Yesterday in Moscow, the grand opening of the first five stations of the Big Circle Line of the metro (officially) and the second five stations of the Big Circle Line (actually) took place. The history of this entire construction site is so confusing that even I, with my knowledge of metro construction, managed to bring confusion to the ranks of LiveJournal users with a recent post about the Delovoy Tsentr station.
Five stations were opened on the new metro line at once, four of which are interchange stations and only one made it possible to cover new passengers and increase the walking distance of the metropolitan subway. CSKA fans in various sports and visitors to the Aviapark shopping center were lucky. It is about this station that we will talk today.
1. The CSKA station was opened on the territory of the Khodynskoye Pole park, near Khodynsky Boulevard, 1st and 2nd Khodynsky passages. In the project it was called the Khodynka field. At some point in time, this metro line could even be called Khodynskaya, but the plans and the name have changed. 
2. It received its current name at the request of the CSKA sports society, whose facilities are located in the area. The desire to name this station in honor of the "army" club arose among officials, the owner of FC CSKA and a number of fans after the opening of Spartak stations on the Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya line and Lokomotiv on the Moscow Central Circle in the capital. Officially, a letter was even sent asking for a name, but the numbers in it were ridiculous: 8 thousand 72 people. 
3. First of all, we are talking about the football club CSKA. The VEB-Arena stadium, which is home to the red-blues, has recently opened. At the official opening of the metro station, the club's management expressed the hope that the opening of the station would increase the attendance of the football club. Convenience is out of the question. From the exit from the metro station to the nearest point of the stadium 18 minutes on foot (Yandex data). From Sokol metro station 20 minutes, from MCC Zorge station only 8 minutes. But, as we all know, a metro station is many times more prestigious than a city train station. Toponymy suffers, but it is no longer used to it. 
4. The history of this area will remember 3 main facts. First of all, historians will remember the ancient time at Khodynka during the celebration of the coronation of Nicholas II. All aviation enthusiasts, aircraft passengers and employees of the aerospace industry will remind you that it was here that the first Moscow airport was located, and that the most famous airlines named after Sergei Ilyushin and Pavel Sukhoi still operate around. Sports fans will talk about the Megasport sports palace located nearby and the USC CSKA and the Athletics Arena located nearby. I have already mentioned the football stadium. The entrance to the rest of the complex of CSKA buildings remains from the Aeroport metro station. It's much closer and more comfortable. 
5. In the design of the station, 4 bronze sculptures were used, created by the studio of military artists named after M. B. Grekov. Each of them has its own prototype, but in life they will be remembered for many sports: a football player, a skier, a basketball player and a hockey player. 
6. All figures are installed on high pedestals, "lifting" athletes above ordinary people. And despite the very good figures, they are not striking and are lost at certain angles with a dark background. In any case, this is an interesting solution. 
7. The structure of the station is columnar three-span. Depth of laying 28 meters. The design used classic marble and granite for the Moscow metro, complemented by aluminum panels. 
8. One exit leads to the Aviapark shopping center, the second exit is located near house 7 on Khodynsky Boulevard. 
9. It was this station that was chosen by the metro leadership for ceremonial procedures with the invitation of the federal media, so modern navigation was installed here on all elements, except for the track walls. In the center of the station is a huge circuit. 
10. Another interesting element is the list of stations that are reached on each of the tracks. For the first time, these circuits are illuminated on the column, which makes them stand out when entering the station. 
11. It is curious that here, too, there were some mistakes. Vystavochnaya station unexpectedly changed the color of the line, and the designation of transfers from Khoroshevskaya looks very controversial. 
12. I really wanted to make my report not only interesting, but also useful. However, there were no changes in the movement of public transport. Near the CSKA metro station, only bus 818 passes in the direction of the Dinamo metro station. All other routes are remote and inconvenient to use. Changes in route traffic should be combined with the opening of Khodynsky Boulevard. This street was built many years ago, but is still not fully open. The area does not have much difficulty in traffic. There were even rumors that the residents of this area were against the opening of this street. Even if so. nothing prevents you from using it exclusively for public transport. 
