Kursky railway station: metro station, how to get there, how to get from Kursky railway station to Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo and Vnukovo airports, luggage compartment and information desk

Kursky Station is one of nine railway stations that meet the transport needs of Moscow.

The design of the building belongs to the works of the Russian architect Nikolai Orlov. The station was opened for passengers in 1886.

Over the years of operation of the station, it has undergone reconstruction many times, the largest of which took place in the 70s of the 20th century. Innovations practically swallowed up the old building - a large glass façade and an unusually shaped roof with many folds appeared around it. The artistic sculpting on the walls and the façade facing the platforms have been preserved from the old station.

Today the station is equipped with modern equipment and provides a full range of services that passengers may need:

ticket offices;
waiting rooms of varying degrees of comfort;
rest areas for long waits;
luggage storage;
ATMs of various banks;
shops with goods for travel (food, drinks, hygiene items, books and magazines, etc.);
cafes and fast food outlets;
medical aid station;
salon;
consumer service center.

Interactive map of Kursky Station

Moscow Kursky Station schedule in 2021

About 11,000 passengers pass through Kursky Station during the day. The online board in real time reflects the current station schedule with all trains and electric trains.

Train schedule from Kursky Station

All station platforms are equipped with a roof, which is very convenient when you are waiting for your train or train - the canopy saves you from the scorching sun and from cold rain or snow in winter.

Train schedule

The station serves the Kursk and Gorky directions of the Moscow region. The schedule changes at least twice a year: taking into account the summer holiday season and winter passenger flow.

The exact schedule with all changes and additions can always be viewed on the Yandex website. Schedules.

Kursk station now

The huge central hall is built on the principle of an aviation terminal and is more than 200 meters long and 40 meters wide. From the spacious underground hall you can go through three corridors to the platforms, to the ticket office or down to the metro. The waiting rooms are located in a restored old building with preserved Lansere lampshades. While here, we find ourselves in the middle of the last century and admire the creation of a talented artist.

The new building sparkles with stained glass windows, and the high 15-meter facade overlooks the station square, where passengers can hide from the rain under a nine-meter folded canopy roof. Escalators connect different levels of the building and an underground storage room, and spacious waiting rooms can accommodate up to 11 thousand people. The multi-storey Atrium shopping center is connected to the station complex by an overpass.

During the reconstruction in 2008–2009, the building was updated from the inside. New displays and escalators were installed, an elevator for the disabled and a children's room were added. Kursky Station in Moscow has become the best in Russia and meets European standards.

Buy a ticket from Kursky Station in Moscow

Modern technologies have made it possible to significantly simplify and make travel much more convenient for passengers. For example, you can now buy train tickets not only the old-fashioned way at the station ticket office, but also online, without leaving your home or office. To do this, just register on the official website of Russian Railways. This provides not only a guarantee of protection from fraudsters, but also allows you not to enter your ticket information every time - they will be stored in your account.

The sooner you take care of purchasing a ticket, the greater the chances that you will be able to buy it at the minimum fare for this ticket. Russian Railways starts sales 45–90 days before the day of travel (depending on the route). In the future, the price of the ticket increases - this is how dynamic pricing adopted by the company works.

Online purchase of train tickets is also available on the Tutu.ru website. The advantage of this resource is that there is no pre-registration.

To pay for online purchases you will need a bank card. Most often, to board the train, an electronic confirmation will be sufficient, which will be sent to you by email after issuing your ticket. The conductor already has all the information about passengers and purchased tickets. However, if you are worried about not having a paper ticket on hand, then using the confirmation code you can always print out a ticket for yourself at ticket terminals at all railway stations in the city.

How to get there?

Kursky Station is considered one of the largest in the capital, among the nine available. The metro station (the metro map allows you to quickly find the necessary stations) where the station is located bears the same name. The station is located at Zemlyanoy Val, 29. It is very close to the Garden Ring. It is from here that fast trains, as well as commuter trains in the Gorky and Kursk directions depart. Freight trains do not pass through this station. In addition, Kursky station is a transit station, and not a dead-end station, like most of them, except Savelovsky and Belorussky.

