Arbatskaya (Filyovskaya line) explained

Arbatskaya
Native Name:Арбатская
Native Name Lang:ru
Type:Moscow Metro station
Address:Arbat District
Borough:Moscow
Country:Russia
Coordinates:55.7518°N 37.6007°W
Platform:1
Levels:1
Tracks:2
Parking:No
Closed: to
Code:055
Owned:Moskovsky Metropoliten
Passengers:4,416,500
Pass Year:2002
Map Type:Central Moscow
Alternativemap:Central Moscow grayscale.png
Map Overlay:Central Moscow metro lines.svg
Map State:collapsed

Arbatskaya (Russian: Арба́тская) is a station on the Filyovskaya line of the Moscow Metro.[1] Completed in 1935,[2] it was one of the original Metro stations. The design is the same standard pillar-trispan template used for,, and . The pillars are faced with pinkish marble and the platform is a matching shade of granite.[3] The walls are covered with cream-colored ceramic tile. The architect was L. Teplitskiy.

Arbatskaya's vestibule is a unique five-tiered, pentagonal structure with the word "Metro" written on all sides. The building is currently painted bright red, making it noticeable and instantly recognizable.

In popular culture

The station and on the Arbatsko–Pokrovskaya line are featured in the Moscow segment.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Metro station "Arbatskaya" . visit-plus . 19 September 2023.
  2. Web site: Arbatskaya metro station (Filyovskaya Line) . allpyreens . 19 September 2023.
  3. Web site: Filyovskaya Line Media . Structurae . 19 September 2023.