River Station of Kazan: from history to the present. Schedule, prices, how to get

Although many of us increasingly prefer cars and buses, railway and air transportation, more romantic water transport has not sunk into oblivion. At the same time, it develops and functions not only in coastal and ocean cities. An example of this is the Kazan River Station, with which we want to introduce you in this material.

About the river station of the city of Kazan

The hero of our story is part of the largest port of the Republic of Tatarstan - Kazan, located 1310 km of the Volga along its left bank. A single deep-water system of European Russia connects it with such strategically important seas as the Baltic, Azov, Black, White and Caspian.

Port operator - OAO Tatflot; Passenger traffic is served by Kazan River Passenger Agency LLC. In addition to the Kazan river station, the port has a cargo terminal of eight berths. Its importance also lies in the fact that it connects the railway, water and railway lines, which helps him handle mixed loads from various directions.

Kazan River Station is a complex of several buildings:

• central;
• suburban station (ticket offices, waiting room, first-aid post, information desk, international office ticket offices, administration, Tatflot);
• suburban moorings (1-8);
• tourist berths (9-15);
• suburban bus station;
• cafe bars.

The main building (project of architects S.M. Konstantinov and I.G. Gainutdinov) was opened in 1962. Since 2005, it is undergoing reconstruction.

The river station serves:

• intercity cruise ships;
• suburban areas;
• irregular routes: entertaining, tourist, sightseeing and walking;
• in winter, an Mars-2000 hovercraft is launched (designed for 250 passengers) under the name Captain Klyuyev; its final destination is Upper Uslon.

The daily summer passenger flow of the Kazan River Station is 6 thousand people. The depth fixed at the berth wall (more than 4.5 m) allows the station to receive all types of river, river-sea vessels.

The history of the Kazan port

Kazan, located on the Volga trade route, simply could not help becoming one of the major shipping centers:

• The village of Bishbalta, located near the city, was the center of local shipbuilding - in 1710, five ships were built here for the Baltic Fleet.
• 1718 - the Kazan Admiralty was founded by decree of Peter the Great. Then the Admiralty settlement was formed.
• In 1817, V.A. Vsevolzhsky - the first on the Volga.
• 1904 - opening of the Kazan River School.
• During World War II, the Kazan port actively helped the front, for the most part - the besieged Stalingrad.
• In 1948, mining of sand and gravel began in the Yumantikha area, the supply of which is still the main activity of the port.
• 1964 - the new modern Kazan port was fully commissioned.
• Currently, work is underway on the construction of one of the branches - the Sviyazhsky river port.

How to get to the Kazan River Station

River Station is located at: st. Devyatayev, 1. You can get to it by transport:

• Buses: 1, 6, 8, 31, 53, 85.
• Tram: 7.
• Trolleybuses: 20, 21.
• Intercity buses stopping directly at the river station.

Your final destination is stop. "River port".

Prices of routes and timetable of ships in Kazan

Stations of river transport, including and Kazan - the place where the system of discounts:

• Children under 5 follow free.
• Children under 10 years old - 50% discount.
• Discounts on travel are also provided to privileged categories of citizens - veterans of labor and war, blockades, etc.

The relevance of sightseeing walking routes should be found out before the trip at the box office of the Kazan River Station. Their "assortment" is as follows:

In addition, suburban river transport runs to the following points:

• Tashevka;
• Cookies
• Bulgarians
• Gardening;
• Shelanga;
• Embankments of Morkvashi.

The Kazan River Station accepts both suburban, intercity, and sightseeing vessels. The city port itself has a rich and glorious history, and high modern strategic importance.