Yearly Archives: 2020

Moscow Metro stations inside train depots

Posted on March 5, 2020 by Marcus Wong

Another entry in the list of oddball Moscow Metro stations is Pervomayskaya (Первомайская) and Kaluzhskaya (Калужская) – both were constructed inside a train depot! Photo by Anton Abramov from Moscow, Russia, via Wikimedia Commons Pervomayskaya station The story starts in […]

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Russian language railfan magazines

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Marcus Wong

If you only speak English then the language barrier gets in the way of exploring the wide world of railways – railfans usually stick to their own language when discussing their hobby! The railfans of Russia are no different, with […]

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Suvorovskaya – another underground station retrofitting adventure

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Marcus Wong

I’ve fallen down a rabbit hole leading to underground stations built on operating railways, and I’ve found another one – Suvorovskaya (Суворовская) station on the Moscow Metro’s Koltsevaya Line – better known as the Circle Line. Image via Wikipedia Some […]

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