Volzhskaya
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Volzhskaya is a station on the Moscow Metro
's Lyublinskaya Line
. The station was opened on 28 December, 1995 as the final part of the first stage of the Lyblinsky radius and was the line's terminus for just under a year (evidence of which can be seen just behind the station where former cross junction tunnels can still be seen.
The station is the first in Moscow to be built to a new design known as a single deck. In such a case the ceiling plate is made of individual long concrete slabs that are used for automobile bridges and they are lowered on the strengthened walls of the station. Moreover this space automatically includes the vestibules and other construction details allowing more efficient and economical approach.
The architect V.Volovich took the extra space offered by the high ceiling and revetted the walls with enameled aluminium consisting of a pale yellow colour high up and red lower down. The floor is covered with grey granite. Innovative design also came for the lighting which consists of centrally mounted poles with square floodlamps on either side. Also unique are two yellow booths which contain benches for passengers to sit on.
The station has two underground vestibules which are located under the Volzhsky boulevard.
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...
's Lyublinskaya Line
Lyublinskaya Line
Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya Line is the line of the Moscow Metro. First opened in 1995 as a semi-chordial radius it is at present in process of being extended through the centre and northwards...
. The station was opened on 28 December, 1995 as the final part of the first stage of the Lyblinsky radius and was the line's terminus for just under a year (evidence of which can be seen just behind the station where former cross junction tunnels can still be seen.
The station is the first in Moscow to be built to a new design known as a single deck. In such a case the ceiling plate is made of individual long concrete slabs that are used for automobile bridges and they are lowered on the strengthened walls of the station. Moreover this space automatically includes the vestibules and other construction details allowing more efficient and economical approach.
The architect V.Volovich took the extra space offered by the high ceiling and revetted the walls with enameled aluminium consisting of a pale yellow colour high up and red lower down. The floor is covered with grey granite. Innovative design also came for the lighting which consists of centrally mounted poles with square floodlamps on either side. Also unique are two yellow booths which contain benches for passengers to sit on.
The station has two underground vestibules which are located under the Volzhsky boulevard.