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Moscow Kazansky
Moscow Railway terminal
Moscow Kazansky railway station asv2019-06.jpg
Exterior view of the station
Location 2 Komsomolskaya Square
Krasnoselsky District Central Administrative Okrug Moscow
Russia
Coordinates 55°46′24″N 37°39′23″E / 55.773333°N 37.656389°E / 55.773333; 37.656389
Platforms 9
Tracks 17
Connections

Tram: 7, 13, 37, 50;

Bus: 40, 122, А, T88, T14;

Trolleybus: 22, 41;
Other information
Station code 194013
Fare zone 0
History
Opened 1864
Rebuilt 1913, 1950, 1987
Electrified 1933
Previous names Ryazansky
Services
Preceding station Russian Railways Logo.svg Russian Railways Following station
Terminus Kazansky Suburban Elektrozavodskaya
towards Krivandino
Ryazansky Suburban Elektrozavodskaya
towards Ryazan 1
Location
Moscow Kazansky is located in Moscow Ring Road
Moscow Kazansky
Moscow Kazansky
Location in Moscow Ring Road

The Kazansky railway terminal (also called Moscow Kazansky railway station) is one of nine big train stations in Moscow, Russia. It's located on Komsomolskaya Square. Right across the square, you'll find two other major stations: Leningradsky and Yaroslavsky. In 2020, it was even named one of Europe's best train stations!

Kazansky station is super important for travel in Russia. It mainly serves two long railway lines. One goes east towards cities like Kazan and Yekaterinburg. This route is part of the famous Trans-Siberian Railway. The other line heads southeast to Ryazan. From Ryazan, trains can go to many places in southeastern Russia, Kazakhstan, and even countries in Central Asia. Local commuter trains also use this station. Sometimes, long-distance trains to Nizhny Novgorod also use Kazansky station.

History of Kazansky Station

The very first version of Kazansky station was built in 1862. This happened when the railway line from Moscow to Ryazan first opened. The station you see today is much newer. Its construction began in 1913 and finished in 1940. The famous architect Alexey Shchusev designed it. The building's unique look reminds many people of the Söyembikä Tower in Kazan.

Trains and Destinations from Kazansky

Kazansky station connects Moscow to many cities, both near and far. You can catch trains to different parts of Russia and even other countries.

Long-Distance Journeys

Here are some of the long-distance trains and where they go:

Train number Train name Destination Operated by
001/002 Premium (ex. Tatarstan) Russia Kazan Russia Russian Railways
003/004 Kavkaz Russia Kislovodsk Russia Russian Railways
005/006 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Tashkent Uzbekistan Oʻzbekiston temir yoʻllari
009/010 Zhiguli Russia Samara Russia Russian Railways
011/012 Sochi Russia Adler Russia Russian Railways
013/014 Yuzhny Ural Russia Chelyabinsk (coach: Russia Magnitogorsk) Russia Russian Railways
015/016 Premium (ex. Ural) Russia Yekaterinburg Russia Russian Railways
017/018 Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz Railway
019/020 Premium (ex. Tikhy Don) Russia Rostov-on-Don Russia Russian Railways
021/022 Ulyanovsk Russia Ulyanovsk Russia Russian Railways
023/024 Premium (ex. Yarmarka) Russia Nizhny Novgorod (Moskovsky) Russia Russian Railways
025/026 Italmas RussiaUdmurtia Izhevsk Russia Russian Railways
029/030 Premium (ex. Kuban) Russia Novorossiysk Russia Russian Railways
031/032 Orenburzhye Russia Orenburg Russia Russian Railways
033/034 North Ossetia-Alania RussiaNorth Ossetia–Alania Vladikavkaz Russia Russian Railways
039/040 Bashkortostan RussiaBashkortostan Ufa Russia Russian Railways
041/042 Mordovia RussiaMordovia Saransk Russia Russian Railways
049/050 Double-deck coach Russia Samara Russia Russian Railways
051/052 Sura Russia Penza Russia Russian Railways
053/054 Chuvashia RussiaChuvashia Cheboksary Russia Russian Railways
057/058 Mariy El RussiaMari El Yoshkar-Ola Russia Russian Railways
059/060 Tyumen Russia Nizhnevartovsk Russia Russian Railways
065/066 Zhiguli sea Russia Tolyatti Russia Russian Railways
089/090 Zauralye Kazakhstan Petropavl Russia Russian Railways
095/096/135/136 Altay Russia Barnaul Russia Russian Railways
101/102 Premium (ex. Sochi) Russia Adler Russia Russian Railways
103/104 Moskovia Russia Adler Russia Russian Railways
329/330 Tajikistan Tajikistan Dushanbe Tajikistan Tajikistan Railways
989/990 Russia Vladivostok via Kazan Russia Russian Railways

Other Countries and Cities Served

You can also travel to these places from Kazansky station:

Country Destinations
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan, Balqash, Karagandy, Kokshetau, Pavlodar, Ridder
Russia Russia Anapa, Bereshino, Biysk, Bugulma, Dimitrovgrad, Grozny, Kirov, Kolomna, Krugloe Pole, Kurovskoye, Kumertau, Makhachkala, Naberezhnye Chelny, Nalchik, Nazran, Neryungri, Novokuznetsk, Orsk, Ramenskoye, Ryazan, Sarov, Sergach, Tolyatti, Tommot, Tynda, Ulan-Ude, Zemetchino
Tajikistan Tajikistan Khujand

Suburban Train Routes

Local commuter trains, called elektrichka, connect Kazansky station to many nearby towns. These include Lyubertsy, Zhukovsky, Gzhel, Kurovskoye, Shatura, Cherusti, Vekovka, Bykovo, Ramenskoye, Bronnitsy, Voskresensk, Yegoryevsk, Kolomna and Ryazan.

Gallery

  • Казанский вокзал3

    Historical view of the station (1913)

  • Ryazansky vokzal kalanchevka

    Historical view of the station (1913)

  • Model of Kazansky Rail Terminal

    Model of Kazansky station at the Museum of the Moscow Railway at Paveletsky Rail Terminal, Moscow

  • Moscow Kazansky railway terminal asv2018-08 img1

    Interior

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