Zheleznodorozhnaya railway station

Zheleznodorozhnaya (Russian: Железнодоро́жная, IPA: [ˈʐɛlʲɛznodoroʐnaja]) is a railway station of the Gorkovsky direction of the Moscow Railway of the Russian Railways. The station is located in Zheleznodorozhny microdistrict (former Zheleznodorozhny city) of Balashikha, Moscow region, Russia.

Zheleznodorozhnaya Железнодорожная
Moscow Railway station
General information
Location	Zheleznodorozhny, Balashikha Moscow Oblast Russia
Coordinates	55.7521°N 38.0123°E / 55.7521; 38.0123
Owned by	Russian Railways
Operated by	Moscow Railway
Platforms	4 (1 close)
Tracks	8
Construction
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	No
Other information
Station code	25040
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1861
Rebuilt	2023
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Obiralovka
Services
Preceding station Russian Railways Following station Olgino towards Moscow Kursky Gorkovsky Suburban Chyornoye towards Vladimir
Location

History

Zheleznodorozhnaya station was founded in 1861 and was originally named Obiralovka.^[1] The station was renamed In 1939 due to a petition by local villagers.^[2]

Description

The station has station building with turnstiles and cash desks.

Zheleznodorozhnaya has four high platforms — 4 island but now 1 platform close for rebuilding . Two bridges place over platforms: one bridge connect all platforms between each other, another bridge connects two parts of city over railway tracks (without exiting to platforms).

The station has several industrial spurs, going from western side of the station.

In 2023 will include to the D4 of the Moscow Central Diameters as a terminal station of Gorkovsky radius.^[3]

Depot

The station has motive power depot "Zheleznodorozhnaya".^[4]

Traffic

Suburban

Zheleznodorozhnaya is a stop station for all suburban trains which going through the station.

For some suburban trains (including expresses Moscow — Zheleznodorozhnaya called the "Sputnik") the station is terminal.

Inter-city

All Lastochkas Moscow-Nizhny Novgorod stops on the station.

Other inter-city trains goes through the station without stopping.

In culture

The station then called Obiralovka mentioned as a place of suicide of Anna Karenina in eponymous novel of L. Tolstoy.

The station was mentioned in Moscow-Petushki prose poem of Venedikt Yerofeyev.

Gallery

• Zheleznodorozhnaya
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  Station building
  2009
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  First platform
  2009
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  Second platform
  2009
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  Third platform
  2009
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  Second and third platform
  2009
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  Side tracks
  2009
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  View direction to Moscow
  2015
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  Station building
  2015