Savyolovsky station (, ''Savyolovsky vokzal''), alternatively spelled ''Savyolovskiy'', ''Savelovsky'' or ''Savelovskiy'', is one of the ten main

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s in the Maryina roshcha District of

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. It serves suburban directions north of the city. Its initial name was ''Butyrsky vokzal'' (the station itself is still called ''Moscow Butyrskaya'') because of Butyrskaya Zastava Square, which also gave name to the nearby Butyrka prison.

History

The station was built from 1897 to 1902, along a long railway to the towns of Kashin, Kalyazin,

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, and

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. The modern name of the station originates from the name of a village Savyolovo (now a district of the town of

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) situated along the line. As the line was built by a private company, the place of the rail station was initially built outside Moscow next to the outpost of

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. Initially known as Butyrsky station, the station lacks the ornateness and grandeur of Moscow's other stations and consists of a central two-story section flanked by two single story wings. The station was inaugurated in a silver-trowel ceremony in spring 1902, an event which had direct consequences for the nearby peaceful rural areas as it dramatically increased investment and led to those areas being engulfed by the city. When the station marked its 90th anniversary, it was internally redeveloped, expanded and restored adding a second floor and improving the quality of platforms. It was the last station to be connected to the

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, with the Savyolovskaya metro station (opened in 1988).

Services

Suburban destinations

As of 2011, the station operated only suburban

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s (''

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'' trains). The principal destinations are

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( Savyolovo) and

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. There are express trains to

, which also have stops at

and

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. While most trains, arriving from the north, terminate there, some trains proceed to the

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and in the western direction. The long-distance trains, which previously departed from the station, were moved to the Belorussky station.

Airport connections

From November 2004 to June 2007, an express train ran from the Savyolovsky station to

(about 30 min) that connected with buses or taxis for the 7 km trip to the two airport terminals at

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(about 15 min). On 10 July 2008, a direct service from Savyolovsky station to a new railway station near

Terminal 2 was inaugurated. Journeys take 35 minutes, and tickets cost 300 roubles (750 roubles for business class). The service is operated by

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, a subsidiary of

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. Starting from 30 May 2010, the stop on Savyolovsky station on line

was canceled.

Intercity bus connections

There is a bus terminal, in front of the station, serving

, Kalyazin, Kashin,

, Laryovo,

and several other destinations north of Moscow.

Gallery

Image:Savelovsky vokzal.jpg, Historical view of the station (before 1917) Image:SavelovskiyVokzal.jpg, Trackside facade of the station Image:Savyolovskiy3.jpg, Station interior before 2000s reconstruction

References

External links

Savyolovskiy station

Russian Railways

Aeroexpress
{{Intercity passenger transport in Moscow Railway stations in Moscow Railway stations of Moscow Railway Railway stations in the Russian Empire opened in 1902 Line D1 (Moscow Central Diameters) stations