13. In addition to the statues, the CSKA station also has an unusual design of lobbies. To get to know her, we will go out towards the Aviapark. The attentive ones may notice that the escalators installed here do not have a wide distance between them. According to the old standards and with the old escalators, only 3 escalators would fit here, and there are four of them. 
14. For the first time in the Moscow metro, escalators are located by analogy with a shopping center in several levels. Previously, when transferring or leaving some deep stations, you could use two escalators and a corridor between them. Here, three escalators are located in a single glass. 
15. Intermediate platforms between them slightly stretch the passenger flow, which will be relevant for sporting events. At first glance, this is a little strange. I am more than sure that such a decision will not please some. 
16. However, there is one thing here, which can break their dissatisfaction with other dissatisfaction of other categories of passengers. 
17. I'm talking about the elevator! Do you remember how deep the station is? 28 meters! For comparison, the depth of the stations in the city center varies mainly from 30 to 40 meters. For comparison: Barrikadnaya - 30 meters, Kitay-Gorod - 29 meters, University - 27 meters. The solution with multi-tiered escalators allows you to put the elevator in a single space. Who will be more: supporters of comfortable elevators or opponents of a multi-tiered escalator? 
18. It's nice to see that the lobby at the station is above ground. 
19. Exit towards the Aviapark and LCD Liner. 
20. The construction site and the park on the field are not finished yet, so it's worth coming back here in the summer. 
21. And for the visitors of the Aviapark it has already become a little more convenient. No more buses from metro stations. The entrance to the shopping center from the metro is located near Auchan and is located on the 1st floor of the parking lot. 
22. That's all for today. The CSKA station turned out to be good and memorable. I understand that in my words there may be a certain amount of irony and certain dissatisfaction, but we are all different in order to have different opinions. 
Did you like this station? What's good? What's wrong? Maybe add some more explanation to the text?
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05. circle line.
“Let's go along the Big Ring” - now passengers of the Moscow Metro will use this phrase. The first section, 10.5 km long, from Petrovsky Park station to Delovoy Tsentr was launched on February 26. Five new stations are located in the northwest of Moscow.
The first days of the Big Circle Line: Fans attacked the CSKA station, and passengers got confused in navigation
Is this a continuation of the yellow line from Delovoy Tsentr? - some passengers do not understand yet.
No, this is a new metro line - only 31 stations. Today, the first 5 stations have been opened, - the employees of the Moscow metro explain.
What color is the line?
Turquoise line fragment. Designations have already appeared on the maps in the cars and on the navigation at the stations of the Moscow Metro.
This is the same line that was called the Third Interchange Circuit. But Muscovites did not like this name, and before the opening of the first stations in the Active Citizen application, they voted for the new name Big Circle Line (BKL). And it really is more suitable - if you look at the map, then the shape of the line resembles a ring. This is 69 km, 31 stations and 21 transfers to other metro and MCC stations. It will be possible to complete the construction of all stations and completely close the ring in 2022-2023.
Let's go faster
Which stations can already be used by passengers? The first section consists of five stations: Petrovsky Park, CSKA, Khoroshevskaya, Shelipikha, Delovoy Tsentr.
Today is a great historical event for Moscow. The first section of the Big Circle Metro Line is being put into operation. This is one of the largest metro lines in the world, it will cover the middle parts of Moscow and make the districts much closer, transport accessibility will be better. The overloaded Circle Line, radial directions will be unloaded. I wanted to thank the builders for the difficult, hard work. There are even more tasks ahead, within 4-5 years we must build the entire circle line, make Moscow's transport more modern and comfortable, - said Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and handed letters of thanks to the builders.
Thank you for restoring historical justice and along with the Dynamo and Spartak stations, the CSKA station also appeared, - thanked the mayor of the city Sergey Ivanov, special presidential envoy for ecology and transport.
