Location Russia, Samara Parking yes Previous names Kuybyshev (1935—1991) Floors 15 Station code 657907 | Tracks 10 Fare zone 0 Height 101 m Opened 24 December 2001 Platforms in use 5 (4 island platforms) | |
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Owned by Russian Railways (Kuybyshev Railway) Address pl. Komsomolskaya, 1, Samara, Samarskaya oblast', Russia, 443030 Owner Russian Railways (Kuybyshev Railway) Similar Monument to Vasily Chapaev, Stalin's Bunker, Naberezhnaya, Chelyabinsk Main, Kislovodsk | ||
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Samara-Passazhirskaya (Russian: Самара-Пассажирская) is a major railway station of the Kuybyshev Railway in Samara, Russia.
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The new station was built in 2001 and is the tallest station building in Europe with height including the spire is 101 meters.
History
The current station in Samara is the second in the history of the city. The first railway station in Samara was built in 1876, and it operated for 120 years. The total area of the old station was 3380 m ², capacity.
On summer of 1996, on the eve of the railway workers day, 1st brick was laid in the foundation of a new railway station. Construction work was carried out without interrupting the movement of passenger and commuter train station through the Samara at the time developed technology.
May 25, 1999 saw the opening of the 1st Launch Complex Station. In December 1999, a modern pedestrian tunnel was put into operation, which is over 240 sq. It links the station square with all the landing platform station.