Société du Chemin de Fer de Moscou-Kazan
Общество Московско-Казанской Железной Дороги
Moscow-Kazan Railway Company
Gesellschaft der Moskau-Kazaner Eisenbahn
Other city spellings: Kasan, Nijni-Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod, Nischni Nowgorod
Formed as the Moscow-Riazan Railway Company in 1863; the name was changed to this one circa 1892. Capital in 1900 was 10,000,000 roubles in shares of 100 roubles. This was one of the six largest privately-owned railways in Russia in 1914. The main lines were Moscow-Riazan; Riazan-Sviask-Kazan; Rousaevka-Pensa; Rousaevka-Sysran; Insa-Simbirsk and Tiiriasevo-Nizhni-Novgorod. Total length of the network in 1911 was 2,603km.
1892