Komsomolskaya Square

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Komsomolskaya Square
Square of the three train stations, on the right the metro entrance, in the background the Leningrad train station
Square of the three train stations at night

The Komsomolskaya Square ( Russian Комсомольская площадь , transcription: Komsomolskaya ploschtschad , "Place of the Komsomol ") volksmundlich as a space of three stations ( Russian Площадь трёх вокзалов , transcription: Ploshchad trjoch woksalow ), is a place northeast of downtown of Russian Capital Moscow , where three of the city's eight long-distance train stations are right next to each other. These are the Leningrad , Yaroslavl and Kazan train stations .

history

In the 18th century the area was called Kalanchovskoye Pole ( Russian Каланчёвское поле ), the square itself was called Kalanchovskaya ploshchad until 1932 . It was set up during the construction of railway connections in the mid-19th century. From 1844 to 1851, the Nikolaus Railway Station was built, which is now called Leningrad Railway Station. The Yaroslavl station was built in 1862, its current building was built between 1906 and 1907. In 1864 the then so-called Ryazan station was added, it was renamed Kazan station in 1894, the current building dates from 1913 to 1940.

The following buildings were added during the Soviet era: The October Revolution Club (1925-26) designed by the well-known architect Shtusev , the Central House of Culture for Railway Workers (1937), the Leningradskaya Hotel was built from 1949 to 1952 and, in 1983, the Moskovsky department store .

Train stations

Leningrad train station

The Leningrad train station serves the traffic towards Saint Petersburg . It is the oldest terminus in Moscow and is still one of the busiest today.

Yaroslavl train station

The Yaroslavl station is the starting point of the Trans-Siberian Railway and thus the longest artery of the gigantic empire. This is where the Rossiya train to Vladivostok departs.

Kazan train station

The Kazan train station is named after Kazan , the capital of the Volga Republic of Tatarstan . The station was built from 1914 to 1926 according to the plans of Alexei Viktorovich Shtusev . Trains run from the Kazan train station to eastern central Russia , the southern part of the Volga federal district such as Bashkortostan or parts of Kazakhstan .

Kalanchovskaya station

At the western end of the square is the Kalanchovskaya train station . This is a regional train station built in 1865, from which today trains to Serpuchow and Tula depart via the Kursk train station, two kilometers further south .

Metro stations

Under Komsomolskaya Square there are two stations called Komsomolskaya on the Moscow Metro : the station on Line 1 , built in 1935, and the station on the Ring Line , built in 1952 .

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Coordinates: 55 ° 46 ′ 30 ″  N , 37 ° 39 ′ 15 ″  E