Central Station (gay club)

Central station
	A show in Central Station
Address	Lomonosova 1
Location	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Type	Gay bar
Website
	www.centralstationspb.com

Central station
	The main dance floor of Central Station
Address	Leninskaya Sloboda 19 building 2
Location	Moscow, Russia
Type	Gay bar
Website
	www.mcentralstation.com/new

Central Station (with venues in Moscow and Saint-Petersburg) and Three Monkeys (Moscow) are a set of gay clubs managed by the same team.^[1]

Moscow

Central Station (Russian: Центральная Станция, romanized: Tsentralnaya Stantsya) is the largest gay bar and night club in Moscow, Russia.^[2] Before 2014 the club was located in the several places in the center of Moscow, but closed in March 2014 in part due to a series violent attacks, which included a shooting, gas and water attacks.^[2]^[3] It was later re-opened at the present location that is to the south of the center.^[4]

Central Station is open daily from 10pm until the morning, the entrance is free for both men and women on most days but a cover charge may exist at weekends and some other days. It has two halls with a scene, dance floors and three bars; the larger hall has a gallery and a lounge area with a dark labyrinth. The club also has a fenced summer terrace outside with a separate bar. Central station is known for its colorful drag shows and the after-party, which is held on Saturdays and Sundays starting from 5 am. There is a face control.^[2]^[5]

Saint-Petersburg

Central Station (Russian: Центральная Станция, romanized: Tsentralnaya Stantsya) is the biggest and most European style gay bar and night club in Saint-Petersburg, Russia.^[6] It is a Saint-Petersburg's branch of the Moscow bar with the same name.^[7] The bar is open daily from 10pm until the morning, the entrance is free for men on most days but a cover charge may exist on some days. The entrance is restricted for women on most days and there is a tight face control. Central station has several bars situated on three floors, a restaurant with karaoke, dance floor, a lounge area and a dark labyrinth. There is an after-party starting at 5 am on Saturdays and Sundays.^[7]^[8]

There is also companion sauna Voda located in the same building. Central Station holds regular cruising party called Hunters Party.^[5]

Following the Supreme Court of Russia designating the "international LGBT movement" as "extremist" organization in 2023, Central Station in Saint Petersburg was closed.^[9]