Zheleznodorozhny, Moscow Oblast
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Zheleznodorozhny (Russian: Железнодоро́жный) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located some 21 km east of Moscow. Population: 115,300 (2005 est.); 103,931 (2002 Census); 97,426 (1989 Census).
Zheleznodorozhny was founded in 1861 as a settlement servicing Obiralovka (Обира́ловка) railway station. In 1938, it was renamed Zheleznodorozhny and granted town status in 1952. In the 1960s, settlements of Kuchino (Ку́чино), Savvino (Са́ввино), Temnikovo (Те́мниково), and Sergeyevka (Серге́евка) became a part of Zheleznodorozhny.