Adler Railway Station is a modern, high—tech terminal

Adler is a railway station of the Tuapse region of the North Caucasus Railway, located in the Krasnodar Territory, the city of Sochi, Adler district.

This is one of the largest passenger terminals of Russian Railways. The capacity in normal mode is 5 thousand people per hour, and during the Olympic Games the terminal hosted up to 20 thousand guests per hour.

Station history

The project of the coastal Black Sea railway began to be created in the Russian Empire at the end of the nineteenth century.

During the First World War, the construction of a part of the railway from Adler to Tuapse finally began. And in 1927, the first train arrived in Adler from Tuapse. The Adler railway station itself was completed in 1929. In 1941, part of the railway from Adler to Gagra station was completed, and in 1944 the section to Novosenaki was completed.

In November 2010, the construction of a modern railway station complex, located east of the old one, was started, which was completed in October 2013. To create it, a joint project of the NGO "Mostovik" architectural group and the GMP Berlin architectural bureau was used. The construction was timed to coincide with the opening of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

In 2012, a new branch of the railway began its work: "the center of Sochi — Sochi International Airport».

Train departure directions

Currently, such carriers as:

operate in this railway node

1. Russian Railways — long-distance following.
2. Belarusian Railway — long-distance following.
3. JSC "Kuban Express-Suburb" commuter service, Sochi airport.

There are many train directions from this terminal. You can go to cities such as:

• Moscow;
• Minsk;
• Saint Petersburg;
• Rostov-on-Don;
• Novokuznetsk;
• Orsk;
• Yekaterinburg;
• St. Petersburg — Sukhum, Moscow — Sukhum, Samara — Sukhum;
• Krasnodar;
• Samara;
• Murmansk;
• Nizhnevartovsk;
• Ufa;
• Maykop;
• Tuapse — Gagra;
• Astrakhan;
• Saratov;
• Tambov;
• Krasnoyarsk;
• Chelyabinsk;
• Izhevsk;
• Kirov;
• Krasnodar — Rosa Khutor;
• Armavir;
• Simferopol;
• Irkutsk;
• Cheat;
• Anapa;
• Barnaul;
• Vladikavkaz;
• Arkhangelsk;
• Perm;
• Stavropol;
• Smolensk;
• Kaliningrad.

Main directions of movement

The Adler railway terminal passes long-distance trains that run throughout Russia, to the Republic of Belarus and Abkhazia.

Popular destinations:

1. Adler — Moscow. Tickets can be purchased for regular trains, as well as for branded "Double-decker" and "Premium" trains.
2. Adler — St. Petersburg. These trains are sent 1–2 times a day. When buying a ticket, pay attention to the travel time: it ranges from 16 hours to one day.
3. Adler — Rostov-on-Don. The direction is served by regular and branded trains that carry out several flights a day. The travel time for the first — 10–12 hours, for the branded — 8 hours.
4. Adler — Novosibirsk. Trains run on certain days, but flights to Krasnoyarsk, Severobaikalsk, Irkutsk and Chita may be suitable.
5. Adler — Yekaterinburg. The flights are operated by trains 346C and 234C. And on even-numbered days, you can also go by train to Novosibirsk.
6. Adler — Perm. The 354C train departs only a few times a month, but flights are added in the summer.
7. Adler — Krasnodar. There are regular trains (travel time is 6 hours) and branded trains (5 hours on the way).
8. Adler — Nizhny Novgorod. There are two trains going this way: 088C (travel time — day and 17 hours) and 310C (travel time — two days and 1 hour).
9. Adler — Chelyabinsk. Flights to this city depart every day. Travel time is two days and 10 hours.

In addition to long-distance trains, local trains are very popular, which can take you to all the main parts of Sochi, including the most famous Rosa Khutor and the Olympic Park. There are the following routes:

• Adler— Olympic Park;
• Adler — Tuapse;
• Adler — Sochi;
• Adler — Rosa Khutor;
• Adler airport.

Services and infrastructure

The main premises of the station — the passenger distribution hall and the waiting room are located above the tracks, at a height of ten meters. Their size is 150 * 60 meters.

The station consists of a marine and an urban part. Heating is carried out using solar collectors, which are located on the roof of the parking lot.

The terminal has its own online scoreboard, where you can see the exact time of arrival and departure of trains and commuter trains. The schedule is constantly updated. Flights and ticket prices are easy to see, also on the Yandex.Timetables website. Train tickets can be purchased through the official website of the Russian Railway.

The station provides the following services:

1. Ticket offices for the sale and exchange of tickets for trains and commuter trains.
2. Reference and information: oral, written (50 rubles), you can buy a train schedule (50 rubles), it is possible to make an announcement on the speakerphone (100 rubles).
3. Luggage and hand luggage storage: 1 place — 200 rubles per day.
4. Sanitary and hygienic — you can visit a specially allocated room for free.
5. ATMs are installed: Sberbank, VTB-24, Kuban Credit and Rosselkhoznadzor;
6. Waiting rooms for passengers on the fourth and fifth floors.
7. The polyclinic at the station works around the clock.
8. Linear Police department.
9. Parking and paid parking.
10. Wi-Fi.
11. Sending and receiving cargo on special conditions (baggage) — only small shipments.
12. Services of porters.
13. Shops and cafes.
14. Business lounge: cost from 150 rubles for the first hour, up to 75 rubles for the sixth and all subsequent hours. The services include:

• watching TV shows;
• use of sockets;
• Wi-Fi;
• sale of tea/coffee;
• the ability to call a taxi;
• use of the sanitary room.

How to get to Adler train station

Official address: Krasnodar Territory, Sochi, Lenin Street, 113.

Phone numbers for inquiries: +7800 775 00 00, +7862 246 06 06.

You can get there by city buses: №171, 57, 59, 131.

Passengers get from the airport very quickly by local train — travel time is 10 minutes. This method is also the cheapest. However, it is necessary to take into account the nuance - local trains run only during the daytime and have a long interval of movement.

Hotels nearby

In the area of the railway station there is a large number of various hotels and hostels for passengers who are waiting for a transfer and guests of the city. The level of comfort and prices are different. In summer, it is better to book a room in advance.

For example, you can offer the following options:

• hostel «Train station—0.3 km from the station, the average price of a place — 650 rubles/ night, sea view from the window;
• guest house «Key 9»0.3 km from the station, average price per person — 1600 rubles/night;
• apartments «Blue Distance» 0.2 km from the station, average price per person —2500 rubles/night;
• apartments «Estuary» 0.4 km from the station, the average price of a place — 4 thousand rubles/night.

Traveler Reviews

During the years of operation of Adler Station, hundreds of thousands of passengers have passed through it, many of whom highly appreciated this terminal. Here are some of their statements.

«Big train station, there is a business hall, playgrounds on the second floor…»

«Wonderful train station, very similar to the airport, there is an exit with a sea view…»