The Riga train station will be put up for auction again

The Riga train station will be put up for auction again.

Consensus

The Riga Railway Station in Moscow will be put up for auction for the fourth time.
Previous auctions for the station were canceled due to lack of bids.
The initial price for the station has been set at 4 billion rubles across all auctions.
The station is a cultural heritage site of regional significance, built in 1901.
The station has not been used for passenger services since 2009.
The Russian government approved the sale of the station in February 2026.
The station's sale is considered a long-term process due to the scale of the asset and limited buyer interest.
The station includes a building from 1901 and another from 1929, along with a land plot.

The station was previously known as Vindava, then Baltsky, then Rzhevsky, before being named Riga in 1948. — fontanka
The station was attempted to be sold via the Avito platform. — fontanka
Marina Malakhatyko from NF Group stated that the station may only be sold by the end of the year if the price or terms are revised. — vm
There are no limits on the number of auctions that can be held for the lot, and the owner can change conditions each time. — vm
It was suggested that the station could be repurposed as a public space within the urban environment. — m24