Myza Station is a railway station of the Gorky Railway (Gorky Division), opened in 1903 and located in Prioksky District of Nizhny Novgorod.[1] It is the dead-end terminus of the Myza branch — the former Romodanovo – Kazansky (Romodanovsky) Railway Station line. Since 2022, the station has served as the terminus of the first line of the Nizhny Novgorod Central Diameters (NCD), which connects Nizhny Novgorod with Mokhovye Gory Station (the city of Bor).[1] The station has 1 platform (side, straight) and 5 tracks; the exit leads to tram routes No. 5 and No. 19.[1]

Infrastructure and Routes

Beyond Myza Station, a stretch of track about a kilometer long was built, ending at the Gagarin Avenue stop — next to the bus stop and the Myza tram loop on the avenue of the same name.[1] Although according to the timetable the commuter trains run to Myza Station, in practice they go as far as the Gagarin Avenue stop.[1] The station is served by several pairs of commuter trains on the Arzamas line: to Zelyotsino Station (Kstovsky District) and to Arzamas-2 Station.[1] Before the Myza line was electrified in 1994, passenger service was operated by D1 diesel trains.[1]

In the 1930s, the station's spur tracks were connected to the city's tram system: railway cars were delivered to customers along the Myza tram line (route No. 5, which still operates today) by special rolling stock of the Gorky tram administration.[1] Spur tracks also ran from Myza Station to the Lenin Plant — one of them crossed Arzamas Highway (now Gagarin Avenue) — as well as to the "Keramik" plant and the meat-processing plant in the settlement of Cherepichny.[1] After the end of the Great Patriotic War, the connection to the tram tracks was dismantled, and by the beginning of the 21st century the spur tracks to the district's industrial enterprises had fallen into disrepair from long disuse.[1] In 2006, the rails at the intersection with Gagarin Avenue were removed, although some rails survive on the grounds of OAO NITEL (the successor to the Lenin Plant) and on the area in front of its gates.[1]

Cancellation of Commuter Trains in 2007

On May 3, 2007, the management of the Gorky Railway announced the cancellation of commuter trains on the Myza line due to their unprofitability. Regular passengers organized a protest, during which they blocked traffic on Gagarin Avenue for half an hour. As a result of this action, the trains were returned to the timetable.[1]

Project for the Myza — Kstovo Line

In August 2022, Nizhny Novgorod Region Governor Gleb Nikitin and Sergey Dorofeevsky, head of the Gorky Railway, signed an agreement on building the Myza — Kstovo railway branch.[2][3] The project provides for building a combined transport interchange hub, "Kstovo-Passenger" (train + bus), a connecting railway loop near Royka station, and reconstructing the infrastructure at Myza station.[2][3] In August 2024, the reconstruction project for Myza station passed state review. The planned line will be 25 km long; intermediate stops are planned at Ankudinovka and Bolshaya Elnya, and the estimated travel time is about 15 minutes.[3] The new line will be 25 km long; stops are planned at Ankudinovka and Bolshaya Elnya,[3] the travel time is about 15 minutes,[3] and the projected ridership is 2.5 million people a year with 12 pairs of trains running.[2][3] The new railway line will be 25 km long; intermediate stops are planned at Ankudinovka and Bolshaya Elnya, and the estimated travel time between Myza and Kstovo is about 15 minutes.[3]

In 2025, Kstovsky District became part of Nizhny Novgorod, after which the city ranked second in Russia by area. An additional justification for launching a commuter train between Myza station and Kstovo was the incorporation of Kstovsky District into Nizhny Novgorod in 2025, after which the city became second in Russia by area after Moscow.[3] The incorporation of Kstovsky District into Nizhny Novgorod in 2025, after which the city became second in Russia by area after Moscow, served as the impetus for speeding up the project, since it required ensuring transport accessibility for the new territories.[3] This, according to Sergey Morozov, Deputy Governor of Nizhny Novgorod Region, imposes additional obligations to ensure transport accessibility for the new territories.[3] The project received the support of the federal government; the possibility of transferring it to financing through the National Wealth Fund was also considered.[3] According to a statement by Morozov made in 2026, construction work is planned to begin in 2027, and its completion will take about two years.

In parallel, a bus connection between the two cities is being developed: Route No. 100 is intended to link Druzhaev Street in the Avtozavodsky District of Nizhny Novgorod with the bus station in Kstovo without transfers; as of August 2026, the source of funding for the route has not been determined, no government contract with a carrier has been signed, and the launch of service, planned for 2027, remains in question.[4] According to Sergey Morozov, Deputy Governor of Nizhny Novgorod Region, construction of the line could begin in 2027 and take about two years; the project has received the support of the Government of the Russian Federation.[3][2] As of 2026, construction of the Myza–Kstovo line is planned to begin in 2027; according to estimates by the regional government, completion will take about two years. The project has received the support of the federal government.[3]

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (ru) — Myza (station) (archive)
  2. Vremya N — Construction of the Myza–Kstovo Railway Branch Will Take Two Years (archive)
  3. NIA Nizhny Novgorod — Construction of the Myza–Kstovo Commuter Rail Line Could Begin in 2027 (archive)
  4. Open Nizhny — Route No. 100 from Nizhny Novgorod to Kstovo Remains Without Funding for Now (archive)