Gryazi-Voronezhskie is the nodal station of the city of Gryaz in the Lipetsk Region, which belongs to the Southeast Railway. It is located at the intersection of two major directions: Moscow - Rostov-on-Don and Smolensk - Volgograd. This leads to a large passability of passengers per day, which is approximately 6 thousand people.
The station has three double-track electrified lines - to Yelets, Liski and Michurinsk - and one single-track, going to Povorino and serving only diesel locomotives, for which a change of locomotives is provided at the Gryazi-Voronezh station.
History of creation
The construction of the Gryazi-Voronezh station began at the very moment when the Ryazan-Kozlov line (today Michurinsk) was opened on September 4, 1866. At the same time, the foundation stone of the future station was laid. The construction of the first station was completed in January 1868, and at that time it was a wooden house with a class II mezzanine. A wooden platform was built with a length of 90 and a width of 2.5 fathoms , and the paths were located only on the north side. The station was typical for that time: on the ground floor there were waiting rooms of the 1st and 2nd class, as well as a buffet, a kitchen, cash desks and a telegraph. On the second floor was the apartment of the station manager.
The station worked for two months, and it became clear that the station building was too small, so it was necessary to reconstruct it. In 1870, a one-story wooden building was added to it. But due to insufficient funding, the construction of tracks on the south side began only by 1875. At that time, a new station was being built in St. Petersburg, so construction began not on the site of the old station, but required redevelopment of tracks. By 1883, work was completed, and the station became one of the best in the entire railway network of Russia.
Recovery after the war
For about 30 years, the station flourished and received its passengers, among whom were the famous writers L.N. Tolstoy, A.M. Gorky and I.A. Bunin. But in 1919 the village was captured by the Mammoth residents, the station was damaged, the damage amounted to approximately 900 thousand rubles at that time.
During the Great Patriotic War, the station was also bombarded by German soldiers and was completely destroyed, about 350 bombs were dropped on it, hundreds of people were injured. According to some reports, 189 residents and guests of the village died.
The restoration of the station began only in the 50s of the twentieth century. It was completely built in 4 years, a completely new and improved began to receive passengers again daily. The station was electrified, which allowed to receive long-distance trains and increase throughput. Improvements also took place in 1984, on April 15, an underground pedestrian crossing was opened (previously there was only a ground crossing), which was built using a punching method, which made it possible not to stop the movement of trains.
Today the station has 24 tracks, 4 platforms: 3 island and 1 side. 27 long-distance trains connected to 30 railway stations and 3 suburban trains follow through the Dirt-Voronezh train.
Interesting Facts
- The wheel of the city shows the wheel as evidence that the city appeared only thanks to the station and the railway. The development of the settlement was promoted mainly by its convenient location on the map of Russia and a happy accident.
- There is a version that the city of Gryazi (then still a village) got its name after the visit of Peter I. The emperor’s trip came in rainy autumn, and along the way it was so dirty that the stroller was mired in slush and the wheel broke. Because of what, the king stopped here to repair his vehicle. It was after this incident that a rumor spread among the people that Peter the Great ordered to name the village of Dirt.
- The station was honored with visits to famous people such as G.I. Uspensky, M. Gorky, G.V. Plekhanov. The world famous writer L.N. Tolstoy loved to drink tea at the Gryaz station. Several times the station was visited by I. A. Bunin, a Nobel Prize laureate, who came to his sister, who had previously lived in Gryazy.
- With the advent of the station in the village, attendance increased by 20 times, and only thanks to the Dirt station is now a city.
Train schedule
A detailed train schedule from Gryazi-Voronezh can be found on rasp.yandex and tutu. From Gryazy there are routes to Anapa, Ryazan, Borisoglebsk, Adler, Chelyabinsk, Voronezh, Volgograd, St. Petersburg, Moscow and others. The most popular routes follow from Moscow, Khosta, Lipetsk, Novorossiysk, Ryazan, Adler, Volgograd, Voronezh and Michurinsk.
Tickets for the most popular route Moscow - Gryazi-Voronezh will cost you about 900 rubles for a ticket of the 2nd class, 1500 rubles. - for 1 class. The capital can be reached in 5 hours in comfortable trains, the cars in which are divided into classes. Everyone will be able to choose a more convenient way of transportation.
Schedule of trains Gryazi-Voronezh
Three trains depart daily from the station, heading towards Voronezh. The trains leave at 5:53, 14:17 and 18:38. Travel time 2 hours and 18 minutes. The cost of tickets must always be specified at the box office, it all depends on the duration of your trip and the final destination.
The list of services provided at the station
- Help and information from the station staff about trains, their travel time, ticket prices and others.
- If necessary, medical care.
- Maintenance of public order at the station.
- Ticket return, re-issuance, issuance of tickets booked via the Internet, electronic ticket service, as well as payment by credit card at all ticket offices in the station.