The history of the emergence and development of the subway has more than 150 years. As a form of transport, today it is the main one in any metropolis. This is the most convenient way to move people in the shortest time over long distances.
What is the deepest metro station in Moscow, the world? You can find out about their features, location, and other information in this article.
What is this type of transport good for? The fact that underground tunnels make it possible to develop a rather high speed of movement of trains without fear of any obstacles on the way. At the same time, the depth of the stations underground has the advantages of allowing trains to be operated as efficiently as possible.
The deepest metro station in Moscow: photo, general information
The amazing Moscow metro impresses many foreigners not only with its splendor and beauty of the underground lobby, but also with the depth of its laying.
The deepest metro station in Moscow - "Victory Park" as part of the Arbat-Pokrovskaya line.
In general, the construction of this station was started back in 1988, but due to lack of funding in 1992, the construction of the facility was discontinued. The subsequent wave of construction of the facility began only in 2001, and it ended in May 2003. In total, construction took 13 years, but 3 years were spent directly on all work.
Its discovery took place relatively recently - in 2003.
The underground lobby is located at a depth of 84 m. The station is the second in depth (the first is the Admiralteyskaya in St. Petersburg) in Russia.
It is designed on the theme of the war of 1812 and the war of 1941–45.
The main lining of the hall is black and gray marble slabs.
By its design, the station is a three-vaulted deep foundation, pylon.
Victory Park was built using the most advanced technologies for an individual project. Architects N.V. Shurygin and N.I. Shumakov - the authors of this project. And the station got its name from the name of the park located nearby.
Location - Dorogomilovo district (territory of the Western administrative district of Moscow). The exit from the station goes to the streets of Barclay and General Ermolov.
The deepest station in the world
We learned what is the deepest metro station in Moscow. The Arsenalnaya Kiev, recognized as the deepest in the world, is part of the Svyatoshinsky-Brovarsky line and is located at a depth of 105 meters from the surface of the earth under one of the central sections of the city of Kiev. Since 1960, when this station was built, the record for the depth of the underground has not yet been broken.
The daily flow of passengers at the station is about 26 thousand people. For the first time after construction, it was mainly used by workers of the Kiev Arsenal plant (where the name of the station came from). Now it is already closed, and a modern art center is located in its former workshops.
“Victory Park”: sizes, features
To make it easier to imagine the depth of the structure, we compare it with the height of residential buildings. The deepest metro station in Moscow is at a depth equal to the height of a 27-story building.
Long ekalators lift passengers to a height of more than 64 meters, and the length of their moving canvas (visible) is about 126 meters.
Given the speed of the escalator (about 0.75 m / s), it takes about 168 seconds to climb. (almost 3 minutes).
Station Description
The deepest and most beautiful metro station in Moscow has two magnificent panels on military subjects located at the ends of the station hall (the author is the famous sculptor Z. K. Tsereteli).
Due to the fact that both halls were built at the same time, they have almost the same decoration.The difference is only in the shades of decorative marble: in one hall, the pylons are lined with brown stone, and the walls are white, and the other way around (brown walls and white pylons). And their gender is different: gray-red in the north hall, and gray-black in the south. The design used limestone, granite and marble (polished).
In terms of themes, it was the northern hall dedicated to the 1941-45 years of World War II, and the southern one - to the war of 1812.
Communication between these two halls is carried out using 2 transitions in the center.
The station is also equipped with 2 of the longest escalators: one leads to the entrance hall, the other to the underpass, which leads to General Ermolov Street and ul. Barclay, as well as to the "Poklonnaya Gora" (to the famous memorial complex).
It should be noted that you can enter the city only from the southern hall, because in the north there is a blind end face, lined with gray and black marble. But here the construction of the 2nd exit is planned.
The main 2 halls in the very center are connected by staircases. The exit from the station to the city passes through the crossings under Kutuzovsky Prospekt. There are also equipped exits for night parking of metro trains.
This station is by far the most expensive metro project in the Russian capital.
Rich magnificent ceiling lights of the entrance hall are located in the recesses (in the form of bowls) of the ceiling. Moreover, both halls are decorated in a beautiful golden brown tones. All this is fascinating and looks very beautiful and original.
This station can be attributed to the most magnificent metro stations in Moscow.
List of Moscow deep stations
The deepest metro station in Moscow to Victory Park was Timiryazevskaya. Its depth is 63.5 m.
The following is a list of the deepest, descending, Moscow stations:
1. “Chekhovskaya” (depth 62 meters);
2. “Dubrovka” (62 meters);
3. “Petrovsko-Razumovskaya” (chap. 61 meters);
4. “Pipe” (60 meters).
In conclusion, the top 8 deepest world stations
According to the depth of laying from the very surface of the earth, the list of stations looks like this:
1. Arsenalnaya station (Kiev - 105m.);
2. Admiralteyskaya Station (St. Petersburg - 102 m.);
3. “Victory Park” (the most beautiful and deepest metro station in Moscow);
4. "Commandant Avenue" (St. Petersburg - 78 m.);
5. “Chernyshevskaya” (St. Petersburg - 74 m.);
6. “Lenin Square” (St. Petersburg - 72 m.);
7. "Puhung station" (Korea);
8. "Washington Park" (Oregon).
Thus, for the most part, the world's deepest stations are located in Russian cities, mainly in St. Petersburg. But they all compare favorably not only with the depth of their foundation, but also with their unique beauty and originality. In addition, each station has its own unique history.
The height of the main escalator is 63.4 meters, the small escalator is 3.6 meters, the elevator in the new lobby is 4.94 meters. There are no differences in elevation between the escalators and the elevator. As a result, the depth of the platform is almost 72 meters, and the depth of the station itself (considered by the head of the rail, which is 1.1 meters below the platform) is about 73 meters.