Voronezh is one of the largest regional centers of our country. In this million-plus city with beautiful straight streets leading down to the reservoir, the domestic military and merchant fleets were once born, and today Voronezh is one of the main and most important railway junctions.
It plays the role of a kind of link that connects the northern and southern parts of Russia. Many trains annually take hundreds of thousands of Russians to the south and back, making a mandatory stop at the main city station of Voronezh 1. People who travel from the south to the east of the country, to and from the Volga, or west to Belgorod, make transfers here.
History
Leaving the occupied city in 1943, the Germans left it in ruins. This fate has not passed and the building of the railway station. In its present form, the railway station Voronezh 1 was built only nine years after its liberation, in 1954. The building was designed by the capital architect Skarzhinsky, and the architect Alabyan supervised the construction.
Over the course of seven decades, the station was slightly reconstructed several times. The height of the platforms changed, the interior was repaired, for the safety of passengers, the station area was fenced and metal detectors were installed. The rest of the building retained the appearance that it received on the opening day.
Architecture
Voronezh Station 1 is a beautiful monument of monumental Stalinist architecture, designed in the style of classicism, which was very popular in the reviving USSR after a grueling war. The two-story building is located parallel to the railway tracks. On the platform side, the facade is a high glass arch with a stained-glass window; on the side of the city, the facade has a horseshoe-shaped shape and extends to Chernyakhovsky Square.
On this facade there are sculptures - a compositional basis and the main decoration of the building. Initially, they were concrete, but over time they began to deteriorate and pose a danger to passers-by, so in 1996 they were replaced with exact copper copies. The station interior is decorated with ornate stucco and marble.
Although the station Voronezh 1 is very modest in size, but thanks to the light yellow color, thoughtful proportions and drawn details, it has an impressive and ceremonial appearance. It is no accident that this building is one of the symbols of the city and is depicted on the candy wrappers of the famous "Voronezh sweets".
Description
The internal situation is not very different from the situation of dozens of other regional stations of the country. Passenger services include waiting rooms, left-luggage offices, a police station, information desk, lounge, information board, shops, toilets, souvenir shops, a restaurant and a buffet.
Travelers who see off and meet have all the conditions in order to comfortably wait for the train. The building is safe, clean and warm. Passengers in transit can have a hearty meal, buy food on a train, buy a souvenir in memory of Voronezh, or, leaving luggage in a paid storage room, easily explore the city. If the train waits too long, then there are lounges with all the necessary amenities for passengers.
Station Voronezh 1: how to get there?
The station is located in the very center of the city. Next to it is a public transport stop "Railway Station Voronezh 1". The building is located at 1 Chernyakhovsky Square, the square is named after the distinguished general who commanded the front that liberated the city from the Germans. Along Mira Street, starting from Chernyakhovsky Square , you can go down past the Annunciation Cathedral on the main city street - Revolution Avenue, within walking distance of most of the main attractions, such as the Philharmonic, the theater, Lenin Square, churches and parks.
The easiest and most mobile way to get to pl. Chernyakhovsky - take a taxi. By calling one of the many city taxi services by phone, you can get from any district of Voronezh for 100–250 rubles. It’s better not to get in touch with private taxi drivers, their price tag is much higher.
Another option is public transport. Minibuses with numbers 22, 37A, 38B, 68A, 49B, 75, 386, 108A. Buses with numbers 3, 6M, 6, 10a, 13H, 20B, 42, 26A, 60B, 68, 67B, 76, 93, 98, 113. There is a direct bus number 120 from the airport.
Main directions
Being a major railway center, the Voronezh 1 station annually receives thousands of ordinary and branded trains running in different directions. From Voronezh and into it you can get directly to Arkhangelsk, both capitals, Novosibirsk, Krasnodar, Volgograd, the Black Sea and the Azov coast (to Yeysk). Here are just the main directions.
• Moscow. The capital from Voronezh and from it can be reached by several trains, travel time from six and a half to fifteen hours depending on the train.
• St. Petersburg. The journey takes 17–31 hours, on average, a day.
• Novosibirsk (via Samara and Ufa). Such a trip will last 50 hours.
• Adler with a stop in Rostov-on-Don. Duration from 17 to 30 hours.
• Belgorod. Travel time 8 hours.
• In addition, electric trains run regularly from the Voronezh station to the cities of Gryazi, Rossosh, Usman, Liski, Ramon, Valuyki, Michurinsk.