Medvedkovo (Moscow Metro)

Medvedkovo
Медведково
Moscow Metro station
Location Severnoye Medvedkovo District
North-Eastern Administrative Okrug
Coordinates 55°53′14″N 37°39′41″E / 55.8872°N 37.6613°E / 55.8872; 37.6613Coordinates: 55°53′14″N 37°39′41″E / 55.8872°N 37.6613°E / 55.8872; 37.6613
Owned by Moskovsky Metropoliten
Line(s)  6  Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line
Platforms 1
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Shallow pillar tri-span
Depth 10 metres (33 ft)
Platform levels 1
Parking No
Other information
Station code 086
History
Opened 30 September 1978
Traffic
Passengers (2009) 27,646,925
Services
Preceding station   Moscow Metro   Following station
Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya LineTerminus
Location
Medvedkovo
Location within Moscow Ring Road

Medvedkovo (Russian: Медведково) is a Moscow Metro station in Severnoye Medvedkovo District, North-Eastern Administrative Okrug, Moscow. It is on the Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line serving as its northeastern terminus. The station opened on 29 September 1978.

Design

Medvedkovo was designed by architects Nina Aleshina and Natalya Samoilova. The station features flared pillars faced with pinkish marble and strips of stainless steel. The outer walls of the station are coated with red marble and interlocking triangles of anodized aluminum punctuated with plaques by M. Alekseev depicting northern wildlife.

Entrances to the station are located on either side of Shirokaya street just west of Grekova Street.

Medvekovo platform


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