The Eastern railway station, which will operate as part of the Cherkizovo transport hub (TPU), will receive its first passengers in May 2021.
“For the first time in the history of Moscow over the last 100 years, a new station is being built for both short- and long-distance trains,” noted Sergei Sobyanin while inspecting the station building under construction.
According to him, this became possible thanks to the creation of a unified transport infrastructure, which includes the Moscow Central Circle (MCC), metro, railway, Moscow Central Diameters (MCD), Aeroexpress.
“All this is united into one transport hub, and a huge number of opportunities appear for local residents and great opportunities for those who come to Moscow,” added the Moscow Mayor.
The Eastern Station is being built as part of the Cherkizovo transport hub, which unites the Cherkizovskaya station of the Sokolnicheskaya metro line, the Lokomotiv station of the Moscow Central Circle and ground urban transport stops.
It is planned to transfer 27 pairs of long-distance trains arriving at Kursky Station to Vostochny, including the “Lastochka” and “Strizh” trains traveling on the routes Moscow - Nizhny Novgorod and Moscow - Ivanovo, as well as transit trains from St. Petersburg and Murmansk, who travel through the capital to Adler, Anapa, Belgorod, Vladikavkaz, Volgograd, Yeysk, Kislovodsk, Makhachkala, Novorossiysk, Chelyabinsk and other cities of Russia.
To allow long-distance trains to reach the Eastern Station, the third (transit) main track of the MCC , which will not in any way affect the schedule of passenger trains around the ring.
“Of course, this is of great importance for railway traffic throughout the city, and for the entire transport hub, because trains will partially travel along the MCC - along a separate, dedicated line - when moving from the southern and northern directions to the east. This is a large complex project, which, of course, will have a great impact on the transport situation not only in this area, but also in Moscow as a whole,” said Sergei Sobyanin.
Deputy General Director of Russian Railways OJSC Oleg Toni said that construction of the Eastern Station began in the second quarter of last year. “The work is proceeding strictly according to schedule, equipment and documentation are provided. The commissioning of the facility is scheduled for May 1, and the first passengers on May 29 will already use this latest infrastructure,” he added.
How to get to the stations
All stations are located in close proximity to metro stations; when moving from one to another, you will only need one type of public transport - the metro. Moreover, all, except Savelovsky and Rizhsky, are located at stations of the metro ring line.
Stations: Kazansky, Leningradsky and Yaroslavsky are located within walking distance of each other on Komsomolskaya Square, more often called the Square of Three Stations.
Read about metro operating hours and how to buy a subway ticket more profitably here:
How the metro works in Moscow
How to pay for travel on the Moscow metro
Modern passenger terminal
In terms of comfort, Vostochny will be a modern city station of European level.
The total area of the complex will be 9.6 thousand square meters, including a modern passenger terminal (4.2 thousand square meters) and two new passenger platforms (5.4 thousand square meters) - one island and one coastal with full-length canopies protecting passengers from rain, snow and sun. The station's interiors will be designed in light colors with plenty of open spaces and natural lighting.
The new station building will have two exits - towards the Cherkizovskaya metro station and the Lokomotiv stadium and towards Amurskaya Street.
Passengers will be able to transfer to the metro and MCC in a matter of minutes via a new elevated pedestrian crossing , organized according to the “dry feet” principle. Natural ventilation, glazing with anti-solar coating and infrared emitters to prevent the formation of ice will make the transplant comfortable in any weather.
Thanks to the transfer to the MCC, passengers on long-distance trains will be able to quickly get to airports. For example, a trip to Okruzhnaya station to transfer to the Aeroexpress at Sheremetyevo Airport will take 18 minutes, a trip to Verkhniye Kotly station to transfer to the Aeroexpress at Domodedovo will take 29 minutes, and a trip to Andronovka station to transfer to the train to Zhukovsky Airport will take only 10 minutes. After the opening of the fourth Moscow Central Diameter (MCD-4) “Kievsko-Gorkovsky”, passengers will be able to transfer from the MCC to Aeroexpress trains heading to Vnukovo.
It is planned that residents of the Nizhny Novgorod region arriving in Moscow will have the opportunity to pay for trips to the MCC, metro or ground transport using a Troika card purchased at their place of residence. For these passengers, the fare will be lower due to free transfers available with the Troika card. An agreement on its use in passenger transport in the Nizhny Novgorod region was recently signed between the transport departments of the two regions.
