Losinoostrovskaya (russian: Лосиноостровская) is a railway station located in

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. The station serves suburban traffic of Yaroslavsky suburban railway line by

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. The southbound trains terminate at

Moscow Yaroslavskaya 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 ...

in Moscow. The northbound trains terminate at the stations of , , , , , , , , , Alexandrov I, and . All suburban trains stop at Losinoostrovskaya. The station is operated by the

. The adjacent station in the northern direction is

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, and the one in the southern direction is Rostokino. Losinoostrovskaya has access to Menzhinskogo Street, Rudnevoy Street, and Anadysrky Proyezd (west), as well as to Dudinka Street and Khibinsky Proyezd (east). The public bus traffic is organized. The station is surrounded by a residential area.

History

The first summer houses were constructed in the area in 1898. In the same year, a railway station, Platform of the 10th versta (russian: Платформа 10-й версты) was open to serve the houses. In 1904, a settlement of Losinoostrovsky was officially established. The name came from the nearby Losiny Ostrov Forest, currently

Losiny Ostrov National Park Losiny Ostrov National Park (russian: Национальный парк "Лосиный Остров", literally - '' Elk (Moose) Island'') is the second oldest national park of Russia (after Sochi National Park). It is located in Moscow and Mos ...

. In 1908, the Moscow Encircle Railway was completed, and the Platform of the 10th versta, renamed to Losinoostrovskaya, became a large freight station. In addition to the freight yard, there was a locomotive depot. In November 1924, the settlement of Losinoostrovsky was renamed Losinoostrovsk and was granted a town status. In 1939 it was renamed Babushkin, after

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, and in 1960, Babushkin was merged into Moscow. In 1929, the railway line between Moscow and Mytishchi, including Losinoostrovskaya, was electrified. In 1900, a railway line connecting Beskudnikovo and Losinoostrovskaya was constructed. This was done in order to facilitate the railway traffic between Moscow and Kimry ( Savyolovo), since

Moscow Savyolovsky railway station Savyolovsky station (russian: Савёловский вокза́л, ''Savyolovsky vokzal''), alternatively spelled ''Savyolovskiy'', ''Savelovsky'' or ''Savelovskiy'', is one of the ten main railway stations in the Maryina roshcha District o ...

was not open yet. After a tram line from central line to Medvedkovo was built, in 1966 a direct connection to Losinoostrovskaya was discontinued, and the whole railway line was demolished in 1987.

References

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