The proposal to create the Savelovskaya branch was first put forward by S. I. Mamontov is a famous philanthropist and entrepreneur, a member of the Society of the Moscow-Yaroslavl Railway.
Construction of the railway line
The year 1897 has arrived. It was at this time that the Moscow-Yaroslavl-Arkhangelsk railway began to build a branch line from the village of Savelovo, located near the Volga, to the capital. The length of the new line was only 130 kilometers - this is not much, but it came in handy. True, at that time the workers did not even begin to build the Savelovsky Station. The trading village called Kimry, through which the branch passed, was famous at that time for craftsmen who made shoes. Also nearby was the ancient settlement of Kashin. Soon it was decided to build a road to Rybinsk, Uglich and Kalyazin.
The branch was built on both sides - from Savelov and from the capital. Rails were taken only made at Russian factories - Bryansk, Yuzhno-Dneprovsk, Putilov.
Begin construction of the station
It was worth thinking about the future station building. The choice fellto the Butyrskaya outpost, located in the backyards - there the cost of land was quite acceptable. The Savelovskaya line was extended to Kamer-Kollezhsky Val from a station called Beskudnikovo.
But for the construction of the station, it was still necessary to obtain permission from the Moscow City Council. This process dragged on for a long time. However, when the permit was finally received, the workers delivered building materials, including stone and sand, to Butyrskaya Zastava. They began to build the Savelovsky railway station, but it so happened that soon the construction was stopped.
Completion of the station construction
In the late autumn of 1900, work on the construction of the building continued. The construction was supervised by an engineer named Sumarokov. There is an opinion that it was this person who created the project of the station. The building turned out to be unremarkable, there was not even a main entrance. Basically, it consisted of one floor, and only in the middle was the second, on which service apartments were supposed to be located.
At some distance from the passenger station there was a building called a military barracks. It was much larger than the station building. The barrack was supposed to serve as a temporary station for passengers. Not far from it was also a cargo yard. Although Savelovsky Station looked rather modest, people still paid attention to it.
Celebration in honor of the opening of the station
The building was erected in 1902, in the spring. March 10, Sunday,the consecration of the station was made, which was called Butyrsky. On the same day, the first train left. The Moskovsky Listok newspaper reported that the newly-made building and the entire space around it had been decorated with numerous plants and flags since the very morning. At about noon, a staff arrived from the Yaroslavsky station with the chiefs and representatives of some railways, who were specially invited to the celebration. The holiday began with a prayer service performed in front of icons taken from a nearby church. Then the station was sprinkled with holy water, after which all the guests followed into the first class hall: expensive alcohol was served there. Moscow has not seen such a magnificent celebration for a long time! Savelovsky Station was the perfect occasion for this.
People got down to business…
Near the station, businessman Gustav List built a new factory, assuming that people living in the suburbs would settle here. The capital's homeowners also got down to business. They, hoping that a whole stream of people would pour in, erected several dozen new buildings in the district. The value of land rose at lightning speed. Many began to wonder how to get to Savelovsky railway station.
Inclusion of Butyrka in Moscow
The building, as mentioned above, was erected outside the city, not far from the capital. But the Moscow Duma was well aware that this area had become promising. Therefore, in 1899, papers were drawn up for a new delimitation of the capital and the county. After 12 months, some suburban areas began to be consideredMoscow. This is how people whose houses were located in a suburban village called Butyrka began to be considered Muscovites - the station and the railway line helped them in this. Circumstances worked out well for them. They thanked fate for the Savelovsky Station. The metro, by the way, is now very close to it.
Repair and restoration
For a long time, Butyrsky Station (later called Savelovsky) functioned properly, but as the number of traffic increased, it began to age, lose its beautiful appearance.
In the 1980s, it was decided that the building needed to be restored and properly repaired. The project was drawn up by employees of the Moszheldorproekt Institute, led by Shamray. The renovation took years. However, the trains still traveled by rail - there were no barriers to this. Ticket offices at that time were located in temporary buildings.
In 1992, on the first day of autumn, the building, which received a new life, reopened its doors. At present, Savelovsky Station is, without exaggeration, an impeccable passenger complex, providing visitors with a wide variety of services.
How to get to the train station?
You can get to Savelovsky station by metro. You should get off at the station of the same name of the Serpukhovo-Timiryazevskaya branch. You can walk from the metro station to the station in about two minutes. You can also come here by car. It is necessary to get to the Third Ring Road in the Suschevsky Val area, and thenturn onto the station square.
Many people go on long journeys that involve transfers. There are especially many tourists in summer. Some choose Savelovsky Station as a transit. Sheremetyevo is the place to which the crowds of people who have arrived here strive. They should take an electric train and go to Lobnya station, after which they should change to a branded bus, which will take them to the airport.
