Moscow Metro Opens 10 New Stations on the Big Circle Line
On Tuesday Moscow opened ten new metro stations on the Big Circle Line (BCL) — the ring of stations that surrounds the original Circle Line in the city center. Nine more stations are expected to be opened in 2023, bringing the total stations on the new line to 31. The first section of the BCL was opened in 2018.
The new stations cover about 20 kilometers of a total expected length of 70 kilometers, and officials have estimated that they will be used by at least 600,000 people.
In recent years Moscow has dramatically expanded its public transportation system while taking measures to discourage driving, especially in the center. Sidewalks have been enlarged by eliminating road lanes, and paid parking — with higher tariffs — has been instituted in the city center and parts of many distant neighborhoods.
The new stations cover about 20 kilometers of a total expected length of 70 kilometers, and officials have estimated that they will be used by at least 600,000 people.
In recent years Moscow has dramatically expanded its public transportation system while taking measures to discourage driving, especially in the center. Sidewalks have been enlarged by eliminating road lanes, and paid parking — with higher tariffs — has been instituted in the city center and parts of many distant neighborhoods.
Kuntsevskaya Station
The Kuntsevskaya station was designed to give the impression that it was carved out of one enormous stone.
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Aminevskaya Station
The Aminevskaya station has two entry vestibules on Aminevsky Shosse.
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Aminevskaya Station
The design of the station is minimalist, with its ceiling as the main focal point.
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Aminevskaya Station
The trains on the Big Circle Line are the most modern in Moscow's underground fleet.
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Davydkovo Station
The Davydkovo station is near the Emergency Situations Ministry. Here its motto is part of the decor: "Preventing, Saving, Helping."
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Davydkovo Station
The Ministry emblem has been incorporated in the design.
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Novatorskaya Station
True to its name, the Novatorskaya station has an innovative and unusual ceiling made of colored plastic panels.
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Novatorskaya Station
The station is not deep by Moscow standards - a mere 14.6 meters (48 feet), so its walls are sound-resistant to keep out surface traffic noise.
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Michurinsky Prospekt Station
The Michurinsky Prospect station was designed and built by specialists from China to celebrate Chinese-Russia relations.
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Zyuzino Station
The Zyuzino station was designed to reflect the 1960s-era housing in the district, with a yellow, gray and black color scheme and a decorative ceiling made of aluminum.
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Vorontsovskaya Station
The gray pillars of the Vorontsovskaya station have a cosmic ambiance.
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Vorontsovskaya Station
The ceiling is meant to suggest the Milky Way.
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Kakhovskaya Station
Opening of Kakhovskaya station as part of the Big Circle Line after reconstruction
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Vernadsky Prospekt Station
The Vernadsky Prospekt station is high tech, with sleek finishes.
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Terekhovo Station
Terekhovo was designed by the Buromoscow firm, which won the contract in an open competition. Large human figures dance across the pillars.
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Terekhovo Station
There are plans to build a pedestrian bridge over the Moscow River to give easy station access to residents of Filyovsky Park.
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