Chertanovo railway station explained

Chertanovo
Native Name:Чертаново
Native Name Lang:ru
Style:RZD
Type:Moscow Railway station
Borough:Moscow
Country:Russia
Coordinates:55.6314°N 37.6273°W
Line:Paveletsky Suburban Line
Other:Bus: 150, 182
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Opened:1936[1]
Electrified:Yes
Code:193203
Owned:Russian Railways
Zone:0
Map Type:Moscow Ring Road
Map State:collapsed

Chertanovo (Russian: Чертаново) is a railway station (or more precisely, platform, following the Russian railway stops classification) of the Paveletsky suburban railway line in the southern part of Moscow. It was opened in 1936 and named after a nearby village, which is now a residential area in the Southern Administrative Okrug of the city.

The station has two side platforms, connected by a pedestrian level crossing. There is a waiting shelter on the Moscow-bound platform.

Notes and References

  1. Железнодорожные станции СССР. Справочник. — М., Транспорт, 1981. Кн. 2, с. 217