Moscow is a huge metropolis with a large transport interchange of both road and railways. There are many passenger platforms for boarding passengers on commuter trains in different parts of the capital. This is done in order to relieve the main stations from the influx of visitors and for the convenience of delivering people to their place of residence and work.
In the article we will consider in detail the Setun passenger platform, which refers to the Smolensk (Belarusian) direction of the Moscow railway interchange. This station is located in the Mozhaisk district of Moscow, located in the west of the capital.
The reconstruction of the station, which began in early 2017, is almost completed. Now it is a modern, beautiful, fully equipped platform. There are both convenient benches for waiting for the train, and fast food points, so that passengers in front of the road can eat, waiting for their train.
Historical data
At the place where the Setun platform is now located, there was a village, which, having grown in 1926, received the status of the city of Kuntsevo. By the way, Setunyu is a river flowing in a given area.
And since 1929 the city has been made a district center, part of the Moscow region. Bolshaya Setun is a former village near Kuntsevo. In its place now is Tolbukhin street. With population growth and city expansion, these settlements have become part of the capital. In 1960, by the Decree of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR “On the Expansion of the Borders of Moscow”, the city of Kuntsevo and all surrounding villages and villages were first included in the Kiev district of the capital, and then Kuntsevo district was formed separately in 1969.
Not far from Setun platform in 1965, the Kuntsevskaya metro station was opened, which belongs to the Filevskaya metro line .
General information
This railway station was opened in 1932. The Setun platform code in the classifier of the Russian Railway is 9600941. The following settlements are located nearby:
- Nemchinovka (1891 meters), whose residents can reach the train stop in 33 minutes;
- Marfino (2539 m) - passengers will reach on foot in 43 minutes;
- Novoivanovskoe (2405 m) - people will need 41 minutes;
- Grunwald (3388 m).
Of course, there is the opportunity to get by bus or minibus.
How to get to the station?
Very close to Setun platform is a bus stop of the same name. Buses No. 16, 45, 178, 180, 198, 794, 794k, 840, 418, 560m, 597 stop here. They connect the Kuntsevskaya metro station, Kiev railway station, Fili and the 66th quarter of Kuntsev, Molodezhnaya station and Autocentre and Odintsovo.
Not far from Setun railway station is the Kuntsevskaya metro station. From it you need to drive 8 stops on bus number 16 or one more on route 178.
From the metro station "Molodezhnaya" - only 3 stops by bus 794. These are the closest points to the platform.
If you are still interested in how to get to the Setun platform, then you can get here from the metro stations "Kievskaya", "Victory Park", "Pionerskaya", "Kutuzovskaya" and "Slavyanskiy Boulevard". True, they are located further away, so they will have to travel longer by bus.
Station Description
Setun station has only two side platforms, access to which is via underground passages. There are also verandas sheltered under a canopy to wait for the train. Passengers at the exit to the platform pass through the turnstiles.
The Setun platform has direct communication with stations of the Savelovsky and Kursk directions using motorcar trains.
An electric train will take passengers to the Belorussky Train Station in 22 minutes. Many use this type of transport to get to the central part of the city to work or take a walk on weekends. It is faster and more convenient than on public transport.
Platform reconstruction
Since January 2017, a major reconstruction of this station has been carried out. The construction of a modern island platform, an underground passage to it, has begun. The reconstruction is connected with the expansion of the main routes between the capital and Odintsovo, as well as the desire to launch the mode of accelerated movement of electric trains and commuter trains. Over time, builders will add a third and fourth path to the existing ones.
The new passenger platform can already be seen in all its glory, it meets all modern requirements. New beautiful canopies from the weather have already been made, footpaths are covered with paving slabs, decent lighting has been carried out, beautiful shield panels have been made to protect the territory from the city limits.
An underground tunnel connected the new platform to the exit point for people after the turnstiles. Passengers can safely transfer from one part of the station to another and expect an electric train in a suitable place for this.
In the waiting room there is a schedule of Setun platform electric trains, there are benches on which passengers are waiting for the train, a number of turnstiles has a large throughput. At the moment, most of the work has been completed, but the reconstruction has not yet been completed.
timetable
From Setun platform you can go in different directions. The schedule of suburban trains can be read both on the official website and in the indoor station pavilion, on the wall.
Now a new service has appeared: you can order the schedule of suburban trains on your phone by sending an SMS message. For 10 rubles you will receive the latest information.
Electric trains move on a busy schedule. The first - from 4:40 in the morning, and the last leaves at 01:03 at night. Arriving on the train platform almost every 10-15 minutes. So getting to any of the Smolensk destinations is very convenient, especially for those passengers who are forced to take an electric train to and from work every day.
Where can I get from Setun Station?
We will acquaint the reader with the farthest destinations that can be reached from the Setun platform of the Moscow Railway without a change:
- If you move in a westerly direction, then the final stops will be Borodino and Zvenigorod.
- If the train travels eastward, then the following platforms will be final - Serpukhov and Dubna.
- There are two more points under the general name "Depot", but one is related to the direction Moscow - Savelovskaya - Iksha, and the other - Moscow (passenger) - Kurskaya - Stolbovaya.
In the article, we introduced the reader to the innovations on the Setun platform in Moscow, how it is more convenient to get there by public transport, and remembered the history of the station.