Savyolovsky Rail Terminal
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The Savyolovsky Rail Terminal (Russian: Савёловский вокзал; Savyolovsky vokzal), alternatively spelled Savyolovskiy, Savelovsky or Savelovskiy, is one of the nine rail terminals in Moscow. The station was built over the years 1897-1902, when a 130 km line was went straight north of Moscow to connect it to the towns of Kashin, Kalyazin, Uglich, and Rybinsk. The modern name of the terminal originates from the name of a village Savyolovo (now a district of the town of Kimry) situated on the line.
As the line was built by a private company, the place of the rail terminal was initially built outside Moscow proper next to the outpost of Butyrka. Initially known as Butyrsky Terminal, the station lacks the ornateness and grandeur of Moscow's other terminals and consists of a central two-story section flanked by two single story wings. The station was inaugurated in a silver-trowel ceremony in spring 1902, an event which had direct consenquences for the nearby peaceful rural areas as it dramatically increased investement and led to those areas being engulfed by the city.
When the station marked its 90th anniversary, it was internally redeveloped, expanded and restored adding a second floor and improving the quality of platforms. It was the last station to be connected to the Moscow Metro, with the Savyolovskaya metro station opening in 1988.
As of 2006, the station operates only suburban commuter trains (elektrichka trains). The principal destinations are Dolgoprudny, Lobnya, Iksha, Dmitrov, Taldom, Savyolovo and Dubna. While most trains arriving to the terminal from the north terminate there, a rail link allows some of them to continue to the Belorussky Terminal and points west.
In front of the station, there is a bus terminal for buses serving Dubna, Savyolovo, Kalyazin, Kashin and some other northern destinations.
Since November 2004, an express train runs from the Savyolovsky Rail Terminal to Lobnya station (about 30 min) followed by a bus going to the two airport terminals at Sheremetyevo (about 15 min).
 Central façade of the station. |
 Side View |
 Interior of the station. |
[edit] External links
(Russian) Description on official site of Russian Railways
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