In Moscow there is a large number of bus stations andautostations, which are distributed in different areas of the city, but mostly near its center. Moscow is a very large city, so this distribution is more preferable than the concentration of stations in one area. The largest bus station is Central, or Schelkovsky. From him sent the maximum number of buses.
Central Moscow bus station supervisessuburban and international bus transport. It is located not far from the metro station "Schelkovskaya", at the intersection of Shchelkovo Highway and the Ural street. The station was built in 1971. Since 2017 has been closed for repair works. Opening is expected in late 2018 or early 2019. Suburban buses now approach the station "Central", and long distance buses were distributed between other stations.
The building of the Shchelkovo Moscow bus station wasreconstructed in 1997. However, this was not enough to meet modern requirements in terms of comfort and safety, so the building was decided to demolish and erect a new one in its place. After the completion of the construction of the bus station will be a full-function complex, in which, in addition to the station, there will also be a shopping and entertainment area.
The date of the beginning of the capital works is June 142017 year. The completion is planned for the second half of 2019. The new building will have a modern modernized look and everything necessary for a comfortable flight. In exchange Shchelkovo bus station on the Schelkovskoye highway was opened station "Central". Now she takes all the suburban flights. In the building of the station there are cash desks, aprons, scoreboards, pointers, places for waiting. You can see the schedule of the Moscow bus station. Regarding regional routes, 32 of them were completely canceled, and the remaining 60 were distributed to other bus stations in the capital.
The new building of the Moscow bus station will have 11 floors, of which 5 - underground. The total area of the Moscow bus station will be about 140,000 m2. On the first floor will be located cash desk, luggage storage, reference. Entertainment zone and cafe will be on the fifth. There will also be a cinema with a capacity of 500 people.
On the sixth floor of the Moscow bus station will bewaiting rooms, a medical room and a parent room. In the underground floors will be located workshops, garages, hotels, designed for drivers. For the domestic flights will be built 8 aprons. Long-distance buses will go up to the sixth floor of the building. In addition, there is a large underground parking (for 955 seats), as well as cafes and shops. Between the floors there will be 4 modern elevators, including those designed for people with limited mobility.
The building itself will be glass, wavy, withaluminum panel lining on top. Such a station will be able to serve about 15 000 passengers and more than 1600 flights daily. Improved and transport logistics at the entrances to the station. Before the reconstruction, the Moscow bus station served 30,000 people a day. The number of flights was 1,600, of which 23 were international. The report operated with 54 cities in Russia and 15 from neighboring countries.
In Moscow, operates from a dozen of bus stations with a smaller passenger traffic:
Also there are Novoyasenevskaya and Krasnogvardeyskaya stations. They are located far from the city center and have a lower passenger flow.
