Dinamo (Yekaterinburg Metro) Explained

Dinamo
Coordinates:56.8478°N 60.6°W
Line:First line
Structure:Island
Platform:1
Tracks:2
Opened:1994-12-22

Dinamo (Russian: link=no|Динамо) is a station of the Yekaterinburg Metro which was opened on December 22, 1994. It is located between stations Uralskaya and Ploshchad 1905 Goda. Dinamo stadium and the "Uralochka" Palace of Sporting Games are near the metro station.

Construction history

Design

"Dinamo" is a one-vaulted station designed according to the sports themed project of Sverdlovskgrazhdanproekt Institute architects A. Zaslavsky and L. Maslennikova. At the end of the platform, against the backdrop of the end wall, there is a copy of the classical sculpture Discobolus (disc thrower) by the ancient Greek sculptor Myron who was from the middle of the 5th century BC. There is a series of large openings in the upper part of the vault with soft reflected light. The track walls and floors are faced with red Karelian granite and "gazgan" patterned marble. Along the axis of the hall there are 5 lighting fixtures resembling torches. Recently (as of February 2011), sodium lamps (with bright yellow light) were installed in three torch lamps (1st, 3rd and 5th) instead of mercury-helium lamps (giving violet light).

Ground Public transportation

For a long time, the station was deprived of the attention of public transport. Currently, the station has an exit to one stop: the Yekaterinburg trolleybus.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Metro in Sverdlovsk. — Sverdlovsk: Central-Ural Book Publishing House, 1989.
  2. metropts.ru/metro/157 History // «Metrostroy-PTS»