Moscow Kiyevsky railway station


Kiyevsky railway terminal also known as Moscow Kiyevskaya railway station is one of the nine railway terminals of Moscow, Russia. It is the only railway station in Moscow to have a frontage on the Moskva River. The station is located at the Square of Europe, in the beginning of Bolshaya Dorogomilovskaya Street in Dorogomilovo District of Moscow.
As the name suggests, there are regular services to Kiev. There used to be regular services to Belgrade, Zagreb, Varna, Bucharest, Sofia, Niš, Budapest, Prague, Vienna and Venice as well. A hub of the Moscow Metro is located nearby.

History and design

The station was built between 1914 and 1918 in the Byzantine Revival style, which is especially pronounced in the clocktower. Originally named the Bryansk station, it was designed by Ivan Rerberg and Vladimir Shukhov, and is considered an important landmark of architecture and engineering of the time.
The station building is flanked by a gigantic train shed which is distinguished by its simplicity and constructive boldness. The platforms are covered by a massive glazed parabolic structure weighing over 1250 tons. Its open-work steel trusses are clearly visible, and they demonstrate the elegance of the grandiose building.

Trains and destinations

Long-distance

2019 -2020
Train numberOriginal nameDestinationOperated by
005KievUkrainian Railways
023OdessaUkrainian Railways
073LvivUkrainian Railways
061MykolaivUkrainian Railways
095Kryvyi RihUkrainian Railways
106DniproUkrainian Railways
047, 065, 341ChișinăuCalea Ferată din Moldova
737. 739, 741BryanskRussian Railways
107, 121BryanskRussian Railways
085KlimovoRussian Railways
131NovozybkovRussian Railways
---Russian Railways

Suburban destinations

Suburban commuter trains connect Kiyevsky station with stations and platforms of the Kiyevsky suburban railway line, in particular with the towns of Aprelevka, Nara, Balabanovo, Obninsk, Maloyaroslavets and Kaluga-I.

Vnukovo International Airport connections

Kiyevsky station is connected to Vnukovo International Airport by Aeroexpress trains, which are not operated by Russian Railways, though they use the same tracks.

Ground transport routes

Legend: - express; - regular; - night route; — electric bus regular;  — suburban regular.