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Four platform stations of the Moscow Metro
I’ve previously written about the standard interchange station design found on Soviet designed metro systems, and the non-standard platform configurations on the Moscow Metro – this time we look at the four track stations that offer cross-platform interchange. Кита́й-го́род (Kitay-gorod) […]
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Tagged cross-platform interchange, interchange stations, metros, Moscow, Moscow Metro, rail operations, railways, Russia, underground
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Battery-electric locomotives of the Moscow Metro
On the Moscow Metro can be found a curious piece of rolling stock – Контактно-аккумуляторный электровоз – battery-electric locomotives converted from retired metro carriages to haul maintenance trains through underground tunnels. Photo by Anakin, via Wikimedia Commons The seats have […]
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Tagged electric multiple units, Moscow, Moscow Metro, rail operations, railway electrification, Russia
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Moscow Metro trains on display
Plenty of cities have railway museums filled with old trains on display, but on the 80th anniversary of the Moscow Metro they did something different – they brought the museum pieces to the people. Photo by Artem Svetlov from Moscow, […]
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Tagged heritage railways, metros, Moscow, Moscow Metro, museum, rail operations, railways, Russia, track machines, underground
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Moscow Metro curved, side and triple track stations
Each of the 232 stations on the Moscow Metro might have a unique look, but there is one design feature the majority share – two tracks flanking a central island platform. But how about the exceptions? Adopting a standard Russian-language […]
Moscow Metro stations inside train depots
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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Tagged abandoned, metros, Moscow, Moscow Metro, urban exploration, urbex
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Suvorovskaya – another underground station retrofitting adventure
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 […]
Building an underground station while trains pass by
This is the story of Tverskaya station on the Moscow Metro – retrofitted to the existing Zamoskvoretskaya line during the 1970s, while trains continued to pass through the neighbouring tunnels. Photo by A.Savin (Wikimedia Commons · WikiPhotoSpace), via Wikimedia Commons Early history Originally […]
Moscow’s deepest metro station at Park Pobedy
The Moscow Metro is known for deep stations, but Парк Победы (Park Pobedy) is the winner – at 73 metres underground it is the deepest station in the city, and third deepest in the world by mean depth. Underground there […]
Rubbing the dog’s nose for good luck
The stations of the Moscow Metro are known for their ornate architecture, but Площадь Революции (Ploshchad Revolyutsii) station on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line has another form of artwork to offer. A series of bronze sculptures. For some reason the dog sculpture […]
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Tagged artwork, metros, Moscow, Moscow Metro, public art, Russia, sculpture, Soviet Union
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Circular station vestibules in Russia
Russian metro stations are best known for the ornate design at platform level, but the entrance vestibules back at ground level can also be quite amazing. This is the original entrance to Park Kultury station, opened along with the first […]
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Tagged architecture, metros, Moscow, Moscow Metro, railway stations, Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg Metro
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