Main directions

Kursky station is not a traditional dead-end station, but a transit station. Long-distance trains of various directions pass through it, as well as electric trains serving the southern and eastern directions of the Moscow region.

Trains

While waiting for the train at the station, you can connect to the Internet for free.

Or through an overground passage directly from the station you can get to the Atrium shopping center - a large shopping center offering all the conditions for good shopping, relaxation and entertainment. Access to the platforms is via underground passages.

Moscow — Kursk

One of the key areas. You can choose a flight at any convenient time of the day. covers the distance between cities in 5.5 hours.

Moscow — Orel

Many passing trains from Kursky Station to Belgorod, Kharkov, Kursk, Stary Oskol and other cities stop in Orel. You can also take the Lastochka fast train, which has seating only and travel time is 3 hours 49 minutes.

Moscow — Belgorod

If previously the journey to Belgorod took 9–10 hours, now you can get there 7 hours after departure from Moscow. There are daily flights in the morning, afternoon and evening.

Moscow — Nizhny Novgorod

From the beginning of June 2015, the Strizh high-speed train was launched along this route. The luxury carriages are manufactured by Patentes Talgo SL. Passengers spend only 3 hours and 35 minutes on the journey.

Moscow — Voronezh

Trains pass through Voronezh and go to the southern cities of Russia - Anapa, Kislovodsk, Vladikavkaz and others. The minimum travel time is 13-13.5 hours.

Moscow — Kharkov

Departs daily to Kharkov. The train arrives at its destination in 13 hours and 23 minutes.

Electric trains

Some of the electric trains of the Kursk station operate in the Gorky direction of the Moscow region. Others serve the Kursk direction and a small part - the Alekseevskaya connecting branch.

Underground floors

Floor P1, P2, P3 – parking. The Atrium shopping center on Kurskaya has more than 700 parking spaces at its disposal.

P3 (sector A) – a reality quest called “Tree” has been opened - this is an exciting game with dark labyrinths and funny actors.

P2 is a chain of green supermarkets “Perekrestok”, which operates 24 hours a day, and also in sector A there is a 24-hour car wash “Senator Auto”.

P1 – here you can visit:

a unique private “theater of the Innocent”, which is open to visitors every day, except Monday and Tuesday, from 13:00;
children's cafe "Shardam", where you can organize children's parties and enjoyable holidays;
dry cleaning chain Nikko Dry cleaners;
A network of Qiwi payment terminals has been installed.

Luggage storage at Kursky railway station

At Kursky Station there are paid storage rooms where you can leave your luggage. The manual storage room is located in the basement of the building. Here, each piece of luggage is paid for per calendar day.

Automatic luggage lockers are located in the main lounge and are available 24 hours a day.

Depending on the size of the cell (they come in four different formats), you will pay from 100 to 300 rubles for the first hour of storage.

Then the tariff is significantly reduced: the second and subsequent hours cost from 50 to 200 rubles, depending on the size of the cell.

Daily storage costs from 800 rubles in a small cell to 2400 rubles in a maximum size cell.

Station sights

Many attractions surround Kursky Station. We now know which metro station is needed to get on the train departing from it. Let's go on a little trip around the Moscow Garden Ring to capture the beauty of the marvelous capital.

If you are a fan of theatrical creativity, then you should definitely visit the well-known Sovremennik or the Taganka Theater, located very close. There you will definitely take a break from the bustle of Moscow, people always rushing somewhere, and fully enjoy the beautiful and exciting performances of famous actors.

Lovers and connoisseurs of historical and cultural values can devote their free time to getting to know the Rublev Central Museum and visiting St. Basil's Cathedral. And very close to the Kursky railway station there is a shopping and entertainment center conveniently located. In addition to many shops where you can buy various souvenirs in memory of the capital, there is a cinema with comfortable rooms for watching films. Children will also not be left unattended. There is a special playroom for them, where they will be busy all this time and will definitely not get bored.