It should be noted that building a metro in the center of Moscow is not an easy task. The work is complicated by groundwater, dense buildings, residential buildings and shopping centers. However, the Big Circle Line will radically increase the speed and comfort of metro travel. Previously, in order to switch from one metro line to another, one had to go to the center to the Circle Line. Now the travel time will be reduced by 20-30 minutes.
The new stations will reduce the load on existing metro lines, including the Koltsevaya line. The expected passenger traffic will be more than 1 million per day.
Sports and office restraint
New stations (even if you don't need to go there) need to go to see the modern design. The interior of each station is matched to the color of the line to which passengers can transfer. At the station "Petrovsky Park" one gets the impression that he was in the park - the columns were decorated with green marble in the form of torches. From such "trees" it is easy to guess that the transition to the "green" (Zamoskvoretskaya) line, namely to the Dynamo station.
A stadium will be opened nearby, and one Dynamo metro station would not be enough. And so the fans will come out after football, and everyone will go to their station. It should be comfortable, - says passenger Andrey.
A truly sporty mood at the CSKA station - there are so many attributes, bronze sculptures of a basketball player, hockey player, skier and football player. Even the letters "CSKA" on the platform in the blue and red colors of the football club of the same name. Also, paratroopers, sailboats and equestrian athletes descending from the sky attract attention.
What stylish metal columns - I admire.
It's not for design. They are able to remove smoke from the platform in case of an emergency. The same will be at all new stations of the Big Ring, - says Irina, an employee of the CSKA station.
By the way, at the Petrovsky Park station on the "balconies" there are also special curtains that will be pulled out in case of fire and will urgently be able to cut off Petrovsky Park from the transition to Dynamo. The curtains themselves are made of special fabric, which is not afraid of smoke, gas and fire.
The brightest station from the first section is Shelepikha. Passengers are already comparing it with the color of a bee. The platform is decorated with yellow, white and black marble, the entrances to the station are in the same colors.
The effect of airiness is created by purple columns at the Khoroshevskaya station. By the way, this is the second station after "Troparevo", where the letter "ё" is used in the name. The feature of the station is also in its creative idea - the eastern lobby is decorated with compositions in the spirit of Malevich's works. Near the station there will be an intercepting parking lot where one could leave the car.
It's so convenient. You can immediately get into the zone of the shopping and entertainment complex "Afimall" and make purchases, - passenger Inna rejoices at the station "Business Center".
The design of the Delovoy Tsentr station is reminiscent of an office – metal panels, glass pedestrian balcony railings, light niches, and blue panels in the color of the Filevskaya Line. It should be understood that this design was not chosen by chance - the Moscow City complex is nearby.
From the station you can transfer to the Delovoy Tsentr station of the same name on the Kalininsko-Solntsevskaya line, as well as to the Vystavochnaya Filyovskaya line.
The first section of the BCL:
- Delovoy Tsentr (transfer to the Kalininsko-Solntsevskaya Line, as well as to the Vystavochnaya Line on the Filevskaya Line);
- "Shelepikha" (transfer to the MCC Shelepikha platform);
- "Khoroshevskaya" (transfer to "Polezhaevskaya" of the Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya line and the Khoroshevo MCC station);
- Petrovsky Park (transfer to Dynamo Zamoskvoretskaya Line).
BY THE WAY
"Rzhevskaya" began to build
Recently, the construction of the Rzhevskaya station of the Big Circle Line of the metro began. The site for the lobby, which will be located in the public garden of Riga Square, is already ready. Rzhevskaya will become one of three deep-laid stations on the Bolshaya Koltsevaya Line. The other two are Nizhnyaya Maslovka and Sheremetyevskaya.
PLANS
2019 - commissioning of the section from the Petrovsky Park station to Nizhnyaya Maslovka;
2020-2021 - trains will run from the Aviamotornaya station to Rubtsovskaya and from the Khoroshevskaya station to Mnevniki;
2022 - trains will run from Rubtsovskaya to Nizhnyaya Maslovka, from Mnevniki to Nizhegorodskaya. The ring will close completely.
