terminal.
The existing Neorussian revival building facing Komsomolskaya Square was built in 1902–1904 by Fyodor Shechtel. The main departure hall beneath the fairy-tale roof connected directly into the boarding concourse. In 1910, its platforms and concourse were expanded by Lev Kekushev. Two major additions, in 1965–66 and 1995, further expanded station capacity. Currently, the station serves around 300 pairs of trains daily.[1]
Trains and destinations[edit]
Long distance from Moscow[edit]
Train number |
Train name |
Destination |
Operated by |
001/002 |
Rossiya (rus: Россия) |
Vladivostok (cars:
Sovetskaya Gavan) |
Russian Railways |
003/004 |
n/a |
Beijing |
Chinese Railways |
009/010 |
Baykal (rus: Байкал) |
Irkutsk |
Russian Railways |
011/012 |
Yamal (rus: Ямал) |
Novy Urengoy |
Russian Railways |
017/018 |
Kama (rus: Кама) |
Perm |
Russian Railways |
019/020 |
Vostok (rus: Восток) |
Beijing (Central) (cars:
Pyongyang) |
Russian Railways |
021/022 |
Polyarnaya Strela (rus: Полярная Стрела) |
Labytnangi |
Russian Railways |
023/024 |
Syktyvkar (kom, rus: Сыктывкар) |
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Russian Railways |
025/026 |
Sibiryak (rus: Сибиряк) |
Novosibirsk |
Russian Railways |
029/030 |
Kuzbass (rus: Кузбасс) |
Kemerovo |
Russian Railways |
031/032 |
Vyatka (rus: Вятка) |
Kirov |
Russian Railways |
035/036 |
Nizhegorodets (rus: Нижегородец) |
Nizhny Novgorod (Moskovsky) |
Russian Railways |
037/038 |
Tomich (rus: Томич) |
Tomsk |
Russian Railways |
049/050 |
Malakhit (rus: Малахит) |
Nizhny Tagil (cars:
Berezniki) |
Russian Railways |
055/056 |
Enisey (rus: Енисей) |
Krasnoyarsk |
Russian Railways |
059/060 |
Vologodskiye Zori (rus: Вологодские Зори) |
Vologda (cars:
Sharya) |
Russian Railways |
065/066 |
Sayany (rus: Саяны) |
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Russian Railways |
083/084 |
Severny Ural (rus: Северный Урал) |
Priobye |
Russian Railways |
125/126 |
Sheksna (rus: Шексна) |
Cherepovets |
Russian Railways |
147/148 |
Kostroma (rus: Кострома) |
Kostroma |
Russian Railways |
315/316/317/318 |
Pomore (rus: Поморье) |
Arkhangelsk/Severodvinsk |
Russian Railways |
821/822 |
Savva Mamontov (rus: Савва Мамонтов) |
Yaroslavl |
Russian Railways |
827/828 |
Express (suburban) rus: Экспресс (пригородный)) |
Yaroslavl |
Russian Railways |
Other destinations[edit]
Country |
Destinations |
Mongolia |
Erdenet, Ulan-Bator (Central) |
Russia |
Blagoveshchensk, Chita, Ivanovo, Khabarovsk, Kineshma, Kotlas, Tavda, Usinsk, Vorkuta, |
Suburban destinations[edit]
Suburban commuter trains (elektrichka) connect Yaroslavsky Rail station with the towns of Mytishchi, Korolyov, Yubileyny, Shchyolkovo, Monino, Ivanteyevka, Fryazino, Pushkino, Krasnoarmeysk, Khotkovo, Sergiyev Posad, Alexandrov.
Gallery[edit]
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Historical view of the station (before 1902)
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Historical view of the station (early 20th century)
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Construction of the new building (1903–1904)
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References[edit]
- ^ Russian: Энциклопедия "Москва", M, 1997 (Encyclopedia of Moscow, Moscow, 1997)
External links[edit]
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