Komsomolskaya Square in Moscow is often called area of Three Stations. But if you are meticulous, then there is another one, a fourth one - the failed Tsar’s, and now the Moscow-Kalanchevskaya transit and suburban station. That is, in three minutes on foot you can transfer from the Leningradsky station to the Kursk-Belarusian connecting passage and go either to Golitsyno, or to Serpukhov, or even to the north. This time it happened that I had to use it three times - and in the end I found it a very convenient way, saving, if not money, then definitely time and nerves.
Below is a short photo walk around the outskirts of Kalanchevka and the station itself (platform).
In front of the high-rise buildings there is an overpass of the Kursk-Belarusian connecting passage - we should go there
2. First we pass under the overpass to the “other side”. Behind it you can see the tower of the Kazan railway station.
3. Immediately in front of us is one of the “Stalinist sisters” - the high-rise building of the Leningradskaya Hotel.
4. Kalanchevskaya Street runs along the overpass, which is brightened up very colorfully by the tram.
6. The location is not surprising, there is a huge district of railway workers here - the exclusion zone of three stations, tracks, main and access roads, depots, locomotive and carriages, as well as their administrative buildings for various purposes, stretching to the Red Gate.
7. And on the other side of Kalanchevskaya Street, adjacent to the tracks, there is a nice Moscow-Kalanchevskaya station, in the Russian style, built in 1896, in the second year of the reign of Nicholas II.
8. Cash desks. Signed in Slavic font :)
9. Decor details.
10. There is also a poster with the history of the station. In order not to retell it, I’m just putting it here.
11. Next to the ticket office there are a couple of ticket machines. But for some reason they are completely unpopular among Muscovites; almost all of them go to the box office.
12. The platform is fenced on all sides (they say it differently - “turnstiled”), so you can only get to it through this room with turnstiles. Of course, there are hunters who are experts in places where you can climb over and board the train for free, but on Kalanchevka this is quite difficult.
13. Let's go behind the Kalanchevka station. There is a tram ring there.
14. And the old surviving house at its end, which has so far escaped the Moscow construction fever.
15. The 19th tram entered the ring.
16. Another perspective on the Russian Railways headquarters.
17. Let’s now go to the platform, look at the trains, look into the eyes of electric trains and electric locomotives.
18. You can enter from Komsomolskaya Square, but you can’t go directly under the station; you have to go around the overpass bridge and then back along the line.
19. At the Moscow-Kalanchevskaya station there are nice views - “with a high-rise building”. The station is directly opposite us, on the right.
20. And here is the train. They are here often.
21. The turnstile pavilions on both sides are made with a modernist slant, judging by the oval windows.
22. Look at north side- there is a carriage depot, if you take it to the right, and a connecting line to the north and west, if you take it straight.
23. Ticket office for those who don’t know how to get out without a ticket.
24. Another view from the skyscraper. The Ukrzaliznytsia train is pulled along the tracks to the depot.
25. So he stood in front of the entrance traffic light, waiting for it to open.
26. Train Moscow - Dnepropetrovsk Kursk line.
27. Looking north. Here the connecting route runs parallel to the main route of the Oktyabrskaya Road.
28. And here is my train. I take my leave, the photo report is finished - it’s time to move on! :-)
Probably everyone will agree that in Moscow, as well as in any other city on the planet, there are places that are especially popular. They are more willing to write, talk and read about them, and their services are used more often than services provided by others. In the capital Russian Federation such an object, of course, is the Kalanchevskaya station. Why? There are plenty of prerequisites for such a statement, and today we will discuss the most obvious ones.
Kalanchevskaya station. general description
The official name of the station is Moscow-Kalanchevskaya. People simply call it Kalanchevskaya. This Moscow station is located on the Alekseevskaya connecting line. It is part of the Moscow-Kursk region of the Moscow Railway.
Today, three stations at once, Leningradsky, Kazansky and Yaroslavsky, are located near the passenger platform called “Kalanchevskaya Station”. How to get there? No problem! It also borders the Komsomolskaya metro station, and it is from here that the main flow of passengers arrives.
And the reason for such demand is that trains from the Kursk, Gorky, Smolensk and Riga directions make their stops at this place.
By the way, a frequently asked question: “Which station is Kalanchevskaya?” - incorrect. Why? Yes, because this is not a railway station at all in the usual sense of the word for us, it is a stop that is considered the final stop for many of these transit trains.
Kalanchevskaya station. History of the construction of the facility
In 1865, marked by the opening of the Western station, it also included the station building itself, which is a pavilion built in 1896. Its architect was G.V. Voinevich.
Even before the construction of the station, it was decided that the most important trains, whose passengers will be members of the government and other famous officials. By the way, Emperor Nicholas II passed here on his way to his coronation.
The design of the station premises was chosen accordingly. It was built from facing bricks of extraordinary beauty, and decorated with Tarutino stone. The domed roof and tower with a spire looked luxurious and majestic. The rich interior decoration gave the station a special splendor. The carved roof covering the platform added elegance and uniqueness to the building. A square and square surrounded the station building.