QUESTION OF THE DAY
What is your favorite metro station and why?
Petr SHKUMATOV, public figure:
I have - "Tulskaya". Nearby there are places where you can park your car.
Georgy GORODETSKY, member of the Russian Civil Society:
I am waiting for the opening of the Rasskazovka station, the interior of which will resemble the reading room of a library.
Egor KHOLMOGOROV, philosopher, publicist:
- "Komsomolskaya" - there is an icon of Russian history on the panel - and the station "Salaryevo" - made it easier for me to get out of the region.
Vladimir MAMONTOV, General Director of the radio station "Moscow Speaks":
Once a friend and I sat in a WTO restaurant, and then went to Lenkom for a performance that seemed ridiculous to us. Pushed out for this during the intermission by the ticket attendants, for some reason ended up on the Revolution Square, where they fell asleep on the old benches. We were not taken anywhere or robbed. We rode up the escalator at night and sang: “Everything is good in the world.”
Vyacheslav DANILOV, political scientist:
- "Marxist" and "Ilyich Square" - for being loyal to the revolution! Mayakovskaya - for Deineka.
I love the Vykhino metro station. It was called "Zhdanovskaya", they began to build it in a field where cows grazed. Oh, how many dates have taken place on these windswept platforms!
Maria METLITSKAYA, writer:
My favorites were Novoslobodskaya with colored stained-glass windows, Mayakovskaya with stunning frescoes on the ceiling, and Revolution Square.
In Moscow, the first section of the Big Circle Line of the metro, a new branch, which was previously called the Third Interchange Circuit, has been launched. Five new stations were opened - Petrovsky Park, CSKA, Khoroshevskaya, Shelepikha and Delovoy Tsentr. The Nizhnyaya Maslovka station is being completed, and this year it will also be put into operation. All other sections of the new ring branch of power are promised to be completed within four to five years. Approximately at the same time, the first lines of the Moscow Central Diameters system will be launched.
Where is located: Airport area, near the Dynamo stadium.
From the Dynamo station of the Zamoskvoretskaya line, while through the underpass along the street (the underpass is expected in 2019).
Where are the exits: to Leningradsky Prospekt, to Petrovsky Park and the Dynamo Stadium.
Where is located: Khodynskoye field, near the stadium "VEB Arena".
Where can you transplant? from the MCC station "Sorge" (located within walking distance).
Where are the exits: to the Megasport Sports Palace, to the new park on the Khodynka field.
Where is located: on Khoroshevsky highway, between Kuusinen and 4th Magistralnaya streets.
Where can you transplant? from the Polezhaevskaya station of the Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya line and from the Khoroshevo station of the MCC.
Where are the exits: on both sides of the Khoroshevsky highway, to Kuusinen street.
Where is located: at the intersection of Shmitovsky passage and Shelepikhinsky highway.
Where can you transplant? from the Shelepikha station of the Moscow Central Circle and from the Testovskaya platform of the Smolensk direction of the Moscow Railway.
Where are the exits: to Shmitovsky proezd and Shelepikhinskoe highway.
Where is located: Moscow City Center
Where can you transplant? from the stations "Vystavochnaya" of the Filevskaya line, "Delovoi Tsentr" of the Kalininsko-Solntsevskaya line, from the station "Delovoi Tsentr" of the MCC.
Where are the exits: to the shopping center "Afimall", to the "Expocentre", to the Krasnopresnenskaya embankment.
The new stations became part of the first section of the new Big Circle Line (BKL). At the design stage, this branch was called the Third Interchange Circuit, the name was changed during the voting in Active Citizen. In 2018 the city hall promises to open the Nizhnyaya Maslovka station, now it is at the final stage of construction. For 2019 As part of the BCL, the opening of the Aviamotornaya-Lefortovo-Rubtsovskaya section (located in the east) is planned. In 2020 the ring should be launched in its entirety, a total of 31 new stations will be available to passengers, according to the construction portal of Moscow. It is curious that the mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, announced at the opening of the BCL that the entire circle line would be built "within four to five years", that is, in 2022-2023.
