In the western part of the Moscow region there is a beautiful old town - Istra. It is located on the river, which has the same name. The number of its total about 35 thousand people, and the total area of 7 km2.
But its atmosphere is extraordinarily gracious and spiritualized. This can be seen even from the names: the bus stop - New Jerusalem, the railway station - New Jerusalem ...
Where do these names come from?
The fact is that the city is oldmonastery, built in the middle of the XVII century by Patriarch Nikon. This complex is in a sense a semblance of temples, that in the Holy Land - in Jerusalem and nearby territories.
This sacred abode of the lands of the Russians is called and the main attraction of the city of Istra is the Resurrection Stavropigial Novo-Jerusalem monastery.
A few words about the history of creation
It is currently a friary. Each of its churches was recreated by analogy to the temples of Palestine. For example: the Resurrection Cathedral is like the Temple of the Lord.
In addition, the monastery of the Epiphany and the Church of the Nativity of Christ are located on the territory of the monastery.
All this was erected so that the Russian people could come here for prayer and spiritual cleansing, without making a long journey to the Middle East.
And the idea of “transferring” holy cloisters likethat in the Holy Land, on the land of Russia has long been brewing. Even Boris Godunov conceived it. True, he planned to carry out such a project right in the capital.
But it so happened that it was in Istra, underMoscow, on the Istra River, called the Jordan near Moscow, in a beautiful and gracious place on the hill of Zion began the construction of such a temple complex. Approximately it happened in 1656.
Railroad station
Currently, pilgrims from all over the country come to this holy place.
But besides the temples and monuments of architecture,The city also has a number of sanatoriums. Fortunately, this contributes to the natural environment. And therefore many people come here from other cities, including Muscovites.
The railway station New Jerusalem, althoughis a cargo, but it also takes passengers who get to Istra by train. It is located on the line of the Moscow Railway, in the Riga direction (Moscow-Smolensk Center). According to historical background, until 1960 every long-distance train stopped here, traveling in the direction of Moscow-Riga.
In the city, the station is New Jerusalemlocated in the southwestern part of it. At the station there are two platforms: high and low. There are also large sized cargo yard. In the one-story building of the station there is a waiting room, a cash desk, a luggage room, a pharmacy.
Railway station New Jerusalem is the end for many trains. Only freight trains and electric trains depart from it.
As for the area in front of the station (station),here there is a bus station with the name New Jerusalem. From it you can get to any point of the western part of the Istra region, and also follow intercity buses.
Movement of trains
The station of New Jerusalem is connected by this type of transport with 73 stations of the Moscow region. Namely:
- Moscow - New Jerusalem;
- Podolsk - New Jerusalem;
- Tsaritsyno - New Jerusalem;
- Serpukhov - New Jerusalem and others.
There are electric trains, the movement of which is carried out daily, some - on weekends, others - on weekdays.
How to get to the station New Jerusalem from the capital? You must take the train from the Riga station and get off at this station. The estimated cost of the ticket is 154 rubles.
It is better to specify the timetable for passenger electric trains shortly before the trip on the Russian Railways website.
Additional station functions
In addition to the sale of train tickets and passenger traffic, freight operations are also carried out at the station. Namely:
- acceptance and delivery of small cargoes that need to be stored at station covered warehouses;
- acceptance with the issuance of carload cargoes that can be stored in open spaces;
- acceptance with delivery of freight carload and small parties on access roads, and also places of private use;
- acceptance and delivery of carload cargoes that must be stored in closed warehouses;
- acceptance with delivery of cargo placed in a universal container with a gross mass of 3, as well as 5 tons;
- acceptance with the issuance of small goods that can be stored in open areas and so on.
The railway station is located in the southwestern part of the city of Istra.
