Many do not know at which metro station the Kazan station is located. This is not at all surprising, because the name of the station does not coincide with the name of the metro. In fact, it is located on Komsomolskaya (formerly Kalanchevskaya) Square, which is also called the "Three Station Square", because it has Yaroslavl, Leningrad and Kazan stations.
The metro station is named after the eponymous square and has the name "Komsomolskaya". Now you know at which
metro station the Kazan station. Next, the question arises of how to get to it. In order to get to the station, you need to exit the subway and go through the
underpass located under Komsomolskaya Square.
Today, Kazan Station ( Komsomolskaya metro station) serves many popular destinations. You can get to the Black Sea coast, Vladikavkaz and Stavropol regions, visit Samara, Kazan, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, as well as the regions of the eastern part of Russia.
Direct trains leave from Kazan Station to Lyubertsy, Shatura, Yegoryevsk, Voskresensk, Kolomna, Ramenskoye, Rybnoye, Kurovskoye, Zhukovsky and Ryazan. This station is one of the largest in Europe, with about 70 long-distance trains and about 200 pairs of electric trains leaving it daily.
Kazan station (Komsomolskaya metro station) was built in the 60s of the XIX century on the then Kalanchevskaya Square for the Ryazan railway direction. Since 1894, trains of the Kazan direction began to depart from it. The construction of the modern building began in 1913, and it was completed only in 1940 due to a lack of workers.
The architects of the project were Shekhtel and Shchusev, who came up with the basic idea of construction. They decided that the station should be built in the tradition of national Russian architecture, with a high central tower surrounded by buildings of various storeys and volumes.
The Kazan station (Komsomolskaya metro station) is the greatest building, which with three facades overlooks Komsomolskaya Square, Novoryazanskaya Street and Ryazan passage. The main attraction of the building is the central tower, whose height reaches 73 meters, resembling the tower of the Kazan Kremlin. At its top is a figurine of the serpent Zilant, the most ancient symbol of Kazan.
Another attraction of the station building is a small
clock tower, the dial of which consists of zodiac signs. In the 50s, a suburban communication hall was completed, which connected to the Komsomolskaya metro station. And in 1980-90, the building was reconstructed, the appearance of the station was updated and the rooms were redeveloped. Also, the station was equipped with modern technology.
When exploring the sights of the capital, be sure to visit the Kazan station (Komsomolskaya metro station). This is an outstanding architectural monument and one of the most beautiful buildings in Moscow. Already at the subway station, you will enjoy the greatest creations of architects and sculptors of a bygone era and plunge into the atmosphere of old Moscow.