Savyolovskiy Rail Terminal
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Rail transport
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terminals in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. It serves suburban directions north of the city.
History
The station was built during the years 1897–1902, when a 130 km long railway running north from Moscow and connecting it to the towns of Kashin, KalyazinKalyazin
Kalyazin is a town and the administrative center of Kalyazinsky District of Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River, southeast of Kashin, north of Sergiyev Posad, and southwest of Uglich . Population:...
, Uglich
Uglich
Uglich is a historic town in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, which stands on the Volga River. Population: A local tradition dates the town's origins to 937. It was first documented in 1148 as Ugliche Pole...
, and Rybinsk
Rybinsk
Rybinsk is the second largest city of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, which lies at the confluence of the Volga and Sheksna Rivers. Population: It is served by Rybinsk Staroselye airport.-Early history:...
was constructed. The modern name of the terminal originates from the name of a village Savyolovo
Savyolovo
Savyolovo is a microdistrict of the town of Kimry in Tver Oblast, Russia. It lies on the right bank of the Volga River and is connected to the left-bank part of Kimry by a 554 m long bridge over the Volga ....
(now a district of the town of Kimry
Kimry
Kimry , formerly Kimra, is a town in the south of Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River, at its confluence with the Kimrka River, to the east of Tver...
) situated along the line.
As the line was built by a private company, the place of the rail terminal was initially built outside Moscow 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 consequences 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
Moscow Metro
The Moscow Metro is a rapid transit system serving Moscow and the neighbouring town of Krasnogorsk. Opened in 1935 with one line and 13 stations, it was the first underground railway system in the Soviet Union. As of 2011, the Moscow Metro has 182 stations and its route length is . The system is...
, with the Savyolovskaya metro station
Savyolovskaya
Savyolovskaya , alternatively spelled Savelovskaya, is a station on Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya Line of the Moscow Metro.It was opened on December 31, 1988 and had been the northern terminus of the line until its extension in 1991. Its depth is 52 m...
(opened in 1988).
Suburban destinations
As of 2010, the station operates only suburban commuter trains (elektrichkaElektrichka
Elektrichka is an informal word for elektropoyezd , a Soviet or post-Soviet regional electrical multiple unit passenger train. Elektrichkas are widespread in Russia, Ukraine and other countries of the former Soviet Union....
trains). The principal destinations are Dolgoprudny
Dolgoprudny
Dolgoprudny is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located about north of Moscow city center. The town's name is derived from Russian "" —a long and narrow pond situated in the northeastern part of the town. The town's name is sometimes colloquially shortened as Dolgopa. Population:...
, Lobnya
Lobnya
Lobnya is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located north of Moscow. Population: 30,000 .Lobnya was founded in 1902 and granted town status in 1961....
, Iksha
Iksha
Iksha is an urban locality in Dmitrovsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, situated north of Moscow along the Dmitrov highway and the Moscow Canal, and is a junction of the Savyolovo Railway. Population:...
, Yakhroma
Yakhroma
Yakhroma is a town in Dmitrovsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Yakhroma River, north of Moscow. Population: Yakhroma was founded in 1841 as a settlement servicing a local cloth factory on the Yakroma River. In 1901, Yakhroma railway station was built near the settlement,...
, Dmitrov
Dmitrov
Dmitrov is a town and the administrative center of Dmitrovsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located to the north of Moscow on the Yakhroma River and the Moscow Canal. Population: -History:...
, Taldom
Taldom
Taldom is a town and the administrative center of Taldomsky District in the northern part of Moscow Oblast, Russia, situated north of Moscow, on a suburban railway connecting Moscow to Savyolovo. Population: The settlement was founded in 1677...
, Kimry
Kimry
Kimry , formerly Kimra, is a town in the south of Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River, at its confluence with the Kimrka River, to the east of Tver...
(Savyolovo
Savyolovo
Savyolovo is a microdistrict of the town of Kimry in Tver Oblast, Russia. It lies on the right bank of the Volga River and is connected to the left-bank part of Kimry by a 554 m long bridge over the Volga ....
) and Dubna
Dubna
Dubna is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It has a status of naukograd , being home to the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, an international nuclear physics research centre and one of the largest scientific foundations in the country. It is also home to MKB Raduga, a defence aerospace company...
