Moscow Kiyevsky railway station


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Kiyevsky railway terminal (‹See Tfd›Russian: Ки́евский вокза́л, Kievskiy vokzal) also known as Moscow Kiyevskaya railway station (‹See Tfd›Russian: Москва́-Ки́евская, Moskva-Kievskaya) is one of the nine railway terminals of Moscow, Russia. It is the only railway station in Moscow to have a frontage on the Moskva River. The station is located at the Eurasia Square, in the beginning of Bolshaya Dorogomilovskaya Street in Dorogomilovo District of Moscow. A hub of the Moscow Metro is located nearby.

Moscow Kiyevsky

Moscow Railway terminal

View of the main facade from Europe Square

General information
Location1, Kiyevskogo Vokzala sq.
Moscow
Russia
Coordinates55°44′35″N 37°34′02″E / 55.743056°N 37.567222°E
Line(s)Kiev Line
Platforms>10
Tracks>10
Connections
Buses: 91, 91к, 119, 157, 205, 266, 320, 394, 474, 791, 840, м17, т7, т34, т39, т39к,[1] Regional: 454, 477[2]
Construction
Structure typeHeritage
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
ArchitectIvan Rerberg, Vyacheslav Oltarzhevsky
Chief Engineer: Vladimir Shukhov
Other information
Station code198103
Fare zone0
History
Opened1899
Rebuilt1918, 1936, 1945, 2004, 2013
Services
Preceding station Russian Railways Following station
Terminus Kiyevsky Suburban Moskva-Sortirovochnaya-Kiyevskaya

towards Kaluga-2

Location

Moscow Kiyevsky is located in Moscow Ring Road

Moscow Kiyevsky

Moscow Kiyevsky

Location within Moscow Ring Road

As the name suggests, there were regular services to Kyiv (Kiev) and many other points in Ukraine. There used to be regular services to Belgrade, Zagreb, Varna, Bucharest, Sofia, Chișinău, Niš, Budapest, Prague, Vienna and Venice as well. 15-20 years ago, all these trains were canceled, some were transferred to the Belorussky railway station.

The station was built between 1914 and 1918 in the Byzantine Revival style, which is especially pronounced in the 51 m-high (167 ft) clocktower. Originally named the Bryansk station, it was designed by Ivan Rerberg and Vladimir Shukhov, and is considered an important landmark of architecture and engineering of the time.[3]

The station building is flanked by a gigantic train shed which is distinguished by its simplicity and constructive boldness. The platforms are covered by a massive glazed parabolic structure (length 321 metres (1,053 ft), width 47.9 metres (157 ft), height 30 m (98 ft)) weighing over 1250 tons. Its open-work steel trusses are clearly visible, and they demonstrate the elegance of the grandiose building.[4][5]

Trains and destinations

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Directions and countries

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1 — Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, all international travel is suspended from this terminal.[6]

Suburban destinations

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Suburban commuter trains (elektrichka) connect Kiyevsky station with stations and platforms of the Kiyevsky suburban railway line, in particular with the towns of Aprelevka, Nara, Balabanovo, Obninsk, Maloyaroslavets and Kaluga-I.[7]

Vnukovo International Airport connections

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Before 31 July 2024 Aeroexpress direct line was connecting Vnukovo International Airport and Kiyevsky Rail Terminal (operations launched in August 2005). Since 1 August 2024 railway line is only served by Central Suburban Passenger Company.[8]

  • Dual voltage six axle electric locomotive EP10-004 at the Kiyevskaya railway station

  • On the Eurasia square, outside passenger terminals, 2012

  • Debarkader of Kiyevsky train station passenger terminal, 2014