Likhobory railway station

Likhobory (Russian: Лихоборы; NATI until 2020) is a station on the main course (Moscow — Saint Petersburg) of the October railway, located in northwest Moscow.

Likhobory
October Railway platform
General information
LocationMoscow
Russia
Coordinates55°51′00″N 37°33′09″E / 55.85°N 37.5525°E / 55.85; 37.5525
Owned byRussian Railways
Operated byOctober Railway
Platforms2
Tracks4
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Fare zone2
History
Opened1946
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesNATI
Services
Preceding station Russian Railways Following station
Mosselmash
towards Tver
Leningradsky Suburban Petrovsko-Razumovskaya
Preceding station Moscow Central Diameters Following station
Proposed
Mosselmash
towards Kryukovo
Line D3 Petrovsko-Razumovskaya
towards Ippodrom

The station consists of two side passenger platforms connected by a pedestrian overpass. Initially, there was a platform on the third (central) track with a length of 4 cars, but it was used only when the traffic on the adjacent track was completely closed, and in 2010 it was dismantled. There is a transfer to the Likhobory station of the Moscow Central Circle. On January 30, 2020, a covered passage between the two stations was opened.

History

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The stopping point was built in 1946 and named NATI after the Scientific Automotive Institute (NAMI) located nearby, which from 1931 to 1946 was called the Scientific Automobile and Tractor Institute (NATI).

In 2011–2014, due to the construction of the fourth main track, the station was completely rebuilt. Second platform (from Moscow) was dismantled and replaced with a temporary wooden one. From October 2012 to April 2014, the station was completely closed.

In June 2018, a Likobory depot of the Metro Line 10 was opened near the station.[1] In February 2020, the stopping point NATI was renamed "Likhobory" following the opening of a new passage to the MCC station of the same name.

Service

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The station is located in a former industrial area; before the opening of the Likhobory MCC station, only a small part of the trains stopped at NATI. After the opening of the MCC, from December 2016 all suburban trains stops there except for the Lastochka express trains Moscow — Kryukovo and Moscow — Tver.

In 2022 Likhobory will be included in MCD 3 suburban rail line.

References

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  1. ^ "Расположение электродепо на официальном чертеже с трассировкой туннелей". Metroblog. 2010-06-20. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2018-04-10.