Rizhsky station (, Rizhsky vokzal, Riga station) is one of the ten main railway stations in Moscow, Russia. It was built in 1901 and as well as being an active station, it is also home to the Moscow Railway Museum. The station is operated by the Moscow Railway.
It is located at Rizhskaya Square, at the crossing of Mira Avenue and Sushchyovsky Val, connected to the Rizhskaya metro station.
History The construction of the railway between Moscow and Vindava started in 1897. On June 30, 1901 the passenger traffic between Moscow and Volokolamsk was opened. Since the main station in Moscow was not ready at the time, the eastern terminal station in Moscow was Sortirovochnaya (currently Podmoskovnaya). The Vindavsky railway station, currently the Rizhsky railway station, was opened in September 11, 1901. The building, of eclectic style, was designed by architect Stanislav Brzhozovsky. The construction was supervised by the Yuly Diederichs.
After 1918, when Latvia became independent, the former Vindava line decayed, since it did not serve any big cities. In 1930, the station was renamed Baltiysky railway station. In 1942, it became the Rzhevsky railway station, and since January 1 1948, after Latvia's annexation to the Soviet Union, it was rebranded as Rizhsky railway station. Originally, the suburban railway line was scheduled to be electrified in 1943, but the electrification of the stretch between Moscow and Nakhabino only occurred in 1945, after the end of World War II.
Trains and destinations Long distance Train number Train name Destination Operated by 001/002 Latvia Express (lat: Latvijas Ekspresis) Riga Latvian Railways
Other destinations Country Destination Russia Velikiye Luki, Volokolamsk, Rzhev, Rzhev Memorial Station Sebezh
Suburban destinations Suburban commuter trains (elektrichka) connect the Rizhsky station with stations and platforms of the Rizhsky suburban railway line, specifically with the towns of Krasnogorsk, Dedovsk, Istra, and Volokolamsk.
Moscow Railway Museum at Rizhsky station In 2004, the open-air site of the Museum of the Moscow Railway was opened next to Rizhsky railway station. The other location of this museum shows Lenin's funeral train in the Museum of the Moscow Railway (Paveletskaya station).
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See also
The Museum of the Moscow Railway, at Paveletsky railway station, Moscow Russian Railway Museum, in St. Petersburg Finland Station, St. Petersburg History of rail transport in Russia Emperor railway station in Pushkin town List of Moscow tourist attractions List of railway museums (worldwide) Heritage railways List of heritage railways Restored trains
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External links
Rizhsky station Latvian Railways (Latvijas dzelzceļš) Russian Railways (Российские Железные Дороги) The Moscow Railway Museum at Rizhsky station