Zheleznodorozhny District, Novosibirsk

Zheleznodorozhny District (Russian: Железнодорожный район) is an administrative district (raion) of Central Okrug, one of the 10 raions of Novosibirsk, Russia. The area of the district is 8.3 km² (2.5 sq mi). Population: 64 972 (2017).

Zheleznodorozhny District
District
Location of Zheleznodorozhny City District
Coordinates: 55°1′59.99″N 82°55′0.01″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Novosibirsk
Area
• Total	8.3 km2 (3.2 sq mi)

History

The first houses were built here in 1893. At first, the district was named Vokzalnaya Chast.

In 1895 the Resettlement Center was established.

Kaganovichesky District was formed in 1936.

Novosibirsk Glavny Railway Station built in 1939.

In 1957 the Kaganovichesky District was renamed the Zheleznodorozhny District.

Streets

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  Lenin Street
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  Dimitrov Prospekt
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  Vladimirovskaya Street
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  Saltykov-Shchedrin Street
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  Gorky Street
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  Chaplygin Street

Architecture

Tsarist period

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  Macaroni factory, 1910
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  Andreyevskaya School, 1912
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  Istomin House, 1905
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  Kryukov House, 1908
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  Main Post Office, 1916
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  Metropoliten Hotel, 1905
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  Ikonnikova House, 1900s

Soviet period

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  Housing estate near Novosibirsk-Glavny Railway Station, 1928–1933
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  October Revolution House of Culture, 1928
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  Univermag, 1927

Post-Soviet period

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Science and education

• Siberian Scientific Research Institute of Metrology
• Novosibirsk Medical College
• Novosibirsk Cooperative Technical School named after A. N. Kosygin
• Novosibirsk Special Music School
• Novosibirsk State Conservatoire named after M.I. Glinka
• Novosibirsk State Academy of Water Transportation Engineering
• Novosibirsk State Theater Institute

Medicine

• Novosibirsk Psychiatric Hospital No. 3

Religion

Christianity

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  Orthodox cathedral of the Ascension of Christ
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  Church of the Protection of the Theotokos

Economy

Industry

• Noema is a sound equipment company.

Tourism

Hotels

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  Azimut Hotel Siberia
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  Park Inn by Radisson Novosibirsk
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  Novosibirsk Hotel

Museums

• Nicholas Roerich Museum
• Museum of communication

Theatres

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  Novosibirsk Puppet Theatre
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  "Red Torch"

Parks

Narymsky Square

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Transportation

Railway

Three railway stations are located in the district: Novosibirsk-Glavny, Tsentr and Pravaya Ob.

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  Novosibirsk-Glavny Station
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  Pravaya Ob Station

Metro

One Novosibirsk Metro station is located in the district: Ploshchad Garina-Mikhaylovskogo.