Exit towards Amurskaya Street will provide comfortable access to metro and MCC stations for tens of thousands of current and future residents, including those who will live in the residential complexes under construction. The distance to the metro for them will be reduced by about half - from 25–30 to 12–15 minutes on foot. To achieve this, a pedestrian zone with bicycle paths, bicycle rental points and bicycle parking will be created between the station and the residential areas of Golyanov.
Passengers at the Eastern Station will have a waiting room for 200 seats with USB chargers, a reception hall for delegations, automatic lockers, universal ticket offices, a business lounge, a food court, and mother and child rooms. There are places for placing ATMs, vending machines and machines for renting external batteries; Wi-Fi will work . The station complex will be equipped with modern ventilation, heating, air conditioning, fire and transport safety .
A barrier-free environment , including four escalators and three elevators , will make it easier to use the station for passengers with limited mobility - the elderly, parents with strollers and people with disabilities.
In the adjacent territory there will be stops for ground urban passenger transport, intercept parking, car sharing parking lots, taxis and an area for quick disembarkation of passengers of personal transport.
“The station is being built according to all the standards that are already familiar to us: it is a barrier-free environment, Wi-Fi, a luxury hall, luggage storage, a mother and child room, that is, everything that we are accustomed to in the 21st century, we will see here,” - Oleg Tony said.
Simultaneously with the construction of the station, the construction of the second (northern) terminal of the MCC Lokomotiv station with a total area of 3.6 thousand square meters is underway, which is planned to be completed in the third quarter of 2021. An additional lobby with a distribution hall, equipped with three elevators and six escalators, will provide comfortable access for passengers to Okruzhny Proezd towards the Lokomotiv stadium. This will reduce the load on the main (southern) terminal of the Lokomotiv station, connected to the metro and railway station. In the future, the northern terminal of Lokomotiv may receive another exit towards Amurskaya Street.
Also in the future, it is planned to reconstruct the Okrug Passage and build additional passages along the North-East Expressway with the organization of ground public transport.
It is expected that after the opening of the Eastern Station, passenger traffic at the Cherkizovo transport hub will increase by a third - up to 74 thousand passengers per day, including 24.5 thousand passengers on long-distance trains.
Thanks to large-scale housing construction launched in Golyanov, by 2025 the population living near the transport hub will increase from 18 to 81.5 thousand people. As a result, Cherkizovo can become one of the ten largest transport hubs in the city with a daily passenger flow of 133 thousand people (including the metro and MCC - 80.6 thousand, long-distance trains - 29.2 thousand, ground urban passenger transport - 23.5 thousand ).
After the opening of the Eastern Station, the load at the Kurskaya metro station on the Circle and Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya lines, as well as Chkalovskaya on the Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya line, will decrease by 25 thousand people per day.
But the most important thing is that the transfer of the majority of long-distance trains from Kursky to Vostochny Station will increase the capacity of the Moscow-Kalanchevskaya - Moscow-Pasazhirskaya-Kurskaya section , along which, after the completion of the reconstruction, the movement of MCD-4 Kievsko-Gorkovsky trains will be opened.
In the coming year, due to ongoing construction work, only one track will operate on this section, along which it is planned to organize reverse train traffic.
Aeroexpress
Aeroexpress electric trains can be used to reach airports from the following stations:
- From Kievsky to Vnukovo
- From Belorussky to Sheremetyevo
- From Paveletsky to Domodedovo
For more information on how to get to airports, read:
How to get to Sheremetyevo Airport
How to get to Domodedovo airport
How to get to and from Vnukovo Airport
“My District” program: how Golyanovo and Preobrazhenskoye are changing
The goal of the “My District” improvement program, developed on the initiative of Sergei Sobyanin, is to create comfortable living conditions in all places in Moscow, regardless of their distance from the center.
The implementation of the program began in 2021. Experts began to address issues of creating a favorable urban environment, solving transport problems, improving the quality of education and medical care, creating additional opportunities for physical education, improving local attractions and many others - depending on the wishes of residents.
The Preobrazhenskoye district is located in the Eastern Administrative District and is home to 92 thousand Muscovites.
Over the past three years, several important projects have been implemented in Preobrazhenskoye in the field of creating a comfortable urban environment, including the improvement of such popular recreational areas for residents as Children's Cherkizovsky Park and Shitov Embankment .
Two popular recreational areas for local residents were also put in order - Northern Khapilovsky Square and the square on Krasnobogatyrskaya Street.
Work was completed to improve the territories of three schools (Devyataya Rota Street, building 14a, Khalturinskaya Street, building 16, Bolshaya Cherkizovskaya Street, building 24b) and kindergarten No. 1505.
