# Moscow Leningradsky railway station

Moscow Leningradsky railway terminal (Russian: Ленинградский вокзал, Leningradsky vokzal) also known as Moscow Passazhirskaya station (Russian: Москва-Главная-Пассажирская) is the oldest of Moscow's nine railway terminals. Situated on Komsomolskaya Square, the station serves north-western directions, notably Saint Petersburg. International services from the station include Tallinn, Estonia, operated by GoRail, and Helsinki, Finland.
It is the only Moscow railway terminal operated by October Railway rather than Moscow Railway.
Station is closed in 11 August 2024 due to a repair.

## History

The station was constructed between 1844 and 1851 to an eclectic design by Konstantin Thon as the terminus of the Moscow-Saint Petersburg Railway, a pet project of Emperor Nicholas I. Regular connection was opened in 1851. Initially it was known as Peterburgsky (i.e., St Petersburg station). Upon the Emperor's death five years later, the station was named Nikolayevsky (and the railway Nikolayevskaya) after him and retained this name until 1924, when the Bolsheviks renamed it Oktyabrsky terminal (and the corresponding railway to October railway), to commemorate the October Revolution. The present name was given in 1937.
Thon's design follows closely that of the station's counterpart in St. Petersburg. The monotonous regularity of rustication and pilasters is enlivened with Italianate details (ground floor windows strongly reminiscent of the Palazzo Rucellai) and an elegant clocktower at the centre (probably inspired by the Palazzo Senatorio in Rome). Even more rigorous is the exterior of the nearby Moscow Customs House (1844–1852), also by Thon. The interior of the station was modernized and renovated in 1950 and 1972.

## Destinations
### Long distance from Moscow

| Train number | Train name | Destination | Operated by |
| 001/002 | Krasnaya Strela (rus: Красная стрела) | St. Petersburg (Moskovsky) | Russian Railways |
| 003/004 | Express (rus: Экспресс) | St. Petersburg (Moskovsky) | Russian Railways |
| 005/006 | Double-deck coach (rus: Двухэтажный состав) | St. Petersburg (Moskovsky) | Russian Railways |
| 007/008 | Double-deck coach (rus: Двухэтажный состав) | St. Petersburg (Moskovsky) | Russian Railways |
| 009/010 | Pskov (rus: Псков) | Pskov | Russian Railways |
| 011/012 | Alexander Nevsky (rus: Александр Невский) | St. Petersburg (Moskovsky) | Russian Railways |
| 015/016 | Arktika (rus: Арктика) | Murmansk | Russian Railways |
| 017/018 | Karelia (rus: Карелия) | Petrozavodsk | Russian Railways |
| 019/020 | Megapolis (rus: Мегаполис) | St. Petersburg (Moskovsky) | Tverskoy Express |
| 025/026 | Smena/A. Betankur (rus: Смена/А. Бетанкур) | St. Petersburg (Moskovsky) | Russian Railways |
| 027/028 | Severnaya Palmira (rus: Северная Пальмира) | St. Petersburg (Moskovsky) | Russian Railways |
| 037/038 | Afanasiy Nikitin (rus: Афанасий Никитин) | St. Petersburg (Moskovsky) | Russian Railways |
| 053/054 | Grand Express (rus: Гранд Экспресс) | St. Petersburg (Moskovsky) | Grand Service Express |
| 063/064 | Dve Stolitsy (rus: Две Столицы) | St. Petersburg (Moskovsky) | Russian Railways |
| 747/748 | Nevsky express (rus: Невский Экспресс) | St. Petersburg (Moskovsky) | Russian Railways |
| 725Ч/726Ч | Lastochka (rus: Ласточка) | St. Petersburg (Moskovsky) | Russian Railways |
There are also numerous ordinary long range trains to these directions.

### High-speed rail

| Train number | Train name | Destination | Operated by |
| 751/752 753/754 755/756 757/758 759/760 761/762 763/764 765/766 767/768 769/770 771/772 773/774 775/776 777/778 779/780 781/782 | Sapsan (rus: Сапсан) | St. Petersburg (Moskovsky) | Russian Railways |
High-speed commuter rail Since 1 October 2015, Siemens Desiro RUS high speed commuter trains operating on Moscow-Tver and Moscow-Kryukovo (Zelenograd) routes. The major stops on the route are:Khimki, Kryukovo (Zelenograd), Podsolnechnaya (Solnechnogorsk) and Klin.

### Other destinations

| Country | Destinations |
| Russia | Bologoye, Borovichi, Ostashkov, Tver, Velikie Luki, Veliky Novgorod, Zelenograd (Kryukovo) |

### Suburban destinations

Suburban commuter trains (elektrichka) connect Leningradsky station with stations and platforms of the Leningradsky suburban railway line, in particular, with the towns of Khimki, Zelenograd (Kryukovo), Solnechnogorsk (Podsolnechnaya), Klin, Konakovo, and Tver.

## Gallery

* The platform of the Leningrad station in 2010.
* Express Moscow—St. Petersburg Sapsan at the Leningradsky Railway Station
* Electric train Lastochka (eng. Swallow) ES2G-016 Moscow-Tver at the Leningradsky railway station
* Overnight sleeper train "Red Arrow" at the Leningrad station in Moscow
* Historical view of the station (1900)
* View from Komsomolskaya (Koltsevaya Line) metro station
* Leningradsky railway station after reconstruction
* Aliexpress pavilion at the Leningrad station