River Terminal in Nizhny Novgorod — a building with waiting halls on Markin Square), formerly Markin Square, opposite the Strelka, the confluence of the Oka and the Volga. The terminal building is currently occupied by the transport company JSC "Volga Shipping Company."
Located on the right bank of the Oka, immediately before its confluence with the Volga. On the opposite bank of the river stands Aleksandra Nevskogo Cathedral.
Nature of the Facility
River freight services, passenger transport by river.
History
Built in 1964 (architect M. I. Churilin). The terminal's shape is reminiscent of a river vessel.
In front of the terminal there is a square-garden; one of the building's archways beyond it (reached by a high front steps) houses an address inquiry desk.
During the 2002–2003 renovation, semicircular rotundas were added to the terminal building.
In the Press
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The First Deputy Governor of Nizhny Novgorod Region, Yuri Sentyurin, announced on behalf of the regional authorities that the Volga Shipping Company is one of the most conscientious taxpayers in the region. Assessing the new terminal, Yuri Petrovich called it a snow-white landlocked ocean liner. | 
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Postal Address
- 603001, Russia, Nizhny Novgorod, Markin Square, 15-a
Phone
- (8312) 30-36-66