Spartak metro station - history and features

2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:44

Spartak metro station is one of the new stops of the Moscow Metro. It is the 195th in a row since the construction of the subway began. The Spartak station is located on the Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya line, on the section between the Tushinskaya and Schukinskaya stops. Tushino airfield is located above the station.

Station appearance and architecture

The station is shallow (10 m) underground and has a columnar architecture. She has about the same appearance as Art. Tushinskaya. Olympians are painted on the walls. The appearance of the station is quite modern and most of all suits the style of minimalism. This can be seen in the photo of the Spartak metro station.

The station was built from prefabricated structures. In total, it has 2 rows of 26 columns, the distance between the axes of which is 5 meters. Gray marble, aluminum alloy, as well as black and gray granite were used for decoration. The ceiling is made of galvanized plastic. The columns are covered with white marble. There are 4 waiting areas for trains,equipped with wooden benches at the beginning and end of the platform. The lighting is similar to that of nearby stations - modern style.

There is a large amount of groundwater in the area of the station, so facilities were created to divert water from the facility.

History of the station

The history of the metro station "Spartak" (Moscow) in general is rather boring. In the 70s of the twentieth century, the construction of the station began according to a completely different project. It was supposed to use copper and brown granite for finishing the columns, and the prevailing tones were to be yellow-gray, with blue mosaics near the railway track. The station itself began to be built back in 1975, but then the plans changed, and the facility was abandoned. This went on for several decades, and the building was called Volokolamskaya. It was the oldest unfinished Moscow metro station.

In the mid-1990s, security measures at the facility were tightened. Sometimes an attendant was left at the station. In 2002, the cable and generator were replaced. For some period of time, the station hall was closed from prying eyes with pressed plywood. At the same time, trains slowed down to prevent air damage.

Ideas for the resumption of construction arose at the end of the 1990s, but the increased interest of local administrations in this facility was associated with the construction of the Otkritie Arena stadium. Construction work was scheduled to begin in 2007. At the same time, private investors in the construction of the stadium announcedabout making a material contribution to the completion of the station.

The station began operating in August 2014, simultaneously with the opening of this sports facility, which was then used by the Spartak team.

The Spartak metro stop was opened primarily to expand transport services for football matches. At first, they even thought of opening it only during matches, but then it was decided to use this station for everyday passenger service. During the matches, Spartak will operate only in the exit mode, which will avoid crowding.

In order to better protect, over 120 video cameras were installed, thanks to which all corners and zones are viewed, including service, underground passages and entrances from the street.

How the construction work went

The foundation of the station was laid back in the 70s of the 20th century, but in that form it was completely unprepared to receive passengers. At the end of 2012, a site for metro facilities was allocated and fenced in a vacant lot near the stadium. A soil study was carried out. In mid-January 2013, the excavation of a foundation pit under the northern vestibule of the station began, and at the end of this month, under the southern one. In March, the platform was fenced, and in mid-April, the platforms were ready. In May 2013, work was carried out in the central hall.

The connection between the station and the two vestibules was completed in February 2014. By this time, the cash hall and service rooms had already been built.premises, and the construction of the ground northern vestibule continued. The main construction was completed in July 2014. By the end of June of this year, the walls facing the railway and the station hall were completed. The exception was red decorative inserts.

On August 11, 2014, the Spartak station began full-fledged work on servicing subway passengers. Until that moment, it was partially used: trains slowed down, passing by the station under construction, or stopped for a while, and in some cars the entrance doors were opened.

Opening of Spartak

The official opening of the station took place on August 27, 2014, simultaneously with the opening of the stadium. The metro station "Spartak" became the 195th stop of the Moscow metro. Mayor of the capital S. Sobyanin arrived at the station.

To increase passenger traffic at the will of the Spartak station, a large parking area and a transfer station for ground transport will be organized. And on the site of the former Tushino airfield, a new microdistrict Tushino-2018 is being built.

Schedule and address

The first train passes through the Spartak stop in the direction of Schukinskaya station at 05:47-05:48, and in the direction of Tushinskaya station - at 05:46-05:48 on odd days, and on 05:48-05:50 - on even days.

Address of the metro station "Spartak" - Projected pr-d, 52/19.

Role in art

Some episodes of the novel "Metro" by the author Dmitry Safonov, on which the film was made, were supposed to unfold at the closed Borodinskaya station. Filming this noveldecided at the Spartak stop. However, the metro authorities refused permission to shoot at this station.

In the novel Ghost Station by Anna Kalinkina, this station appears as unfinished due to a nuclear war and therefore remained a ghost.