A new public space will appear in the historical building of the fan…
A new public space will appear in the historical building of the fan depot, located on Komsomolskaya Square in Moscow, Sergey Sobyanin said in the messenger MAX.
Consensus
- The historic fan depot on Komsomolskaja Square in Moscow will be converted into a public cultural space.
- The project is being implemented jointly by the Moscow city government and Russian Railways (RZD).
- The building will be adapted for exhibition purposes, preserving its original architectural features, including brick facades.
- The renovation will include comprehensive landscaping of a territory exceeding 15,000 square meters.
- The site will be integrated into a unified pedestrian zone connecting the Komsomolskaya metro station and the 'Depo' food space.
- The project is currently in the design phase, with reconstruction scheduled to begin before the end of 2026.
- Unused platforms and tracks of the Kazansky Railway Station will be repurposed for public display of modern rail equipment.
Points of divergence
- The mayor also announced plans for an overhead pedestrian crossing over the MCD-4 tracks in Okhotny Ryad-Matveevsky, featuring a glass gallery on Y-shaped supports. — vm
- The fan depot was built in the 1890s and ceased operation due to the expansion of Kazansky Railway Station and the inability of its stalls to accommodate 20th-century mainline steam locomotives such as P36 and IS. — mn
- The mayor stated that the renovation will begin 'before the end of the year,' without specifying a year. — m24
Coverage (4 sources)
- How the historic fan depot on Komsomolskaya Square will become an exhibition space — Вечерняя Москва
- The Fan Depot on Komsomolskaya Square will become a public space — Московские новости
- Sobyanin: A new public space will open in the Vseer Depot building — Вечерняя Москва
- Sobyanin: a new public space will open in the building of the fan depot — Москва 24
Key entities
- Moscow
- Sergei Sobyanin
- Komsomolskaya Square
- Veernogo Depot
- RZD
- Max
- Novoryazansky Street
- depot
- Sevan Street
- Moscow-Ryazan Railway