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Moscow Belorussky railway station

Coordinates: 55°46′35″N 37°34′49″E / 55.77639°N 37.58028°E / 55.77639; 37.58028
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Moscow–Belorussky

Москва–Белорусская
View of the station from Tverskaya Zastava Square
General information
Location7 Tverskaya Zastava Square, Moscow
Russia
Owned byRussian Railways
Operated byMoscow Railway
Platforms7
Tracks14
Train operators
Connections
Bus interchange Bus: M1, H1, T18, T78, 12, 27, 82, 84, 101, 116, 456, 904, 905Tram interchange Tram: 7, 9
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
ArchitectIvan Strukov [ru]
Architectural styleNeoclassical
Other information
Station code198230
Fare zone0
History
Opened19 September 1870 (1870-09-19)
Rebuilt1907–1912
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesSmolensky
Services
Preceding station Russian Railways Following station
Begovaya
towards Borodino
 Belorussky Suburban Terminus
Vyazma
towards Brest
 Moscow–Brest
Preceding station Moscow Central Diameters Following station
Begovaya
towards Odintsovo
 Line D1 Savyolovskaya
towards Lobnya
Preceding station Aeroexpress Following station
Begovaya
towards Odintsovo
 Odintsovo to Sheremetyevo Airport Savyolovskaya
towards Aeroport Sheremetyevo
Location
Moscow–Belorussky is located in Moscow Ring Road
Moscow–Belorussky
Moscow–Belorussky
Location within Moscow Ring Road

Belorussky railway station (Russian: Белору́сский вокза́л, IPA: [bʲɪɫɐˈruskʲɪj vɐɡˈzaɫ]) also referred to as Moscow–Passenger–Smolenskaya[1] (Russian: Москва́-Пассажирская-Смоле́нская, lit. 'Moskva-Smolenskaya'), Informally the whole station can be called as Moscow Belorusskaya (Russian: Москва Белорусская, lit. 'Moskva Belorusskaya'),[2] is a railway terminal of the Moscow Railway[3] located at the front of Tverskaya Zastava Square in Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow. The station is one of nine railway terminals of Moscow. It was opened in 1870 and rebuilt in its current form in 1907–1912.

Operations

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Tverskaya Zastava Square is right in front of Belorussky railway station (in the background on the right).

Belorussky railway station serves long distance trains to regions west and south-west of Moscow, and one train each to the north-east (on the Savyolovsky branch to Rybinsk with continuing service to Uglich, Vesegonsk, and Pestovo) and to the south (to Anapa through Tula, Kursk, Voronezh, and Rostov-on-Don). The station also serves local commuter trains (Belorussky suburban railway line and Line D1 of Moscow Central Diameters) to Usovo, Odintsovo, Golitsyno, Kubinka I, Mozhaisk (including express service), Borodino, and Zvenigorod as well as the Aeroexpress service to Sheremetyevo Airport.

The station is not entirely a terminus station. A transit line continues on the Alekseevskaya Line [ru]. In addition, the station provides through service to Savyolovsky (Savyolovsky suburban railway line and Line D1 of Moscow Central Diameters) and Kursky stations. Until 18 May 2015 a suburban train service also continued to Gagarin,[4][5] and until the end of 2012 to Vyazma. Now the farthest station of commuter train service on this line is Mozhaisk. Approximately 1500 passengers per hour use Belorussky station.[6]

Belorussky railway station is included in the Moscow Regional Directorate of the Directorate of railway stations.[7] This station is part of the Moscow–Smolensk unit of DTSS-3, Moscow Directorate of Rail Traffic Control.

History

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Historical view of the station (1905)

Construction of the railway from Moscow to Smolensk, and then to Minsk and Warsaw, started in the second half of the 1860s. Construction of the station, known as Smolensky, began in late April 1869.[6] A grand opening of the Moscow–Smolensk railway took place on 19 September 1870, the station became the sixth in Moscow. In November 1871 after the extension of the railway to Belorussia, the station was renamed Belorussky Station. On 15 May 1910, the right wing of the new station opened, and on 26 February 1912, the left wing opened. The station was designed by architect Ivan Strukov [ru]. On 4 May 1912, the railway was renamed the Alexander Railway, the station was renamed Alexander Station.[6] In August 1922, Alexander and the Moscow-Baltic railways were merged into the Moscow-Belorussia-Baltic, so the station was renamed Belorussian-Baltic station. In May 1936, after yet another reorganization of the railways, the station received its present name – Belorussky Station.

Aeroexpress

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Suburban platforms of Belorussky Rail Terminal also showing Aeroexpress platform.

In September 2007 OAO "Aeroexpress" began the reconstruction of the rail link to Sheremetyevo Airport. The cost of reconstruction at the Belorussky station was estimated at US$7.7 million and involved the construction of a new terminal, which has become one of the main links in rail traffic between Moscow and the airport. The new Belorussky terminal is located in the fourth hall of the railway station and occupies an area of 600 square metres (6,500 sq ft) Passengers departing from Sheremetyevo can check in for flights using the self-service kiosks. The terminal was opened on 27 August 2009.

