The Gorkovsky suburban railway line or Gorkovskoye line (russian: Горьковское направление Московской железной дороги) is one of eleven suburban railway lines used for suburban railway connections between
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...
,
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
, and surrounding areas, mostly in
Moscow Oblast. The Gorkovsky suburban railway line connects Moscow with the station in the east, in particular, with the towns of
Reutov
Reutov (russian: Ре́утов) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located east of Moscow. Population was .
History
The exact date of Reutov's foundation is unknown; however, most historians believe tha ...
,
Balashikha,
Elektrougli,
Elektrostal
Elektrostal (russian: Электроста́ль, from Russian Электро (Elektro), lit: Electric and Сталь (Stal), lit: Steel) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located east of Moscow. Population: 135,000 (1977); 123,000 (1970) ...
,
Noginsk
Noginsk (russian: Ноги́нск) is a city and the administrative center of Noginsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located east of the Moscow Ring Road on the Klyazma River. Population:
History
Founded in 1389 as Rogozhi, the town was ...
,
Pavlovsky Posad
Pavlovsky Posad (russian: Па́вловский Поса́д) is a town and the administrative center of Pavlovo-Posadsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located from Moscow, at the confluence of the Klyazma and Vokhna Rivers. Population:
...
,
Elektrogorsk,
Orekhovo-Zuyevo
Orekhovo-Zuyevo (russian: Оре́хово-Зу́ево, ) is an industrial city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located east of Moscow in a forested area on the Klyazma River (a tributary of the Oka). Orekhovo (russian: Оре́хово), often prono ...
,
Pokrov,
Petushki,
Kosteryovo,
Lakinsk, and
Vladimir
Vladimir may refer to:
Names
* Vladimir (name) for the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak and Slovenian spellings of a Slavic name
* Uladzimir for the Belarusian version of the name
* Volodymyr for the Ukr ...
. The stations the line serves are located in Moscow, as well as in the towns of Reutov, Balashikha, Elektrogorsk, Elektrostal, Noginsk, Pavlovsky Posad, and Orekhovo-Zuyevo in Moscow Oblast, as well as in
Petushinsky District
Petushinsky District (russian: Петуши́нский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #130-OZ and municipalLaw #159-OZ district (raion), one of the sixteen in Vladimir Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast. The area ...
,
Sobinsky District
Sobinsky District (russian: Со́бинский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #130-OZ and municipalLaw #38-OZ district (raion), one of the sixteen in Vladimir Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center and the south of the oblast. The ar ...
, and the city of
Vladimir
Vladimir may refer to:
Names
* Vladimir (name) for the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak and Slovenian spellings of a Slavic name
* Uladzimir for the Belarusian version of the name
* Volodymyr for the Ukr ...
of Vladimir Oblast. The suburban trains have their western terminus at
Moscow Kursky railway station
Kursky railway terminal (russian: Ку́рский вокза́л, ''Kursky vokzal''), also known as Moscow Kurskaya railway station (russian: Москва́-Ку́рская, ''Moskva-Kurskaya''), is one of the ten railway terminals in Moscow. I ...
in Moscow. In the eastern direction, the suburban trains terminate at Balashikha, Zheleznodorozhnaya, Kupavna, Fryazevo, Zakharovo, Elektrogorsk, Petushki, and Vladimir. The line is served by
Moscow Railway
Moscow Railway (russian: Московская железная дорога) is a subsidiary of Russian Railways that handles half of Russia's suburban railway operations and a quarter of the country's passenger traffic. As of 2009 the railway, wh ...
between Moscow and Petushki and by
Gorky Railway
The Gorky Railway (Горьковская железная дорога) is a subsidiary of the Russian Railways headquartered in Nizhny Novgorod (formerly known as Gorky, hence the name).
The railway network serves nine federal subjects of the R ...
between Petushki and Vladimir. The suburban railway line follows the railway which connects Moscow with
Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gork ...
