Tula, Moscow railway station: description

Tula is located in the north of the Russian Plain, south of Moscow. The title "Hero City" was received in 1976. It is mentioned in annals from 1146. It is an important railway junction. Trains move in the Moscow, Kaluga, Kozelsky directions. Also there is a route to Uzlovaya. There are two train stations in the city. The first - Ryazhsky, is located in Zarechensky district (Tula). The Moscow railway station was formerly called Kursk. He is in the house number 4 on the street st. Puteiskaya. However, before delving into the description of the station, we will conduct a short tour of the city.

Acquaintance with the city

Tula is a large industrial city, a tourist center, a transport hub. The population is about 500 thousand people. At present, the city is developing metallurgy, instrument making, trade, construction, communications. On the territory of the city there are more than 300 monuments of antiquity and sights. Tula masters are ready to show products that have made the city famous: gingerbread, samovars, weapons and other items of folk crafts. Thanks to the tourist flow, Tula is developing. The Moscow railway station takes several dozen trains daily. Visitors of the city are attracted by architectural constructions: the museum-estate in Yasnaya Polyana LN Tolstoy, the Assumption and Epiphany cathedrals, the Kremlin and others.

About the station

The largest passenger terminal in Tula is the Moscow railway station. It is located on the line that connects Moscow and Kursk. Also works in additional directions Vyazma-Syzran. Has congresses in the direction of Uzlovaya and Kaluga through Ryazhsky railway station. Until 1996, there was a narrow-gauge railway. At present, it has ceased to function. The platform is only five. They are straight, two types - island and side. The building of the station has 4 exits: on the square, on the streets of Privokzalnoye and Putiyskaya, on Prospect Krasnoarmeysky.

Movement of trains

A lot of trains from the neighboring state of Ukraine ply through such a city as Tula. The Moscow railway station accepts long-distance trains from Dnepropetrovsk, Kharkov, Krivoy Rog, Kremenchug. Also trains from North Ossetia and Azerbaijan pass by here. Some of them have a change of locomotive at the Moscow railway station. In summer, the number of flights increases, additional trains are introduced, which run to the cities of Novosibirsk, Sochi, Anapa, and also Rostov-on-Don. All of them stop on the western platforms. From Moscow and the Eagle, electric trains are accepted, for which the final stop is Tula. The Moscow railway station (the address is indicated above) is arranged in such a way that all electric and diesel trains from the capital of Russia arrive on special two high platforms that are in the northern part. For convenience of passengers, suburban cash desks are located nearby.

History of the building

At present, the building of the Moscow railway station is recognized as a historical monument of culture. The first building was erected in 1867. It was built of wood. Until 1870, there were already two tracks and the railway station was given the first class. According to the norms, all the buildings had to be made of bricks, so it was decided to erect a new two-story structure. And already in 1868 there was a beautiful building that had semi-oval windows and an original facade. Inside, warehouses and offices were equipped, for convenience of passengers worked buffet and a restaurant, equipped waiting rooms, platforms made awnings, on the left side there was a luggage compartment. Moscow Railway Station (Tula) by 1872 significantly expanded, so it was decided to open workshops for the repair of railway equipment. They have survived to this day.

In 1913, an extension was built, which allowed to significantly expand the useful area. In the 50-ies of the twentieth century, the building was reconstructed. The station acquired original design features - there were bas-reliefs, stucco elements. In the interior, also renovated the decoration - the walls were decorated with picturesque paintings. Major repairs were carried out in 2004-2009. During the reconstruction, the original design was completely restored. After all, this building is a cultural monument, which Tula is proud of. The Moscow railway station was equipped with modern audio and video equipment. Thanks to this, it now fully complies with European standards. Currently, the building houses cash desks, intercoms, a rest room, a mother and a child, waiting rooms, a help desk and a luggage compartment.