Belorussky railway station
The Byelorussian Station (Russian Белорусский вокзал / Belorusski Vokzal ) is a terminal station in the Russian capital Moscow and one of the main railway stations of the city. It was built in 1870 and renamed in the period of its existence several times; He received its current name in 1936.
Location
The Belarusian railway station is located just northwest of the historic center of Moscow on the arterial road Leningradski prospectus, which arises from Tverskaya Street is out of town and continued by the highway M10. The station is generally considered railhead, although some of the tracks are through tracks that connect it with the Savyolovsky station. Like all other eight major railway stations of Moscow is also the Belarusian railway station on the Moscow metro network connected: The station Belorusskaja the Samoskworezkaja and the same station of Koltsevaya - line feature inputs and outputs in the immediate vicinity of the reception building.
History
The beginnings of the station go back to the start of construction of the railway line from Moscow to Smolensk, which should be extended from there to Minsk and Warsaw. The route, which ( железная Russian Московско - Смоленская дорога ) initially as Moscow - Smolensk railroad was called, was moved in 1868. As a location for the future Central Station, which should serve this route, a previously untapped area was chosen in the immediate vicinity of the former north-western city limits. Already in April 1869 could be started with the establishment of the station facilities. On September 19, in 1870, the inauguration of the original single-track railway line to Smolensk and the railway station, was called the " Smolensk railway station " instead. Already in November 1871 after the extension of the railway line to Brest Zentralny station, the station was renamed " Brest railway station ".
Early 20th century was a massive rebuilding the railway station overdue, as the Moscow - Smolensk railway has now been expanded to double track and ridership could no longer be adequately dealt with in the old reception halls and at the existing platform. In the years 1907-1912, therefore, the existing station building has been extended to several extensions, one of which was designed specially for the royal family. The number of platforms was increased to four. The total area of the station was expanded by three times compared to the previous state after this reconstruction.
A re-naming of the station was made by Tsar adoption on May 4, 1912 On this day, the Moscow - Brest railway was built to commemorate the Tsar Alexander I and his victory in the war against Napoleon exactly 100 years ago in " Alexander train " and the station accordingly in " Alexander station " ( Александровский вокзал ) renamed. In August 1922, the Alexander Railway and the railway line from Moscow to the Baltic States were united in the " Moscow -Belarusian -Baltic Railways"; this was the occasion to rename the station in " Belarusian -Baltic Railway Station " ( Белорусско - Балтийский вокзал ).
In May 1936, after the date the last major reorganization of the Soviet rail network, the station finally got his name still used today.
Architecture
The reception building of the Belarusian railway station in its present design dates from the reconstruction of the years 1907 to 1912. It was then kept in a neoclassical style, whereby elements of the Empire can be seen. The project of the two wings of the building was designed by architect Ivan Strukow. The right wing was inaugurated on 25 May 1910, the left on 26 February 1912.
Train services
From the Belarus station currently exist long-distance passenger trains, among others in the following cities:
- Amsterdam ( Netherlands)
- Basel ( Switzerland )
- Berlin ( Germany )
- Bratislava ( Slovakia)
- Brest ( Belarus )
- Brussels ( Belgium ) to December 2008
- Budapest ( Hungary)
- Dortmund ( Germany )
- Frankfurt am Main ( Germany )
- Gomel ( Belarus )
- Grodno ( Belarus )
- Kaliningrad ( Russia)
- Karlovy Vary ( Czech Republic)
- Karlsruhe ( Germany )
- Katowice ( Poland)
- Cologne ( Germany )
- Mogilev ( Belarus )
- Minsk ( Belarus )
- Nice ( France)
- Ostrava ( Czech Republic)
- Paris ( France)
- Polotsk ( Belarus )
- Prague ( Czech Republic)
- Rybinsk (Russia)
- Smolensk (Russia)
- Vilnius ( Lithuania)
- Warsaw ( Poland)
- Vienna ( Austria )
Furthermore, there are numerous connections with local trains ( so-called Elektritschki ) in cities of Moscow and Smolensk Oblasts, including the following:
- Odintsovo
- Kubinka
- Mozhaisk
- Gagarin
- Wjasma
Since August 2009, consists of the Belarus station also under the brand name AeroExpress a regular direct express train to Sheremetyevo International Airport.