Bolshevo railway station is a railway station in

Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally "under Moscow"), is a federal subject of Rus ...

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...

. It is located on the Mytishchi-Fryazino section of the

Yaroslavsky suburban railway line The Yaroslavsky suburban railway line (russian: Ярославское направление Московской железной дороги) is one of eleven railway lines used for suburban railway connections between Moscow, Russia, and surr ...

. It is part of the

Naukograd Naukograd ( rus, наукогра́д, p=nəʊkɐˈgrat, also technopole), meaning "science city", is a formal term for towns with high concentrations of research and development facilities in Russia and the Soviet Union, some specifically built b ...

, or science city, of Korolyov.

History

It takes its name from the historic settlement of

Bolshevo Bolshevo (russian: Бо́лшево) is the area of the city of Korolyov (an industrial city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, well known as the cradle of Soviet and Russian space exploration), the historical part of it. It was founded as an independen ...

. The station was opened 1896 as part of the

Shchyolkovo Shchyolkovo ( rus, Щёлково, p=ˈɕːɵlkəvə) is a city and the administrative center of Shchyolkovsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Klyazma River (Oka's tributary), northeast of Moscow. Population: 112,865 ( 2002 ...

Mytishchi Mytishchi ( rus, Мыти́щи, p=mɨˈtʲiɕːɪ) is a city and the administrative center of Mytishchinsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, which lies 19 km northeast of Russia's capital Moscow on the Yauza River and the Moscow–Yarosla ...

branch. A historic photograph of the station was featured in the 2019 exhibition ''Station Bolshevo: the crossroads of fate, 1939''.

Photos

ED4M-0226 at the Bolshevo-2 station.jpg, ED4 train in Bolshevo railway station Korolyov, Moscow Oblast, Russia - panoramio (114).jpg, Bolshevo railway station in 2006 Underpass Station Bolshevo (Korolyov) 005.jpg, Underpass at Bolshevo railway station Реконструкция станции Болшево.jpeg, Building work in 2008 Bolshevo railway station (Korolyov) 002.jpg, Ticket machines

References

{{reflist Railway stations in Moscow Oblast Railway stations in the Russian Empire opened in 1896 Railway stations of Moscow Railway