In June 2008 construction of a new railway terminal complex at Sheremetyevo was completed. New purpose-built rolling stock, the electric ED4MKM-Aero developed by ZAO "Transmashholding" serves the line.

Baggage check-in at the city terminal was abolished on 1 December 2010 in connection with the sharp increase in the number of passengers. The one-way cost of the trip is 500 rubles (1000 rubles for business class).[8]

Trains and destinations

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Long distance

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Train number Train name Destination Operated by
001/002 Belarus (bel, rus: Беларусь) Belarus Minsk (Main) Belarus Belarusian Railways
003/004 Minsk (bel: Мінск, rus: Минск) Belarus Minsk (Main) Belarus Belarusian Railways
009/010 Polonez (pol: Polonez, rus: Полонез) Poland Warsaw (Zachodnia) Poland Polish State Railways
Russia Russian Railways
013/014 Strizh (rus: Стриж) Germany Berlin (HBF) Russia Russian Railways
017/018 Riviera Express France Nice (Ville)[9] Russia Russian Railways
021/022 Vltava (cz: Vltava, rus: Влтава) Czech Republic Prague (Hlavní) Russia Russian Railways
023/024 EuroNight France Paris (Gare de l'Est) Russia Russian Railways
025/026 Svislach (bel: Свіслач, rus: Свислочь) Belarus Minsk (Main) Belarus Belarusian Railways
027/028 Bug (bel: Буг, rus: Буг) Belarus Brest Belarus Belarusian Railways
029/030 Yantar (rus: Янтарь) Russia Kaliningrad (cars: Lithuania Vilnius) Russia Russian Railways

Lithuania Lithuanian Railways

033/034 Smolensk (rus: Смоленск) Russia Smolensk (Main) Russia Russian Railways
039/040 Dzvina (bel: Дзвіна, rus: Двина) Belarus Polotsk Belarus Belarusian Railways
055/056 Sozh (bel, rus: Сож) Belarus Gomel (cars: Belarus Salihorsk, Belarus Mahilyow) Belarus Belarusian Railways
061/062 Russia Velikiye Luki Russia Russian Railways
063А/064А Russia Pskov Russia Russian Railways
063Б/064Б Belarus Minsk (cars: Belarus Brest)
Russia Novosibirsk		 Belarus Belarusian Railways
077/078 Nyoman (bel: Нёман, rus: Неман) Belarus Grodno Belarus Belarusian Railways
133/134 Belarus Minsk (cars: Belarus Brest)
Russia Arkhangelsk		 Belarus Belarusian Railways
601/602 Rybinsk (rus: Рыбинск) Russia Rybinsk (cars: Russia Vesyegonsk, Russia Pestovo, Russia Uglich) Russia Russian Railways
717/718

721/722

Lastochka (rus: Ласточка) Belarus Minsk (Main) Russia Russian Railways
715/716

731/732

733/734

735/736

743/744

Lastochka (rus: Ласточка) Russia Smolensk (Main) Russia Russian Railways

Other destinations

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Country Destinations
Austria Austria Innsbruck, Wien (Westbahnhof)
Belarus Belarus Mahilyow, Vitebsk
Czech Republic Czech Republic Ostrava
Germany Germany Frankfurt (Main)
Italy Italy Milan (Rogoredo)
Monaco Monaco Monaco
Poland Poland Katowice, Poznań
Russia Russia Yaroslavl, Nizhny Novgorod, Yekaterinburg, Omsk

Suburban destinations

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Suburban commuter trains (elektrichka) connect Belorussky station with the towns of Barvikha, Usovo, Odintsovo, Golitsyno, Zvenigorod, Kubinka, Mozhaysk.

Some suburban commuter trains (elektrichka) also proceed to Savyolovsky Rail Terminal to the Savyolovo direction destinations (Dolgoprudny, Lobnya, Nekrasovsky, Iksha, Dmitrov, Taldom, Dubna) and to Kursky Rail Terminal to Kursk direction destinations (Shcherbinka, Podolsk, Serpukhov).

Airport connections

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Belorussky station is connected to Savyolovsky Rail Terminal (before 30 May 2010) and Sheremetyevo International Airport by Aeroexpress trains.[10]

Cultural references

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References

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  1. ^ "МОСКВА-ПАССАЖИРСКАЯ-СМОЛЕНСКАЯ". ОАО "РЖД". Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  2. ^ "Кассы и терминалы". ОАО "РЖД". Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  3. ^ "История вокзалов и станций. Белорусский вокзал, г. Москва". ОАО "РЖД". Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  4. ^ "Расписание электричек по вокзалу Можайск". yandex.ru.
  5. ^ "Расписание электричек: Москва (Белорусский вокзал)". yandex.ru.
  6. ^ a b c "Жд вокзал Москва Белорусский вокзал". nnov-airport.ru. Archived from the original on 2015-08-01.
  7. ^ "Структурные подразделения - ДЖВ". dzvr.ru.
  8. ^ "Аэроэкспресс в Домодедово, Шереметьево, Внуково -". aeroexpress.ru.
  9. ^ "French Riviera train for Russia". BBC News. 23 September 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
  10. ^ "Aeroexpress from Belorussky station to Sheremetyevo airport schedule". Archived from the original on 2010-05-26.
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