(formerly Gorky, hence the name) via Vladimir. It is fully electrified. Between Moscow and Vladimir, there are two tracks. The distance between Moscow Kurskaya railway station and Vladimir is .
The rails are used, in addition to suburban trains, also by long-distance trains to Moscow from the Urals and Siberia. Some of these trains terminate at
Moscow Kursky railway station
Kursky railway terminal (russian: Ку́рский вокза́л, ''Kursky vokzal''), also known as Moscow Kurskaya railway station (russian: Москва́-Ку́рская, ''Moskva-Kurskaya''), is one of the ten railway terminals in Moscow. I ...
, and others terminate at
Moscow Yaroslavsky railway station
Moscow Yaroslavsky railway station (russian: Ярославский вокзал) is one of the nine main railway stations in Moscow.
Situated on Komsomolskaya Square (close to the Kazansky and Leningradsky Stations), Moscow Yaroslavskaya ha ...
, arriving there via
Fryazevo and
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 ...
.
History
The construction of the railway between Moscow and Vladimir started in 1858, the stretch was open in 1861 and extended to Nizhny Novgorod in 1862. The terminal station was
Nizhegorodsky Railway Station in Moscow, at
Rogozhsky Val Street. In 1893, the government bought the railway, and on 1 January 1894 the
Moscow-Kursk, Nizhny Novgorod and Murom Railway was created. In 1896,
Kursky railway station
Kursky railway terminal (russian: Ку́рский вокза́л, ''Kursky vokzal''), also known as Moscow Kurskaya railway station (russian: Москва́-Ку́рская, ''Moskva-Kurskaya''), is one of the ten railway terminals in Moscow. I ...
was opened, and on 14 June 1896 the trains from Nizhny Novgorod started to run to that station. Nizhegorodsky Railway Station was used for cargo traffic, and eventually disused and demolished.
The suburban railway line was electrified in stretches. From 1931 to 1933, the stretch between Moscow and Obiralovka (currently Zheleznodorozhnaya) was electrified; in 1933, Reutovo to Balashikha, in 1957 Zheleznodorozhnaya to Fryazevo and Fryazevo to Noginsk, and in 1958 Fryazevo to Petushki. The part between Petushki and Vladimir was electrified in 1959.
The poem in prose ''
Moscow-Petushki'' by
Venedikt Yerofeyev, written between 1969 and 1970, is set on a suburban train, which travels from Moscow to Petushki. Every chapter is named for a stretch between adjacent stops.
Stations
Following the standard notations in Russia, a railway stop below is called a station if it is a terminus or if it has a cargo terminal, and it is called a platform (railway stop) otherwise.
Moscow to Vladimir
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Moscow Kursky railway station
Kursky railway terminal (russian: Ку́рский вокза́л, ''Kursky vokzal''), also known as Moscow Kurskaya railway station (russian: Москва́-Ку́рская, ''Moskva-Kurskaya''), is one of the ten railway terminals in Moscow. I ...
, transfer to
Kurskaya metro station (Arbatsko–Pokrovskaya line),
Kurskaya metro station (Koltsevaya line),
Chkalovskaya metro station;
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Serp i Molot (platform),
Ploshchad Ilyicha metro station,
Rimskaya metro station;
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Nizhegorodskaya (platform),
Nizhegorodskaya Moscow Central Circle station;
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Chukhlinka (platform);
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Kuskovo
Kuskovo (russian: Куско́во) was the summer country house and estate of the Sheremetev family. Built in the mid-18th century, it was originally situated several miles to the east of Moscow but now is part of the East District of the ...
(station);
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Novogireyevo (platform);
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Reutov
Reutov (russian: Ре́утов) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located east of Moscow. Population was .
History
The exact date of Reutov's foundation is unknown; however, most historians believe tha ...
