Zheleznodorozhny District, Novosibirsk
# Zheleznodorozhny District, Novosibirsk

Zheleznodorozhny District (Russian: Железнодорожный район) is an administrative district (raion) of Central Okrug, one of the 10 raions of Novosibirsk, Russia. The area of the district is 8.3 sq km (2.5 sq mi). Population: 64 972 (2017).

## History

The first houses were built here in 1893. At first, the district was named Vokzalnaya Chast.

In 1895 the Resettlement Center was established.

Kaganovichesky District was formed in 1936.

Novosibirsk Glavny Railway Station built in 1939.

In 1957 the Kaganovichesky District was renamed the Zheleznodorozhny District.

## Streets

* Lenin Street
* Dimitrov Prospekt
* Vladimirovskaya Street
* Saltykov-Shchedrin Street
* Gorky Street
* Chaplygin Street

## Architecture

### Tsarist period

* Macaroni factory, 1910
* Andreyevskaya School, 1912
* Istomin House, 1905
* Kryukov House, 1908
* Main Post Office, 1916
* Metropoliten Hotel, 1905
* Ikonnikova House, 1900s

### Soviet period

* Housing estate near Novosibirsk-Glavny Railway Station, 1928–1933
* October Revolution House of Culture, 1928
* Univermag, 1927

## Science and education

* Siberian Scientific Research Institute of Metrology
* Novosibirsk Medical College
* Novosibirsk Cooperative Technical School named after A. N. Kosygin
* Novosibirsk Special Music School
* Novosibirsk State Conservatoire named after M.I. Glinka
* Novosibirsk State Academy of Water Transportation Engineering
* Novosibirsk State Theater Institute

## Medicine

* Novosibirsk Psychiatric Hospital No. 3

## Religion

### Christianity

* Orthodox cathedral of the Ascension of Christ
* Church of the Protection of the Theotokos

## Economy

### Industry

* Noema is a sound equipment company.

### Tourism

**Hotels**

* Azimut Hotel Siberia
* Park Inn by Radisson Novosibirsk
* Novosibirsk Hotel

**Museums**

* Nicholas Roerich Museum
* Museum of communication

**Theatres**

* Novosibirsk Puppet Theatre
* "Red Torch"

## Transportation

### Railway

Three railway stations are located in the district: Novosibirsk-Glavny, Tsentr and Pravaya Ob.

* Novosibirsk-Glavny Station
* Pravaya Ob Station

### Metro

One Novosibirsk Metro station is located in the district: Ploshchad Garina-Mikhaylovskogo.

