Rizhsky

Рижский

Moscow-Rizhsky
View of the station's main entrance
General information
LocationRizhskaya Square
Moscow
Russia
Platforms2
Tracks4
ConnectionsMoscow metro station:

Rizhskaya

Bus: H6, M2, M9, T18, 0, 19, 38, 84, 85, 172, 239, 265, 379, 714, 778, 903;

Trolleybus: 14, 42;
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingNo
Other information
Station code196108
Fare zone0
History
Opened1901
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesVindavsky, Baltiysky, Rzhevsky
Services
Preceding station Russian Railways Following station
Dmitrovskaya
towards Shakhovskaya
 Rizhsky Suburban Terminus

Rizhsky station (Russian: Рижский вокзал, Rizhsky vokzal, Riga station) is one of the ten main railway stations in Moscow, Russia. It was built in 1901. As well as being an active station it also houses the Moscow Railway Museum. The station is operated by the Moscow Railway.

It is located at Rizhskaya Square, at the crossing of Mira Avenue and Sushchyovsky Val. The station is served by Rizhskaya metro station. Although Rizhsky Station is relatively the least busiest station in Moscow, its connection to Latvia is Moscow's only, and is highly used. On the intersection of two main roads, Rizhsky is adjacent to a Holiday Inn hotel, a large market, and numerous Moscow apartments and offices. In addition, Rizhskiy Station has some of the best architecture of all the Moscow "vokzals".

History

The construction of the railway between Moscow and Vindava (Moscow–Vindava Railway) started in 1897. On June 30, 1901 the passenger traffic between Moscow and Volokolamsk was opened. Since the main station in Moscow was not ready at the time, the eastern terminal station in Moscow was Sortirovochnaya (currently Podmoskovnaya). The Vindavsky railway station, currently the Rizhsky railway station, was opened on September 11, 1901.[1] The building, in the style of eclecticism, was built using the project of the architect Stanislav Brzhozovsky. The construction was supervised by the architect Yuly Diederichs.[2]

After 1918, when Latvia became independent, the former Vindava line decayed, since it did not serve any big cities. In 1930, the station was renamed Baltiysky railway station, in 1942 - Rzhevsky railway station, and since January 1, 1948, when Latvia has been already annexed by Soviet Union, it was renamed Rizhsky railway station. Originally, the suburban railway line was scheduled to be electrified in 1943, but the electrification of the stretch between Moscow and Nakhabino only occurred in 1945, after World War II was finished.[3]

Trains and destinations

Long distance

Train numberTrain nameDestinationOperated by
001/002Latvia Express (lat: Latvijas Ekspresis)Latvia RigaLatvia Latvian Railways

Other destinations

CountryDestination
Russia RussiaVelikiye Luki, Volokolamsk, Rzhev, Rzhev Memorial Station Sebezh

Suburban destinations

Suburban commuter trains (elektrichka) connect the Rizhsky station with stations and platforms of the Rizhsky suburban railway line, in particular, with the towns of Krasnogorsk, Dedovsk, Istra, and Volokolamsk.

Moscow Railway Museum at Rizhsky station

In 2004, the open-air site of the Museum of the Moscow Railway was opened next to Rizhsky railway station. The other site of this museum shows Lenin's funeral train in the Museum of the Moscow Railway (Paveletskaya station).

See also

References

  1. ↑ Старостин, Михаил; Александр Поздеев. "История пригородного движения с Рижского вокзала". Krasnogorsk City Portal. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  2. ↑ Бржозовский С.А. (in Russian). Модерн Петербурга. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  3. ↑ Рижский вокзал (in Russian). Moscow.org. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
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