Shchyolkovskaya (Russian: Щёлковская) is a Moscow Metro station on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line. It is an Eastern terminus of the line. It opened in 1963.

Shchyolkovskaya

Щёлковская
Moscow Metro station
General information
LocationSevernoye Izmaylovo District
Golyanovo District
Eastern Administrative Okrug
Moscow
Russia
Coordinates55°48′34″N 37°47′55″E / 55.8094°N 37.7986°E / 55.8094; 37.7986
Owned byMoskovsky Metropoliten
Line(s)#3 Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus: 3, 52, 68, 97, 133, 171, 223, 257, 283, 449, 627, 627к, 645, 716, 735, 760, 833, т32, т41, т83, н3
Construction
Depth8 metres (26 ft)
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Other information
Station code053[1]
History
Opened22 July 1963; 60 years ago (1963-07-22)[1]
Services
Preceding station Moscow Metro Following station
Pervomayskaya Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line Terminus
Location
Shchyolkovskaya is located in Moscow Metro
Shchyolkovskaya
Shchyolkovskaya
Location within Moscow Metro

Name edit

Its name owes to the location near the Shchyolkovo highway.

Building edit

It was built at 8 metres (26 ft) below the ground to the standardized column tri-span design, which was commonly used from the 1960s till 1990s. The pillars are faced with dark green marble. The walls were originally tiled by yellow and black ceramic tiles, but a modern metalloplastic cladding was applied in 2002, giving the station a cleaner look. The architects were Ivan Taranov and Nadezhda Bykova.[1]

Traffic edit

The station is highly[quantify] loaded due to nearby Moscow Central Bus Terminal.

 
Platform with a Rusich train

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Щёлковская". Moskovsky Metropoliten (in Russian). Retrieved 2012-12-26.