One of the three railway stations on Komsomolskaya Ploschad is the Kazansky Railway Station, which is the busiest railway station in Moscow.  Previously the station was known as the Ryazansky Railway Station which was opened in 1864. The current Kazansky Railway Station was built between 1913 and 1940 according to the design of the architect Aleksey Schusev.  It is topped with the dragon Zilant which is depicted on the ancient coat of arms of Kazan.  Schusev drew many of life-size templates of the details himself and the artists Yevgeni Lansere, Nicholas Roerich, Aleksandr Benua and Boris Kustodiev also took part in completing the station's paintings.  In the 1950s the station was extended to include suburban routes. Today Kazansky serves trains to Kazan and Ryazan and trains heading east and south. Inside the Tsarskaya Tower of the station is the Moscow Railway Museum. It is open on weekdays and can be visited by making an appointment in advance by calling (495) 266-13-68 or (495) 266-04-69.

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