Moscow Leningradsky railway terminal (russian: Ленинградский вокзал, ''Leningradsky vokzal'') also known as Moscow Passazhirskaya station (russian: Москва-Главная-Пассажирская) is the oldest of

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s. Situated on Komsomolskaya Square, the station serves north-western directions, notably

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. International services from the station include

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, operated by GoRail, and

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. It is the only Moscow railway terminal operated by October Railway rather than

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History

The station was constructed between 1844 and 1851 to an eclectic design by

Konstantin Thon Konstantin Andreyevich Thon, also spelled Ton (russian: Константи́н Андре́евич Тон; October 26, 1794 – January 25, 1881) was an official architect of Imperial Russia during the reign of Nicholas I. His major works includ ...

as the terminus of the Moscow-Saint Petersburg Railway, a pet project of

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. Regular connection was opened in 1851. Initially it was known as Peterburgsky (i.e., St Petersburg station). Upon the Emperor's death five years later, the station was named Nikolayevsky (and the railway Nikolayevskaya) after him and retained this name until 1924, when the Bolsheviks renamed it Oktyabrsky terminal (and the corresponding railway to October railway), to commemorate the

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. The present name was given in 1937. Thon's design follows closely that of the station's counterpart in St. Petersburg. The monotonous regularity of rustication and

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is enlivened with

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details (ground floor windows strongly reminiscent of the

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) and an elegant clocktower at the centre (probably inspired by the Palazzo Senatorio in Rome). Even more rigorous is the exterior of the nearby Moscow Customs House (1844–1852), also by Thon. The interior of the station was modernized and renovated in 1950 and 1972.

Destinations

Long distance from Moscow

There are also numerous ordinary long range trains to these directions.

High-speed rail

High-speed commuter rail Since 1 October 2015, Siemens Desiro RUS high speed commuter trains operating on

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and

- Kryukovo (Zelenograd) routes. The major stops on the route are: Khimki, Kryukovo (Zelenograd), Podsolnechnaya (Solnechnogorsk) and Klin.

Other destinations

Suburban destinations

Suburban

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s ('' elektrichka'') connect Leningradsky station with stations and platforms of the Leningradsky suburban railway line, in particular, with the towns of Khimki,

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( Kryukovo),

Solnechnogorsk Solnechnogorsk (russian: Солнечного́рск, lit. ''sunny mountain town'') is a town and the administrative center of Solnechnogorsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Moscow–St. Petersburg Highway and the Moscow ...

( Podsolnechnaya), Klin,

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, and

Gallery

Image:Leningradsky Station.jpg, The platform of the Leningrad station in 2010. Image:Express(Moscow-St.PeterBurg) - panoramio.jpg, Express Moscow—St. Petersburg

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at the Leningradsky Railway Station Image:ES2G-016 (Desiro RUS) Moscow-Tver at Leningradsky railway station 2016-07-30 002.jpg, Electric train Lastochka (eng. ''Swallow'') ES2G-016

at the Leningradsky railway station Image:Russian named passenger train "Krasnaya Strela". Moscow, Leningradskiy station.jpg, Overnight

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" Red Arrow" at the Leningrad station in Moscow Image:Николаевский_вокзал2.jpg, Historical view of the station (1900) Image:Leningradterminal01.jpg, View from Komsomolskaya (Koltsevaya Line) metro station Image:Ленинградский зал 01.jpg, Leningradsky railway station after reconstruction Image:Aliexpress.jpg, Aliexpress pavilion at the Leningrad station

References

External links

Leningradsky station Official site
{{Intercity passenger transport in Moscow Transport infrastructure completed in 1851 Railway stations in Moscow Italianate architecture in Russia Railway stations in the Russian Empire opened in 1851 1851 establishments in the Russian Empire Cultural heritage monuments of federal significance in Moscow