You also don’t have to worry about spending the night in this city. In the area of the station there are many hotels, hostels, mini-hotels of various star levels, so everyone can choose what they can afford.

Well, now you know what Kurskaya (metro station), Kursky Station is and how to get there. Welcome to the capital!

How to get to Kursky Station in Moscow

All Moscow train stations are located near metro stations, so the easiest and surest way to get to the train on time is the metro. There are two metro stations near the Kursky station: the Kurskaya station (Circle line) and the relatively new Chkalovskaya station (Lublinsko-Dmitrovskaya line). The station is connected directly to the metro entrance (Kurskaya station).

On the Garden Ring, buses No. B and 40 stop near the station. Not far from the station (on the right side, if you stand facing it) there is a tram stop. Routes No. B, 20, 24 pass here.

From Red Square, the most convenient way is to take the Ploshchad Revolyutsii metro station - then you will only need to travel one stop to Kursky Station.

If you don’t know the city well or are traveling with heavy luggage or small children, the most convenient way to get to the station is to call a taxi. To do this, the easiest way now is to use mobile applications from companies such as Yandex.Taxi, Uber or Gett. Taxi.

Exit from the Kurskaya metro station near Kursky Station - panorama Yandex Maps

How to get to Kursky Station from other Moscow railway stations

Most Moscow stations are on the Circle Line of the metro, as is Kursky. From Leningradsky , Kazansky , Yaroslavsky railway stations (Komsomolskaya metro station) to Kursky railway station there is only one metro stop. With the descent down and the climb up, the entire journey will not take you more than 10 minutes.

From Belorussky railway station (Belorusskaya metro station) to Kurskaya there are 4 metro stops. This journey will take you approximately 20 minutes.

From Kievsky railway station (Kievskaya metro station) - 5-6 metro stops. You can take both the Koltsevaya line (brown line) and the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line (blue line). Allow about 20–25 minutes for the road, taking into account all the ups and downs.

From Paveletsky railway station (Paveletskaya metro station) - 2 metro stops. This journey takes 10 minutes.

Rizhsky (Rizhskaya metro station) and Savelovsky (Savelovskaya metro station) stations are not on the Circle Line. To get to Kursky Station, you will need to make one change. The journey from these stations to Kursky will not take more than 15–20 minutes.

Moscow metro map

How to get to Kursky Station from Moscow airports

All Moscow airports are located outside the city. For the convenience of passengers, most of them are connected to the city by the Aeroexpress system:

from Sheremetyevo Airport the Aeroexpress will take you to the Belorussky railway station, to the Belorusskaya metro station;
from Domodedovo Airport - to Paveletsky Station, to the Paveletskaya metro station (more details in the Tips section on our website);
from Vnukovo airport - to the Kievsky railway station, to the Kievskaya metro station.

All these metro stations are located on the Circle Line of the metro, the journey along it to Kursky Station will take very little time.

In addition to Aeroexpress trains, you can use cheaper options to get from airports to the city:

from Sheremetyevo Airport you can take minibus No. 949 to the Belomorskaya metro station;
from Domodedovo Airport it is easy to get to the Domodedovskaya metro station (bus No. 308);
From Vnukovo airport, minibus No. 911 runs to the Salaryevo metro station.

Then the easiest way is to go down to the metro. A little patience (all these stations are the ends of long lines and the journey to the city center, where the Kursky railway station is located, takes time).

The recently opened Zhukovsky Airport is not yet so conveniently connected to Moscow. From the airport terminal you need to take a shuttle bus or minibuses that take passengers to the Otdykh railway station. Here you can take any nearest train towards Moscow - in an hour it will bring you to the Kazansky station, where you can go down to the metro station (Komsomolskaya) and then get to the Kursky station along the Circle Line. You can also take bus number 441 to the Kotelniki metro station.