A kindergarten for 220 was built
The district social service center (1st Zborovsky Lane, building 11) was overhauled; current repairs were carried out on the building of the central library No. 70 named after M.A. Sholokhov on Khalturinskaya street (house 18).
In 2021, the biggest event in the life of the district will be the opening of the new Eastern railway station as part of the Cherkizovo transport hub. And at the MCC Lokomotiv station there will be a second (northern) terminal, thanks to which passengers will conveniently exit to Okruzhny Proezd towards the RZD Arena stadium.
It is planned to tidy up the park on Zhuravlev Square and begin improving the floodplain areas of the Yauza - Preobrazhenskaya embankment and Gannushkina embankment.
The territories of four schools at the addresses: 2nd Pugachevskaya street, building 10, Znamenskaya street, building 6, 2nd Bukhvostova street, building 6, Bolshaya Cherkizovskaya street, building 8, will be well-groomed.
The reconstruction of the Yantar cinema is in full swing , and is scheduled to be completed this year. As a result, residents of Preobrazhenskoye will receive a district community center with cinema halls, shops, a food court, and a gaming space.
A new sports and recreation complex will also be put into operation on Khalturinskaya Street (possession 9, building 1).
It is planned to create a modern club space on the basis of the department of social communications and active longevity of the social service center (Khalturinskaya street, building 18). In 2022, the premises will be completely renovated, after which “My Social Center” will open.
flagship center is located on the fourth floor of the shopping and entertainment center. In addition to the standard list of services, there are additional useful services.
Shchelkovsky bus station began operating in October 2021 . This is the largest and most modern bus station in Moscow and Russia, which connects the capital with dozens of cities in the Moscow region, other regions of Russia and countries.
As part of the “My District” program, Baikalskaya Street , the territory adjacent to the Moscow Experimental Plant No. 1, and nine territories of educational institutions were landscaped in Golyanov.
98 courtyards were put in order, 205 lighting poles, 872 benches and other small architectural forms were installed. Three sports grounds have been updated.
Current repairs of the building of the children's music school named after M.L. have been completed. Rostropovich on Chusovskaya Street (house 7, building 1).
In 2021, as part of the opening of the new station, a pedestrian crossing will appear across the North-East Expressway . Residents of the area will be able to access the Cherkizovskaya metro station, the Lokomotiv MCC station, the Russian Railways Arena stadium and the Children's Cherkizovsky Park. It is also planned to improve the territory adjacent to the Cherkizovo transport hub.
Improvement plans for 2021–2023 include Ussuriyskaya and Krasnoyarskaya streets, areas adjacent to a number of industrial enterprises, 186 courtyards, four sports grounds and other facilities.
One of the main regional objects that will be put in order is Golyanovsky Park with a total area of 36 hectares.
“We have already discussed the improvement project with residents, and we are focusing on creating sports infrastructure. There will be a football field, a basketball field, a tennis field, and large workout grounds. Plus, at the request of the residents, we will build a pier here so that there is an opportunity for boating. The park will become the very center of the district in terms of improvement,” said prefect of the Eastern Administrative District Nikolai Aleshin.
This year it is planned to carry out a major overhaul of the children's city clinic No. 122 , branch No. 2 (Baikalskaya street, building 28) and the city clinic No. 191 , branch No. 4 (Amurskaya street, building 36). Current repair work will take place in the library building No. 72 on Ussuriyskaya Street (house 9).
Long distance train schedule
Moskovsky Station serves trains in the southern and eastern directions going to Anapa, Adler, Volgograd, Voronezh, Izhevsk, Kazan, Samara and other cities. International flights to Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine also depart from St. Petersburg-Glavny station.
The branded trains “Augustin-Betancourt”, “Northern Palmyra”, “Aurora”, “Nevsky Express”, “Red Arrow” and “Grand Express” depart to the capital.
Online arrival board
Belorussian
Location
Located in the northwest. There is the Belorusskaya metro station (Zamoskvoretskaya, Circle lines) and the Tverskaya Zastava stop nearby. There is a Hungarian restaurant nearby, and Sberbank inside.
Peculiarities
The terminal serves passenger flights to Rybinsk, Anapa, Tula, Rostov-on-Don, Fili, Golitsyno, Zvenigorod, Odintsovo.
Contacts
Address: Tverskaya Zastava Square, 7.
Information.
Website: https://belorussky.dzvr.ru/.
Routes to the airport
From this point you can easily get to Sheremetyevo by train. There is another option to get directly without transfers: take bus No. H1 and get off at the terminus.
