Nagatinskaya
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Nagatinskaya is a station of Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya Line
Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya Line
Serpukhovsko–Timiryazevskaya Line , sometimes colloquially referred to as Grey Line , is a line of the Moscow Metro. Originally opened in 1983, it was extended throughout the 1980s and early 90s and again in the early 2000s...

 of Moscow Metro
Moscow Metro
The Moscow Metro is a rapid transit system serving Moscow and the neighbouring town of Krasnogorsk. Opened in 1935 with one line and 13 stations, it was the first underground railway system in the Soviet Union. As of 2011, the Moscow Metro has 182 stations and its route length is . The system is...

. It was opened together with several other stations of the southern part of the line on November 8, 1983. It lies underneath the surface with the depth of 13.5 metres (44.3 ft). The passenger dynamics for the station are 54,900 per hour on entry and 57,500 on exit.

Design

There are 2 rows with 26 columns each. The distance between columns is 6.5 metres (21.3 ft). The walls are faced with marble
Marble
Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite.Geologists use the term "marble" to refer to metamorphosed limestone; however stonemasons use the term more broadly to encompass unmetamorphosed limestone.Marble is commonly used for...

 of very rich palette where red and black are dominant. Also in these colors there are thematic pietre dure Ancient history of Moscow panels made by E. Zharenova and V. Vasiltsov. These compositions are devoted to the history of construction of Temples and to the start of construction of Kremlin
Kremlin
A kremlin , same root as in kremen is a major fortified central complex found in historic Russian cities. This word is often used to refer to the best-known one, the Moscow Kremlin, or metonymically to the government that is based there...

. Unusual for Metro white columns are made of soft and easy in production koelga marble.

Exits

The exit is at the transition under the Varshavskoye highway. Railway station Nizhnie Kotly
Kotly
Kotly, also known as Upper and Lower Kotly is a locality in the south of Moscow on the right bank of the Moskva River.The name Kotly comes from two extinct villages. The locality has been existing since the late 14th century under the name of Kotyol , a village on the Kotlovka River...

lies nearby.
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