(station), connection to
Balashikha;
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Nikolskoye (platform);
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Saltykovskaya (platform);
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Kuchino (platform);
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Zheleznodorozhnaya Zheleznodorozhny (masculine), Zheleznodorozhnaya (feminine), or Zheleznodorozhnoye (neuter) may refer to:
* Zheleznodorozhny Okrug, various divisions in Russia
* Zheleznodorozhny City District, several divisions in the cities of the former Soviet Un ...
(station). End of the three track line;
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Chyornoye (platform);
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Zarya (platform);
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Kupavna (station);
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33 km (platform);
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Elektrougli (station);
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43 km (platform);
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Khrapunovo (station);
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Yesino (platform);
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Fryazevo (station), connections to
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 ...
and to
Zakharovo;
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Kazanskoye (platform);
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Vokhna (platform);
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Pavlovsky Posad
Pavlovsky Posad (russian: Па́вловский Поса́д) is a town and the administrative center of Pavlovo-Posadsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located from Moscow, at the confluence of the Klyazma and Vokhna Rivers. Population:
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(station), connection to
Elektrogorsk;
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Nazaryevo (platform);
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Drezna (station);
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Kabanovo (platform);
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87 km (platform);
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Orekhovo-Zuyevo
Orekhovo-Zuyevo (russian: Оре́хово-Зу́ево, ) is an industrial city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located east of Moscow in a forested area on the Klyazma River (a tributary of the Oka). Orekhovo (russian: Оре́хово), often prono ...
(station), connection to
Greater Ring of the Moscow Railway
The Greater Ring of the Moscow Railway (russian: Большое кольцо Московской железной дороги) is the common name for a system of connector lines between the railways that radiate from Moscow. The general config ...
;
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Krutoye (platform). Most suburban trains terminates here;
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Voinovo (platform);
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Usad (platform);
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Glubokovo (platform);
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Pokrov (platform);
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113 km (platform);
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Omutishche (platform);
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Leonovo (platform);
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Petushki (station);
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Kosteryovo (station);
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Boldino (station);
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Sushnevo (platform);
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Undol (station);
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170 km (platform);
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Koloksha
Koloksha (russian: Колокша) is a rural locality (a village) in Kolokshanskoye Rural Settlement, Sobinsky District, Vladimir Oblast
Vladimir Oblast (russian: Влади́мирская о́бласть, ''Vladimirskaya oblast'') is a federa ...
(station);
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Yuryevets (station);
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Vladimir
Vladimir may refer to:
Names
* Vladimir (name) for the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak and Slovenian spellings of a Slavic name
* Uladzimir for the Belarusian version of the name
* Volodymyr for the Ukr ...
(station).
Reutovo to Balashikha
One-track electrified branch. Trains go directly from Moscow.
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Reutovo (station);
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Stroyka (platform);
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Gorenki (platform);
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Balashikha (station).
Fryazevo to Zakharovo
One-track electrified branch. Trains go directly from Moscow.
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Fryazevo (station);
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Metallurg (platform);
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Elektrostal
Elektrostal (russian: Электроста́ль, from Russian Электро (Elektro), lit: Electric and Сталь (Stal), lit: Steel) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located east of Moscow. Population: 135,000 (1977); 123,000 (1970) ...
(station);
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Mashinostroitel (platform);
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Noginsk
Noginsk (russian: Ноги́нск) is a city and the administrative center of Noginsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located east of the Moscow Ring Road on the Klyazma River. Population:
History
Founded in 1389 as Rogozhi, the town was ...
(station);
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Zakharovo (station).
Pavlovsky Posad to Elektrogorsk
One-track electrified branch. Trains go directly from Moscow.
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Pavlovsky Posad
Pavlovsky Posad (russian: Па́вловский Поса́д) is a town and the administrative center of Pavlovo-Posadsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located from Moscow, at the confluence of the Klyazma and Vokhna Rivers. Population:
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(station);
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Lenskaya (platform);
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Kovrigino (platform);
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14 km (platform);
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Elektrogorsk (station).
References
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Rail transport in Vladimir Oblast
Moscow Railway
Railway lines in Russia
Gorky Railway