Shakhovskaya, Moscow Oblast

56°01′58″N35°30′31″E / 56.03278°N 35.50861°E / 56.03278; 35.50861

Shakhovskaya (Russian: Шаховская) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Shakhovskoy District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the and the , 154 kilometers (96 mi) from Moscow. Population: 10,728 (2010 census); 10,439 (2002 census); 10,393 (1989 Soviet census). Postal code: 143700. Dialing code: +7 49637. Municipally, it is incorporated as Shakhovskaya Urban Settlement.

Shakhovskaya was founded in 1901 during the construction of the Moscow-Vindava railroad. It became the administrative center of the district on August 4, 1929, when Moscow Oblast was founded, and was granted urban-type settlement status in 1958.

Shakhovskaya stands on the M9 highway (Moscow–Riga) and the Moscow–Riga railway, being the terminus of suburban trains from Moscow.