The launch of the new line, judging by social networks, caused many questions among residents. The fact is that trains run along the new section of the BCL along two routes - Petrovsky Park - Delovoy Tsentr and Petrovsky Park - Ramenki (in the latter case, the BCL is, as it were, part of the yellow, Kalininsko-Solntsevskaya branch) .
Passengers, in turn, should pay attention to where the train is going according to the scoreboard on the head car. The metro has already promised to install monitors with information at the stations, but so far there are none.
In addition, the Delovoy Tsentr station as part of the Kalininsko-Solntsevskaya line has been temporarily closed, but its “backup” as part of the BCL has been opened. This means, for example, that earlier it was possible to drive in a straight line from the Victory Park to the Business Center, now you need to change at Shelepikha. “Such a scheme will confuse not only visitors, but many locals,” writes user Sergio Gaudi on the Moscow Transport page in
On February 26, the solemn opening ceremony of the new Moscow metro station - CSKA took place!
The station, located on Khodynskoye Pole near the VEB Arena, was opened along with four others that made up the first section of the Big Circle Line.
The ceremony was attended by Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Environmental Protection, Ecology and Transport Sergei Ivanov. PFC CSKA was represented at the ceremony by General Director Roman Babaev, Director of Public Relations and Information Policy Sergey Aksyonov, 3-time Russian champion and UEFA Cup winner Rolan Gusev and 1966 World Cup bronze medalist Vladimir Ponomarev.
Also, representatives of the CSKA sports society and the basketball team in full force came to the opening of the metro.
“CSKA is the most recognizable and successful sports society in the country, army athletes brought a huge number of awards, including through the efforts of those who are present at the opening of the station today,” said Sergey Ivanov. - Historical justice has been restored, now, along with the Spartak and Dynamo stations in Moscow, there is also a beautiful CSKA station. And the fact that it is located next to the arenas of football, basketball and hockey clubs will only increase their attendance.”
Today, with the participation of our team, the CSKA metro station was solemnly opened.
The new line of the Moscow Metro connected Ramenki, Moscow City and Petrovsky Park. The long-awaited branch line, which crosses the popular blue, purple and green lines along the way, and even has a transition to the MCC (Shelepikha station), is simply obliged to help fans of army clubs. “We have calculated here: ten CSKA sports facilities at once are located in close proximity to the metro,” Sergey Ivanov said at the ceremony. For our club, the main thing is that from the exit from the station to the entrances to Megasport and USC CSKA you can walk slowly in five minutes. It's a pity that winter is coming to an end - for sure, basketball fans would have appreciated such a convenience this season, and would have thanked it with an increase in attendance.
The event deep underground gathered a large number of metro builders, representatives of army sports and journalists. Everyone was waiting for Sergei Sobyanin, who arrived exactly on schedule by train from Ramenok. The mayor's main task was to thank the metro builders - and many of the construction leaders received honorary titles from the city authorities. Therefore, Sergey Ivanov spoke more about the importance of the station with this name, who, with the participation of army clubs, did a lot to ensure that our abbreviation appeared in the metro.
Representatives of all clubs came to the opening, but the basketball delegation turned out to be not only the most massive, but also the most noticeable - for understandable anthropometric reasons. In fact, almost the entire team descended underground (with the exception of those who were absent for good reasons), headed by the head coach, the entire club management and with the participation of the famous veteran, Olympic champion Alzhan Zharmukhamedov. And the most attention from journalists went to Viktor Khryapa - after all, it was the captain who became the prototype of the statue of the CSKA basketball player, located in the center of the platform.
The station is already operating today, and it will be tested by our favorite sport in early spring. Everything will start with the Euroleague - on March 9, the army team will host Unicaja, and on the 21st - Olympiacos. Let's go basketball! © PBC CSKA