But historical events turned out completely differently. The coronation train arrived at a different station - Brest. But still sometimes imperial family I used my special station. Station building after revolutionary events was used far from its intended purpose. It was decided to locate the district council of the Moscow Zheleznodorozhny district there. After some time, the station began to function as a passenger station intended for commuter trains.
Kalanchevskaya station. Characteristic features and reason for popularity
The station includes 2 side platforms. They are required to have turnstiles for passengers. There is only one passage between the platforms, which is a flooring across the tracks. It is noteworthy that the northern part of the platform has a curved shape.
With this railway station you can get to Kalanchevskaya, Krasnoprudnaya, Bolshaya Spasskaya streets, as well as exit to and from Grokholsky Lane.
Another name for this station - Moscow-Tehnicheskaya-Kurskaya - arose because it is here that trains are prepared long distance, having a southern direction.
Station workers also monitor long-distance trains belonging to Moscow. Equipment for dining cars necessary products also in the department of Kalanchevskaya employees. They also provide passenger cars with coal, bed linen and water.
The Moscow region where the Kalanchevskaya station is located has a long history of being one of the busiest in terms of transport. IN close proximity From this railway station there are three most popular stations in the capital - Leningradsky, Kazansky and Yaroslavsky.
Where is Kalanchevskaya station located?
The boundaries of the territory served by the station are limited by Rizhsky Station in the north-west and Komsomolskaya Square in the south-east. When talking about the Moscow-Kalanchevskaya station, they often mean the Kalanchevskaya landing platform, which is located in close proximity to the Komsomolskaya metro station, which has access to the square of the same name, where the Leningradsky station, serving the north-western direction, and the Kazansky station, from which trains depart to the south and southwest, and Yaroslavsky station, where trains from the eastern and northeastern directions arrive
Since the Alekseevskaya railway line, where the Kalanchevskaya station is located, is a connecting and transit line, long-distance trains pass through it without stopping. Distance from the Kalanchevskaya platform to Kursky railway station is three kilometers.
Station history
Kalanchevskaya station, despite its small size, is from one of the oldest stations in Moscow, where the historical and cultural significance. The station itself appeared in 1865, but the pavilion, which still exists today, was built in 1896 by the architect Voinevich.
According to the idea of the station's customers, it was the station that was supposed to receive important trains, such as, for example, the train with Tsarevich Nicholas heading to the coronation. However, plans later changed and the coronation train did not arrive at the station, and the Imperial Pavilion was used royal family only a few times. It is worth saying that the special purpose of the station was preserved during the USSR. To this day, at the station in Park "B" there is a government special station that received trains of senior government officials Soviet Union and friendly states.
The special station has carriages for transporting gold, saloon cars, antique carriages for various purposes, and even a church carriage.
Suburban service
In Moscow, where the Kalanchevskaya station is located, there are nine railway stations, many of which are used both for receiving long-distance trains and for commuter electric trains.
At the same time, Kalanchevskaya station is used only for service commuter trains, and long-distance trains pass it without stopping. Electric trains from the station depart in the Kursk, Smolensk and Riga directions, which makes the area where the Kalanchevskaya station is located one of the most accessible in terms of transport in the capital.
Architectural environment
There is a metro station within walking distance from the platform ring line and three stations, each of which deserves special mention, since their designs were thought through with special care.
The decoration of Komsomolskaya Square, near which the Kalanchevskaya station is located, is the Kazan Station, built by the architect Shchusev in the neo-Russian style in 1913. The first station building was built in 1862-1864, later it was dismantled to build a new passenger terminal that could serve not only Ryazan railway, but also Kazan. It was the second terminal that received the name of the Kazan station, the first was called Ryazan.
Yaroslavsky Station, also located in close proximity to Kalanchevskaya, is the busiest station in Moscow, serving up to three hundred pairs of trains per day. The first station appeared here in 1862 to serve trains moving towards Yaroslavl. At that time, the Yaroslavl direction consisted of one railway line connecting Moscow and Yaroslavl.
Kalanchevskaya and Leningradsky railway station
The place, which today is known as Komsomolskaya Square, in former times was called Kalanchevskoye Field - after the name of the palace that stood in this field in the seventeenth century. In turn, wooden royal palace was called Kalanchevsky due to the fact that it had a watchtower, which in Tatar is called kalancha. Thus, the origin of the name of the Kalanchevskaya station, where the station is located special purpose, serving senior government officials, is known from high degree reliability.
In close proximity to the station there is another important railway station in the country - Leningradsky, built in conjunction with the Moskovsky railway station in St. Petersburg. The two stations are exact copies of each other. Today from these stations depart high speed trains covering the distance between two cities in four hours.
The Kalanchevskaya station, where there is a station that could decorate any city in Russia, is today actively used by residents of the nearest Moscow suburbs in order to quickly get to the center of the capital.