ish ▁the ▁station . ▁Kur sky ▁station , ▁unlike ▁most ▁Moscow ▁terminal s , ▁oper ates ▁two ▁almost ▁opposite ▁rail road ▁directions ▁from ▁Moscow : ▁one ▁toward ▁Kur sk , ▁Russia , ▁after ▁which ▁the ▁station ▁is ▁named , ▁that ▁st ret ches ▁on ▁into ▁Ukraine , ▁and ▁another ▁toward ▁N iz h ni y ▁Nov gor od , ▁which ▁is ▁less ▁used ▁by ▁long ▁distance ▁trains , ▁mostly ▁for ▁the ▁high - speed ▁service ▁to ▁N iz h ni y . ▁Kur sky ▁is ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁Len grad ski y ▁Line ▁from ▁the ▁other ▁side , ▁en abling ▁long - distance ▁trains ▁from ▁St . ▁Petersburg ▁to ▁other ▁cities ▁to ▁pass ▁through ▁Russia ' s ▁capital . ▁Because ▁of ▁its ▁three ▁directions , ▁its ▁adj ac ency ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁center , ▁and ▁its ▁connection ▁to ▁three ▁major ▁met ro ▁lines , ▁Kur sky ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁Moscow ' s ▁bus iest ▁railway ▁stations . ▁ ▁Dest in ations ▁ ▁Long ▁distance ▁from ▁Moscow ▁ ▁Long ▁distance ▁via ▁Moscow ▁ ▁High - speed ▁rail ▁ ▁Note : ▁S aps an ▁is ▁now ▁replaced ▁with ▁Tal go ▁St riz h ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Other ▁destin ations ▁ ▁Sub urban ▁destin ations ▁Sub urban ▁comm uter ▁trains ▁( ele ktr ich k as ) ▁connect ▁Kur sky ▁station ▁with ▁the ▁towns ▁of ▁Pod ol sk , ▁Ser p uk hov , ▁Che kh ov , ▁T ula ▁on ▁Kur sk ▁direction ▁and ▁Re ut ov ▁( Re ut