. There are express trains to Dubna
Dubna
Dubna is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It has a status of naukograd , being home to the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, an international nuclear physics research centre and one of the largest scientific foundations in the country. It is also home to MKB Raduga, a defence aerospace company...
, which also have stops at Dmitrov
Dmitrov
Dmitrov is a town and the administrative center of Dmitrovsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located to the north of Moscow on the Yakhroma River and the Moscow Canal. Population: -History:...
and Bolshaya Volga. While most trains, arriving from the north, terminate there, some trains proceed to the Belorussky Rail Terminal
Belorussky Rail Terminal
Belorussky Rail Terminal is one of nine rail terminals in Moscow. It was opened in 1870 and rebuilt in its current form in 1910-12.-Long distance:-Other destinations:-Suburban destinations:...
and in the western direction.
Airport connections
From November 2004 to June 2007, an express train ran from the Savyolovsky Rail Terminal to LobnyaLobnya
Lobnya is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located north of Moscow. Population: 30,000 .Lobnya was founded in 1902 and granted town status in 1961....
(about 30 min) that connected with buses or taxis for the 7 km trip to the two airport terminals at Sheremetyevo (about 15 min).
On June 10, 2008, a direct service from Savyolovsky Rail Terminal to a new rail terminal next to Sheremetyevo Terminal 2 was inaugurated. Journeys take 35 minutes, and tickets cost 300 roubles
Russian ruble
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(750 roubles
Russian ruble
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for business class). The service is operated by Aeroexpress
Aeroexpress
Aeroexpress Ltd. is the air rail link operator in Moscow, Russia. It was formed in 2005. The company is owned by JSC "Russian Railways" and "TransGroup AS" Ltd., each owning 50% shares....
, a subsidiary of Russian Railways
Russian Railways
The Russian Railways , is the government owned national rail carrier of the Russian Federation, headquartered in Moscow. The Russian Railways operate over of common carrier routes as well as a few hundred kilometers of industrial routes, making it the second largest network in the world exceeded...
.
Starting from May 30, 2010, the stop on Savyolovsky Rail Terminal on line Belorussky Rail Terminal
Belorussky Rail Terminal
Belorussky Rail Terminal is one of nine rail terminals in Moscow. It was opened in 1870 and rebuilt in its current form in 1910-12.-Long distance:-Other destinations:-Suburban destinations:...
- Sheremetyevo was canceled.
Intercity bus connections
In front of the station, there is a bus terminal for buses serving DmitrovDmitrov
Dmitrov is a town and the administrative center of Dmitrovsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located to the north of Moscow on the Yakhroma River and the Moscow Canal. Population: -History:...
, Dubna
Dubna
Dubna is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It has a status of naukograd , being home to the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, an international nuclear physics research centre and one of the largest scientific foundations in the country. It is also home to MKB Raduga, a defence aerospace company...
, Iksha
Iksha
Iksha is an urban locality in Dmitrovsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, situated north of Moscow along the Dmitrov highway and the Moscow Canal, and is a junction of the Savyolovo Railway. Population:...
, Kalyazin
Kalyazin
Kalyazin is a town and the administrative center of Kalyazinsky District of Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River, southeast of Kashin, north of Sergiyev Posad, and southwest of Uglich . Population:...
, Kashin
Kashin
Kashin is a town and the administrative center of Kashinsky District of Tver Oblast, Russia, located around a rural agricultural area on the Kashinka River from Moscow and from Kalyazin...
, Kimry
Kimry
Kimry , formerly Kimra, is a town in the south of Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River, at its confluence with the Kimrka River, to the east of Tver...
, Laryovo
Laryovo, Mytishchinsky District, Moscow Oblast
Laryovo is a rural locality in Mytishchinsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the banks of the Samoryadovka River.-Road:...
, Taldom
Taldom
Taldom is a town and the administrative center of Taldomsky District in the northern part of Moscow Oblast, Russia, situated north of Moscow, on a suburban railway connecting Moscow to Savyolovo. Population: The settlement was founded in 1677...
and several other destinations north of Moscow.