Самый интересный вокзал в Москве! Павелецкая площадь. Южная часть Садового кольца.

February 3, 2022, the most interesting railway station in Moscow, located on Paveletskaya Square! Paveletsky Station is one of ten railway stations in Moscow, the passenger terminal of the Moscow-Passazhirskaya-Paveletskaya station. It is located at 1 Paveletskaya Square. It connects the capital with the Middle and Lower Volga regions, the Central Black Earth Region, and the southern regions of Russia, effectively serving as a backup to Kazansky and Kursky Stations. However, it is not used extensively for long-distance travel due to the underdeveloped infrastructure of certain sections of the main line. Commuter trains also depart from the station on the Paveletsky line to Uzunovo Station. On August 3, 2002, the high-speed transport system (Aeroexpress) between Moscow Paveletskaya and Domodedovo Airport was opened. The station building was constructed in 1900 to serve the Ryazan-Ural Railway, designed by architects N. A. Kvashnin and Yu. F. Diederikhs. Some online publications claim that the station building was erected the same year, but to a design by architect A. F. Krasovsky. The Ryazan-Ural Railway Company in Tsarist Russia managed the largest private railway, linking 12 densely populated provinces. However, the railway had no connection to Moscow. Therefore, the railway's board petitioned the government for permission to build a branch from Pavelets to Moscow. In May 1897, permission to build the line was received from Nicholas II. The new line was completed on a tight schedule—8.5 months ahead of schedule. However, the completed railway did not have a station in Moscow. The station's grand opening took place on September 1 (September 14, New Style), 1900. A prayer service and the blessing of water were held to mark the occasion. The celebrations were attended by the chief construction engineer, V.V. Timofeev, department heads, station staff, and business representatives—future shippers. The station was built according to the architectural standards of the time: a symmetrical building with a raised center, tall windows, and a wide, convenient entrance. The main façade facing the square contained entrances, a vestibule, baggage claim, public halls, and spaces designed for proximity to the halls—ticket offices, a telegraph office, a pharmacy, and a refreshment bar. In the center was a tall, spacious operating hall, separating the first- and second-class passenger areas from the third-class area. The building was constructed of brick on a rubble foundation, with two stories, a third story above the central domed section, and attics above the projecting side sections. The station was 83.7 meters long. The outer walls were 2.5 bricks thick—a considerable safety factor for a low-rise building. The outer wall surfaces were faced with special brick, the basement with cut stone, and the vestibule and cornices in the halls were decorated with stucco. Everything exuded a sense of solidity and respectability. The station's façade facing the tracks contained service areas, a gendarme station, the royal state rooms, and the exits to the platforms. For its time, the station was quite comfortable, rationally planned, boasting an original heating system and an unusually elegant amphora-shaped turret that served as a flagpole. On January 23, 1924, a funeral train carrying the body of V. I. Lenin arrived at the station. In 1979–1980, the Lenin Funeral Train Museum Pavilion was built to the left of the station. From 1941 to 1992, the square in front of the station was called Leninskaya in memory of this event. In the mid-1920s, the station itself was called "Leninsky." This name didn't catch on, but it remains on old maps of Moscow from that time. Paveletsky Station blended seamlessly into the city square. Therefore, when the time came for a major renovation in the early 1980s, the design requirements were quite high: it was necessary to provide modern amenities for passengers while simultaneously addressing the challenging urban planning challenge of preserving the appearance of the Moscow square and preserving its recognizable silhouette, imprinted in the memories of Muscovites. The renovation was carried out by the Mostransstroy trust. Architects A. B. Gurkov, S. D. Kuznetsova, and A. R. Vorontsov successfully accomplished this complex creative task, largely preserving the style of the original building. The entrance hall of the Paveletskaya metro station on the Zamoskvoretskaya Line was integrated into the new building. The completely renovated Paveletsky Station opened on November 3, 1987. The new station is six times larger than the old one in volume and four times larger in capacity, becoming significantly more convenient and comfortable. It can now accommodate, service, and accommodate approximately 10,000 people per hour—the equivalent of a very large transportation complex.