Moscow Kursky
Moscow Railway terminal
View of the station's main entrance
General information
LocationPloshchad' Kurskogo Vokzala, Moscow
Russia
Coordinates55°45′27″N 37°39′38″E / 55.7575°N 37.660556°E / 55.7575; 37.660556
Operated byMoscow Railway
Line(s)
Platforms9
Tracks17
Connections

Tram: 20, 24, Б;

Bus: 40, 78, Б;
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station code191602
Fare zone0
History
Opened1896
Rebuilt1938, 1972
Services
Preceding station Moscow Railway
(commuter service)		 Following station
Terminus Gorkovskoye line Serp i Molot
towards Vladimir
Kurskoye line Moskva-Tovarnaya
towards Tula
Preceding station Moscow Central Diameters Following station
Kalanchyovskaya
towards Nakhabino
 Line D2 Moskva Tovarnaya
towards Podolsk
Future services
Serp i Molot
towards Zheleznodorozhnaya
 Line D4 Kalanchyovskaya
towards Aprelevka
Location
Moscow Kursky is located in Moscow Ring Road
Moscow Kursky
Moscow Kursky
Location within Moscow Ring Road

Kursky railway terminal (Russian: Ку́рский вокза́л, Kursky vokzal), also known as Moscow Kurskaya railway station (Russian: Москва́-Ку́рская, Moskva-Kurskaya), is one of the ten railway terminals in Moscow. It was built in 1896, and renovated (without major design changes) in 1938, then a large glass facade and modern roof was added in a 1972 expansion.[1] In 2008, there were plans to completely rebuild or refurbish the station.[2] Kursky station, unlike most Moscow terminals, operates two almost opposite railroad directions from Moscow: one toward Kursk, Russia, after which the station is named, that stretches on into Ukraine, and another toward Nizhniy Novgorod, which is less used by long-distance trains, and is mostly for the high-speed service to Nizhniy. Kursky is connected to the Lengradskiy Line from the other side, enabling long-distance trains from St. Petersburg going on to other cities to pass through Russia's capital. Because of its three directions, its adjacency to the city center, and its connection to three major metro lines, Kursky is one of Moscow's busiest railway stations.

Destinations

Long distance from Moscow

Train numberTrain nameDestinationOperated by
009/010Troyanda Donbasu (ukr: Троянда Донбасу)Ukraine Donetsk (coach:Ukraine Kupiansk)Ukraine Ukrainian Railways
015/016Podniprovya (rus: Приднепровье, ukr: Подніпров'я)Ukraine DniproUkraine Ukrainian Railways
019/020Mykola Konaryov (rus: Николай Конарёв, ukr: Микола Конарьов)Ukraine KharkivUkraine Ukrainian Railways
029/030Turgenev (rus: Тургенев)Autonomous Republic of Crimea SimferopolRussia Russian Railways
057/058Prioskolye (rus: Приосколье)Russia ValuykiRussia Russian Railways
061/062Burevestnik-1 (rus: Буревестник-1)Russia Nizhny Novgorod (Moskovsky)Russia Russian Railways
067/068Krym (ukr: Крим)Autonomous Republic of Crimea Simferopol (coach: Autonomous Republic of Crimea Yevpatoria)Ukraine Ukrainian Railways
071/072Belogorye (rus: Белогорье)Russia BelgorodRussia Russian Railways
073/074 Kryvbas (rus: Кривбасс, ukr: Кривбас) Ukraine Kryvyi Rih (coach:Ukraine Dnipro) Ukraine Ukrainian Railways
105/106Solovey (rus: Соловей)Russia KurskRussia Russian Railways
119/120Burevestnik-2 (rus: Буревестник-2)Russia Nizhny Novgorod (Moskovsky)Russia Russian Railways
141/142Seym (rus: Сейм)Russia LgovRussia Russian Railways
603/604Turgenev (rus: Тургенев)Russia Oryol (coach: Russia Livny)Russia Russian Railways