Bus stop on the Garden Ring and the Atrium shopping center near Kursky Station - panorama Yandex Maps

Kurskaya station of the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line

Opened as part of the second phase of construction of the Moscow Metro. The design of the station is a deep three-vaulted pylon. Built according to a standard design. Named after the Kursky railway station located nearby.

The pylons of the station hall are lined with light gray marble. The track walls are covered with white glazed ceramic tiles on top and black marble below. The round ventilation holes are covered with gilded grilles with lamps mounted in them. In addition, the hall is illuminated by large chandeliers mounted on the vault.

In 1950, a transition was built to the station of the same name on the Circle Line. In 1996, a transition was built from the western end of the station hall to the Chkalovskaya station of the Lyublin line.

Exit to the city to Kursky Station Square and Zemlyanoy Val Street.

Parking

There are two main parking areas near the station.

The area in front of the Kursky railway station can accommodate 128 cars (on the map). The first 15 minutes of parking are free of charge. Then payment is charged at the rate of 250 rubles per hour.

The parking lot near the northern façade (on the map) of the station can accommodate up to 140 cars. There are no free minutes here. Parking costs 200 rubles per hour or 1200 rubles for a full day.

You can pay for parking through a parking meter by sending an SMS to 7757, use the Moscow Parking mobile app, or find the nearest Kiwi terminal. All detailed information about parking lots in Moscow, the rules and conditions for their use are collected on the Moscow Parking portal.

Description of the station

"Kurskaya" is considered one of the largest stations of the Moscow metro. The length of its platform is approximately 160 meters.

The design themes of the station are “Sun” and “Victory”. The central hall, whose columns and pylons are made in the Doric style and lined with Coelga marble, is reminiscent of an ancient Roman basilica. The station's chandeliers, reminiscent of the sun in their shape, are also similar to ancient Roman lamps. The symbolism of the sun is also emphasized by the gilded rays emanating from the half-hall leading to the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line.

The station floor is paved with red and gray granite. The track walls are lined with marble. Four colors of marble were used to decorate the underground entrance hall - gray, black, pink and red.

The middle antechamber, called “Renaissance”, has the shape of a circle, in the center of which there is a semi-column, as if emerging from the ground.

Transfer, taxi from Kursky station

The transfer service allows you to conveniently get from the station to any address you need, both within Moscow and to the suburbs, as well as other cities in Russia. Such a trip can be planned in advance, immediately knowing the total amount to be paid. When the train arrives at night, you need to make several transfers to get to the desired location and wait for transport; when you don’t have the slightest desire to travel around the city with heavy luggage, ordering a transfer is a lifesaver.

A transfer from Kursky Station can be found and booked on the website kiwitaxi.ru.

Consolidation of Nizhegorodsky and Kursky railway stations

The railway to Nizhny Novgorod was called temporary in many documents, and the founders were trying to allocate land for the construction of a new station. The owner of the road, the Main Society of Russian Railways, had limited funds and could not independently solve the problem of moving the station closer to the center.

At this time, new railways were being built in Russia, old station buildings were being rebuilt, and it was decided to merge the Kursk station with Nizhny Novgorod. In 1894, the Moscow-Nizhny Novgorod railway was purchased by the treasury, and in January 1896, a merger took place and the Moscow-Kursk, Nizhny Novgorod and Murom railway was created. On the Garden Ring, designed by architect N.I. Orlov, a new station complex is being built. The bright station building, made in a pseudo-classical style, was decorated with columns and stucco moldings on the walls and ceiling inside the premises. The left wing was assigned to Kursk, and the right wing to Nizhny Novgorod. June 14, 1896 became the birthday of the Nizhny Novgorod-Kursky railway station, which soon became known as Kursky.

The old Nizhny Novgorod station served freight and military trains for a long time. Especially a lot of cargo came to the warehouses of the Red Cross and the Metallurgical Plant, the Nobel plant and other enterprises during the First World War in 1914–1917. Over time, new buildings in the capital absorbed the old station and now there are residential buildings on this site.