Location Russia, Moscow Station code 191602 Address Moscow, Russia, 105064 Phone +7 800 775-00-00 Tracks 17 | Structure type At-grade Fare zone 0 Opened 1896 Platforms in use 9 | |
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Line(s) Alexeyevskaya Connection Line
Gorky Line
Kursk Line Connections Moscow Metro stations:
3 Kurskaya
5 Kurskaya
10 Chkalovskaya Architects Leopold Malashonok, N. P. Orlov, George Ippolitovich Voloshin Similar Kurskaya, Moscow Kazanskaya railway st, Moscow Smolenskaya railway st, Moscow Paveletskaya railway st, Moscow Yaroslavskaya railway st | ||
Kursky railway terminal (Russian: Ку́рский вокза́л, Kursky vokzal) also known as Moscow Kurskaya railway station (Russian: Москва́-Ку́рская, Moskva-Kurskaya) is one of the nine railway terminals in Moscow. It was built in 1896. There are currently plans to completely rebuild or refurbish the Kursky station. Kursky Station, unlike most Moscow terminals, operates two almost opposite railroad directions from Moscow: one toward Kursk, Russia, after which the station is named, that stretches on into Ukraine, and another toward Nizhniy Novgorod, which is less used by long distance trains, mostly for the high-speed service to Nizhniy. Kursky is connected to the Lengradskiy Line from the other side, enabling long-distance trains from St. Petersburg to other cities to pass through Russia's capital. Because of its three directions, its adjacency to the city center, and its connection to three major metro lines, Kursky is one of Moscow's busiest railway stations.
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High-speed rail
Suburban destinations
Suburban commuter trains (elektrichkas) connect Kursky station with the towns of Podolsk, Serpukhov, Chekhov, Tula on Kursk direction and Reutov (Reutovo), Balashikha, Zheleznodorozhny, Staraya Kupavna (Kupavna), Elektrougli, Elektrostal, Noginsk, Pavlovsky Posad, Elektrogorsk, Orekhovo-Zuevo, Kirzhach and Pokrov on Gorky direction. Besides that, Kurskiy Station has commuter connections with the Rizhskiy, Belorussky and Leningradsky directions, although less frequent.
Future development plan
Platform height rules under the newest GOST standards, DC commuter EMUs dedicated platforms in Moscow urban area must be 1,100 mm (43.3 in), while the platforms for the long-distance trains must be either 200 mm (7.9 in) and 550 mm (21.7 in). Moscow Kurskaya station platforms should get reconstruction soon.
Proposed platform layout: