Khoroshyovskaya (Moscow Metro) Explained

Khoroshyovskaya
Native Name:Хорошёвская
Type:Moscow Metro station
Address:Khoroshyovsky District, Northern Administrative Okrug
Borough:Moscow
Country:Russia
Coordinates:55.7766°N 37.5181°W
Structure:Shallow column station[1]
Platform:1 island platform
Levels:1
Tracks:2
Opened:26 February 2018[2]
Owned:Moskovsky Metropoliten
Map Type:Moscow Metro
Route Map:
Map State:collapsed

Khoroshyovskaya (Russian: Хорошёвская) is a station on the Bolshaya Koltsevaya line of the Moscow Metro. It opened on 26 February 2018 as one of five initial stations on the new line.[3]

The station's name comes from the area of Khoroshyovo, which was supposedly named by Ivan the Terrible.[4]

Infrastructure

Khoroshyovskaya has a direct connection to on the Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya line and an out-of-station transfer to on the Moscow Central Circle. After opening of station, the line now has two branches from Khoroshyovskaya, one that continues along the planned circle, and one that terminates at . The latter branch may ultimately become part of the planned Rublyovo-Arkhangelskaya line.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Хорошёвская . Суриков А. . Метрострой . 2017-10-20. ru.
  2. Web site: С.Собянин открыл первый участок Большой кольцевой линии метро.
  3. News: Большая кольцевая линия Московского метрополитена. Досье . ru . TASS . 2018-02-26.
  4. Web site: Хорошёвская . Moscow Complex for Urban Development and Construction . 2021-12-10 . 2017-09-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170908013651/https://stroi.mos.ru/metro/station/58 . dead .
  5. Web site: Рублево-Архангельская линия метро может появиться в Москве . Moscow Urban Development And Construction Complex . 2016-10-07 . 2017-10-21 . 2020-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200303070514/https://stroi.mos.ru/news/rublievo-arkhanghiel-skaia-liniia-mietro-mozhiet-poiavit-sia-v-moskvie . dead .