Moscow Paveletsky railway station
Paveletsky station | |||||||||||||||||||||
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  Moscow-Paveletsky | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Aerial view of the station | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Paveletskaya Square, Moscow, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°43′47″N 37°38′22″E / 55.7298°N 37.6394°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Moscow Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Moscow metro stations:
Tram: 3, 35, 38, 39, A; Bus: 3H, 13, 106, 158, 632, Б, K; | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 193519 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1900 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1953 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Saratovsky | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Paveletsky station (
From Paveletsky station, suburban electric trains depart towards
History
Construction
In the
The branch was finished 8+1⁄2 months earlier than scheduled, but lacked a terminal in Moscow.
A new station was designed by architect Alexander Krasovsky and built according to the architectural canons of the time: it was a symmetric building with a heightened center, large windows, and wide and comfortable doorways. There were entrances, a
At the railway side, there were service rooms, gendarmerie rooms, rooms for the tsar, and outlets to the platforms. The railway station was very comfortable for its time—it had original heating services and a smart amphora turret used as a flagstaff—and was efficiently located.
The station was solidly and reliably constructed as a brick building on a quarrystone foundation. It had two floors (three beneath the domes) and many attics above the flanking buildings. The length of the station building was 83.7 metres (275 ft). External walls were 2+1⁄2 bricks deep, quite solid for a low building. External walls were revetted with special brick, the socle was revetted with ashlar, and there were stucco mouldings in the vestibule and hall cornices.
The station opened on 1 September 1900, and was known as Saratovsky Railway Station until the 1940s. A thanksgiving service with water consecration took place to mark the station's opening. The chief engineer V.V. Timofeev invited some other chiefs, station personnel, and businessmen—future consignors of goods—to the celebrations. Prior to the opening of the station, the railway between Moscow and Pavelets had been functioning already for several months, during which time trains were rerouted to
Reconstruction
Saratovsky Railway Station formed part of the ensemble of the city square. When it was decided to reconstruct the station in 1980, the project criteria were very strict. It was necessary to provide up-to-date comfort for passengers while simultaneously retaining the square skyline.
The reconstruction was realized by the Mostransstroy trust. Architects A. Gurkov, S. Kuznetsova, and A. Vorontsov solved the complicated constructive problem, keeping the old station's style. Following reconstruction, the newly renamed Paveletsky station was re-opened on 3 November 1987.[1]
The new station is six times larger by volume and four times larger by carrying capacity than the original. It is now able to receive, serve, and station in its halls about 10,000 people per hour.
From the square, the building seems to have one floor. But in fact there are three levels of passenger rooms, a technical level, and up-to-date service systems inside.
The Museum of the Moscow Railway
The Museum of the Moscow Railway incorporates the former Museum of Lenin’s Funeral Train, including the locomotive and cars of Lenin's funeral train. The museum also documents the history of the Moscow Railway and has outdoor exhibits at the Moscow Rizhsky railway station.[2]
Trains and destinations
Long distance
| Train number | Train name | Destination | Operated by |
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| 001/002 | Volgograd (rus: Волгоград) |  Volgograd |
Russian Railways
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| 005/006 | Lotos (rus: Лотос) | Astrakhan |
Russian Railways
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| 007/008 | Kazakhstan (kaz: Қазақстан, rus: Казахстан) |  Almaty |
Qazaqstan Temir Zholy
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| 009/010 | Saratov (rus: Саратов) | Saratov |
Russian Railways
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| 025/026 | Voronezh (rus: Воронеж) | Voronezh |
Russian Railways
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| 029/030 | Lipetsk (rus: Липецк) | Lev Tolstoy, ) Voronezh |
Russian Railways
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| 031/032 | Tambov (rus: Тамбов) | Tambov |
Russian Railways
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| 055/056 | Azerbaijan (aze: Azərbaycan) |  Baku |
Azerbaijan State Railway
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Other destinations
| Country | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Kazakhstan |
Mangyshlak), Aktobe
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| Russia |
Suburban destinations
Suburban
Airport connections
In addition to regular suburban trains, Paveletsky station is connected to
References
- ^ a b c История вокзалов и станций. Павелецкий вокзал, г. Москва (in Russian). Russian Railways. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ^ "Музеи и музейные комплексы МЖД – Музей Московской железной дороги", mzd.rzd.ru
- ^ "Aeroexpress from Paveletsky station to Domodedovo airport schedule".
External links
- Paveletsky station Official site (in Russian)
- Вокзал на Зацепе (in Russian)
- Moscow Photos - Paveletsky Railway Station