Many don't know which metro station is Kazansky railway station. This is not at all surprising, because the name of the station does not coincide with the name of the subway. In fact, it is located on Komsomolskaya (formerly Kalanchevskaya) Square, which is also called "Three Station Square" because Yaroslavsky, Leningradsky and Kazansky stations are located on it.
The metro station is named after the square of the same name and has the name "Komsomolskaya". Now you know at which metro station Kazansky railway station. The next question is how to get there. In order to get to the station, you need to exit the metro and go through the underground passage located under Komsomolskaya Square.
Today Kazansky railway station (Komsomolskaya metro station) serves many popular destinations. You can reach the Black Sea coast, the Vladikavkaz and Stavropol regions, visit Samara, Kazan, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, as well as the regions of the eastern part of Russia.
From the Kazan station directelectric trains to Lyubertsy, Shatura, Yegorievsk, Voskresensk, Kolomna, Ramenskoye, Rybnoye, Kurovskoye, Zhukovsky and Ryazan. This station is one of the largest in Europe, with about 70 long-distance trains and about 200 electric train pairs leaving daily.
Kazansky railway station (metro station "Komsomolskaya") was built in the 60s of the XIX century on the then Kalanchevskaya Square for the Ryazan direction of the railway. Since 1894, trains of the Kazan direction began to depart from it. The construction of the modern building began in 1913, and it was completed only in 1940 due to a lack of labor.
The architects of the project were Shekhtel and Shchusev, who came up with the main idea of the building. They decided that the station should be built in the traditions of national Russian architecture, with a high central tower surrounded by buildings of various heights and volumes.
Kazansky railway station (metro station "Komsomolskaya") is the greatest building, which has three facades overlooking Komsomolskaya Square, Novoryazanskaya Street and Ryazansky Proyezd. The main attraction of the building is the central tower, which reaches a height of 73 meters, reminiscent of the tower of the Kazan Kremlin. On its top there is a figurine of the snake Zilant, the oldest symbol of Kazan.
Another attraction of the station building is a small clock tower, the dial of which consists of the signs of the Zodiac. ATIn the 1950s, a suburban communication hall was completed, which was connected to the Komsomolskaya metro station. And in 1980-90, the building was reconstructed, the appearance of the station was updated and the premises were re-planned. The station was also equipped with modern technology.
When exploring the sights of the capital, be sure to visit the Kazansky railway station (metro station "Komsomolskaya"). This is an outstanding architectural monument and one of the most beautiful buildings in Moscow. Already at the metro station you will enjoy the greatest creations of architects and sculptors of a bygone era and plunge into the atmosphere of old Moscow.