Long distance via Moscow

Train numberTrain nameDirectionOperated by
059/060Volga (rus: Волга)Russia St. Petersburg (Moskovsky) - Russia Nizhny Novgorod (Moskovsky)Russia Russian Railways
079/080Slava (rus: Слава)Russia St. Petersburg (Moskovsky) - Russia VolgogradRussia Russian Railways
081/082Solovey (rus: Соловей)Russia St. Petersburg (Moskovsky) - Russia KurskRussia Russian Railways
107/108Samara (rus: Самара)Russia St. Petersburg (Moskovsky) - Russia SamaraRussia Russian Railways

High-speed rail

Train numberTrain nameDirectionOperated by
727/728
729/730

731/732

733/734

 Strizh (rus: Стриж)Russia Moscow (Kursky) - Russia Nizhny Novgorod (Moskovsky)Russia Russian Railways
701/702

703/704

705/706

707/708

709/710

 Lastochka (rus: Ласточка)Russia Moscow (Kursky) - Russia Nizhny Novgorod (Moskovsky)Russia Russian Railways
  • Note: Sapsan is now replaced with Talgo Strizh since 2015.

Other destinations

CountryDestinations
Russia RussiaAdler, Anapa, Astrakhan, Chelyabinsk, Yekaterinburg, Izhevsk, Kazan, Kirov, Kislovodsk, Makhachkala, Murmansk, Novorossiysk, Perm, Serpukhov, Stary Oskol, Tula, Vladimir, Volgograd, Voronezh, Vladikavkaz, Yeysk, Zheleznodorozhny
Ukraine UkraineBerdiansk, Kerch, Luhansk, Mariupol, Mykolaiv, Poltava, Sevastopol

Suburban destinations

Suburban commuter trains (elektrichkas) connect Kursky station with the towns of Podolsk, Serpukhov, Chekhov, Tula on Kursky suburban railway line and Reutov (Reutovo), Balashikha, Zheleznodorozhny, Staraya Kupavna (Kupavna), Elektrougli, Elektrostal, Noginsk, Pavlovsky Posad, Elektrogorsk, Orekhovo-Zuevo, Kirzhach and Pokrov on the Gorkovsky suburban railway line. Besides that, Kursky Station has commuter connections with the Rizhsky and Belorussky suburban railway lines, as well as long-distance connection in the direction of Saint Petersburg, although less frequent.

Future development plan

Platform height rules under the newest GOST standards, DC commuter EMUs dedicated platforms in Moscow urban area must be 1,100 mm (43.3 in), while the platforms for the long-distance trains must be either 200 mm (7.9 in) and 550 mm (21.7 in). Moscow Kurskaya station platforms should get reconstruction soon.

Proposed platform layout:

  • Platform 1: Height of 200 mm (7.9 in), Length of 800 metres (2,600 ft)
  • Platform 1&2: Height of 200 mm (7.9 in), Length of 800 metres (2,600 ft), very narrow
  • Platform 3&4: Height of 550 mm (21.7 in), Length of 800 metres (2,600 ft)
  • Platform 5&6: Height of 1,100 mm (43.3 in), Length of 400 metres (1,300 ft)
  • Platform 7&8: Height of 1,100 mm (43.3 in), Length of 400 metres (1,300 ft)
  • Platform 10&11: Height of 550 mm (21.7 in), Length of 800 metres (2,600 ft)
  • Platform 12&13: Height of 200 mm (7.9 in), Length of 800 metres (2,600 ft)
  • Platform 14&15: Height of 200 mm (7.9 in), Length of 800 metres (2,600 ft)

References

  1. ↑ Kozlov, Vladimir (21 November 2017). "6 Moscow train stations that are temples of art, architecture and history". Russia Beyond. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Directorate of Railway Stations to hold first open tenders for pilot projects to reconstruct and modernise stations in IIQ2008". Russian Railways. 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
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