Moscow Metro – Barrikadnaya – Line 7

Posted on 09/04/2023 by Michael

Line 7 – Barrikadnaya – by Alex ‘Florstein’ Fedorov

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Moscow Metro – Barrikadnaya – Line 7

Barrikadnaya – exterior

Barrikadnaya (Баррикадная) is a station on the Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya Line of the Moscow Metro. It is named after the events of the Revolution of 1905, when it was a site for barricades on Krasnaya Presnya street. The station was opened in 1972 as the first station on the Krasnopresenenskiy line, and for three years was its southern terminus, until the tunnel to Pushkinskaya connected it to the Zhdanovskiy line.

Barrikadnaya – hammer bas relief

The station was built following a typical pylon design, but due to unfavourable underlying geological conditions the pylons eventually had to be widened. The station architects Strelkov and Polikarpova used pink and red marble in the pylons. The walls use with different shades of pink, red, blue and grey marble. The central hall had to be extended as the station was initially designed for extended seven-carriage trains (although the line has been using eight-carriages since the late 1980s). The entrances to the central hall are all decorated with metallic artworks.

Barrikadnaya – star

The entrance to the station is located on Barrikadnaya Street, which links Krasnaya Presnya with the Garden Ring, and is externally decorated with stone artwork depicting the events of 1905. Across the road is one of Stalin’s Seven Sisters skyscrapers. From the opposite end of the central hall there is a transfer to the Krasnopresnenskaya station of the Koltsevaya Line.

Barrikadnaya – hammer and sickle

Text from Wikipedia.

Location:

GPS:

55.7612°N

37.5795°E

Depth:

30 metres (98 ft)

Opened:

30 December 1972

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Moscow Metro – Arbatskaya – Line 3

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Line 3 – Arbatskaya – by Alex ‘Florstein’ Fedorov

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Moscow Metro – Arbatskaya – Line 3

Arbatskaya (Арба́тская) is a station on the Arbatsko–Pokrovskaya line of the Moscow Metro. Along with Smolenskaya and Kievskaya, it was built in 1953 to replace an older, parallel section of track which has since become part of the Filyovskaya line. The old station had been damaged in a German bomb attack in 1941, so its replacement was much deeper and included larger stations that could double as shelters (especially in the event of nuclear attack). Although it was initially supposed to be closed permanently, the old section reopened five years later, creating the somewhat confusing situation of having two pairs of completely separate stations with the same names (Arbatskaya and Smolenskaya).

Arbatskaya was designed by Leonid Polyakov, Valentin Pelevin and Yury Zenkevich. Since it was meant to serve as a bomb shelter as well as a Metro station, Arbatskaya is both large (the 250-m platform is the second-longest in Moscow) and deep (41 m underground). The main tunnel is elliptical in cross-section, an unusual departure from the standard circular design. The station features low, square pylons faced with red marble and a high vaulted ceiling elaborately decorated with ornamental brackets, floral reliefs, and chandeliers.

Text from Wikipedia.

Arbatskaya – Line 3 – 01

Arbatskaya – Line 3 – 02

Arbatskaya – Line 3 – 03

Arbatskaya – Line 3 – 04

Arbatskaya – Line 3 – 05

Arbatskaya – Line 3 – 06

Arbatskaya – Line 3 – 07

Arbatskaya – Line 3 – 08

Arbatskaya – Line 3 – 09

There are two cafeterias in the Moscow metro: one at metro Arbatskaya and another at metro Voikovskaya. [I didn’t know this at the time of my visit – so no food reviews.]

The canteen at Arbatskaya has been open for 30 years with the other one in operation since 2000. Initially these cafeterias were founded with metro employees in mind, but now they are open to the public who can enjoy a quick meal on their way to work. They are quite cheap and passengers are often surprised by the good quality of the food.

The house specialities are belyashs (fried pastry stuffed with meat) and hot dogs, but the menu also includes more sophisticated fare, such as chicken with pineapple.

Text from Russia Beyond.

Arbatskaya Moscow Metro plaque

Location:

GPS:

55.7522°N

37.6061°E

Opened:

5 April 1953

Depth:

41 metres (135 ft)

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Moscow Metro – Belorusskaya – Line 5

Posted on 09/04/2023 by Michael

Belorusskaya – Line 5 – Interior – By Sudakovsky

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Moscow Metro – Belorusskaya – Line 5

Belorusskaya – Line 5 – ceiling mosaic – 12

Belorusskaya (Белору́сская) is a station on the Moscow Metro’s Koltsevaya line. It is named after the nearby Belorussky Rail Terminal. It opened in 1952, serving briefly as the terminus of the line before the circle was completed in 1954. Designed by Ivan Taranov, Z. Abramova, A. Markova, and Ya. Tatarzhinskaya, the station has low, white marble pylons, an elaborately patterned plaster ceiling, light fixtures supported by ornate scroll-shaped brackets, and a variety of decorations based on Belarusian themes.

Belorusskaya – Line 5 – ceiling mosaic – 02

Overhead, twelve octagonal mosaics by G. Opryshko, S. Volkov, and I. Morozov depict Belarusian daily life, and underfoot the platform is intricately tiled to resemble a Belarusian quilt. A sculptural group by sculptor Matvey Manizer called ‘Soviet Belorussia’ used to stand at the end of the platform before it was removed in 1998 to make room for a second entrance. Another sculptural group, ‘Belarussian Partisans’ by S.M. Orlov, S. M. Rabinovich, and I. A. Slonim, is located in the passage between this station and Belorusskaya–Radialnaya.

Belorusskaya – Line 5 – ceiling mosaic – 07

The station’s original vestibule is located at the southwest corner of Belorusskaya Square. A newer entrance opens onto Butirsky Val Street.

Belorusskaya – Line 5 – ceiling mosaic – 04

In 2002, a bomb exploded under one of Belorusskaya’s marble benches, injuring seven people.

Belorusskaya – Line 5 – ceiling mosaic – 03

From this station passengers can transfer to Belorusskaya on the Zamoskvoretskaya line, whose metro entrance in closest to Aero Express, direct train to Sheremetevo Airport.