Samara is a large Russian city with a million population.To ensure the convenience of citizens in the region has been developed a wide transport infrastructure, which includes bus, railway, river station. Samara is an amazing place where the main passenger stations represent not only the leading transport hubs of Russia, but also real architectural masterpieces.
The Kuibyshev Railway is one of thethe largest in the Volga region. The railway tracks are followed by transit, long-distance trains that stop at Samara station. The railway station has a passenger destination, is equipped with 12 ways, and also 5 platforms. For the convenience of passengers, there are two spacious waiting rooms in which up to 2600 people can be accommodated at a time.
To date, more than 16 thousand passengersevery day takes the railway station. Samara, therefore, is an important transport hub through which you can reach virtually anywhere in the Russian Federation, as well as in the CIS countries and near abroad.
The construction of a modern station was started in1996, in the summer. On the eve of the Railwaymen's Day, the first stone was laid in the foundation, which symbolized the beginning of the construction of a new transportation hub. At the same time, the station was fully operational. Samara is a station through which both passenger and freight trains passed. For this purpose, temporary technologies were organized, which played the role of a station.
1999 was marked by the opening of the firststarting complex of the railway station. Konkors was a roomy waiting room that, for the convenience of passengers, was equipped with an elevator, an alarm system, and an electronic scoreboard. Security was provided by more than 150 cameras that produced video footage throughout the site.
In the middle of 2000,the second building of the railway station. A new comfortable building has become a hotel where every interested passenger can rent a room at a low cost.
At the end of 2001, just before the New Year, incommissioned the third building of the railway station. In the building there are cozy waiting rooms for passengers, cafeterias, a service center, a cultural area for waiting, a technical department. In the plans of the administration - the construction of the second stage of the railway station.
Train station Samara address of exact locationhas the following: Komsomolskaya square, house 1. You can get to the station from any part of the city. Towards the station there are tram routes: № 1, 4, 16 and 23; trolleybuses - № 2, 4, 16 and 17; buses No. 1, 3, 5d, 14, 22, 37, 50, 52, 77, 128 and 128-72.
Increased attention from holidaymakersdeserves a river station. Samara is a city that is located on one of the most full-flowing rivers in Russia - the Volga. This makes possible river cruises on motor ships.
Passenger ship departure takes place both inweekdays, and weekends. The minimum number of people for a walk is 20. The cruise time is 1.5 hours. The cost of the entrance ticket for the motor ship "Moscow" is from 200 (child ticket) to 350 rubles (adult). There are actions that allow you to swim for free on the Volga River (for example, birthday, newlyweds and children under 5 years old).
One of the most popular cruiseswalk on the ship to the pier of Winnovka. It is carried out on a high-speed vessel "Voskhod-08" in the period up to 30 minutes. After stopping the ship, passengers are invited to visit local attractions, including the Holy Mother of God monastery.
The second popular direction that is chosenguests of the city of Samara, is a cruise Samara-Shiryaevo. Rafting along the Volga takes place on a high-speed vessel "Voskhod-08". The journey time is 40 minutes. Tourists are given more than 5 hours to visit local cultural and historical attractions, architectural monuments and natural scenic spots.
No less relevance for holidaymakersenjoy short-term cruises that allow you to visit the major cities located on the Volga. As a destination for the choice of tourists, cruises are provided: Samara-Cheboksary, Samara-Saratov, Samara-Kazan, Samara-Volzhsky Cliff. The cost of these tours is minimal, so the tickets for the ships are sold a month before departure.
Cruises along the Volga from Samara suggest morelong trips that allow not only to enjoy the beauty of the river and coastal areas, but also to visit fascinating excursions organized by professional guides. Perm, Novgorod, St. Petersburg, Volgograd - only a small part of the cities that are available to fans of river cruises.
Samara is a unique city in its capabilities.It is here that the major transportation hubs leading to different parts of Russia and the surrounding countries are concentrated, as well as a beautiful tourist infrastructure. Cruises along the Volga, excursions around the city and tours to cultural and historical places are what opens before the tourists who have visited Samara.
