Arbatskaya () is a station on the Arbatsko–Pokrovskaya line of the

Moscow Metro The Moscow Metro) is a rapid transit system in the Moscow Oblast of Russia. It serves the capital city of Moscow and the neighbouring cities of Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Krasnogorsk, Reutov, Lyubertsy, and Kotelniki. Opened in 1935 with one l ...

. Along with Smolenskaya and Kievskaya, it was built in 1953 to replace an older, parallel section of track which has since become part of the

Filyovskaya line The Filyovskaya line (, ), (Line 4; Sky Line), formerly the Arbatsko-Filyovskaya line () is a line of the Moscow Metro system in Moscow, Russia. Chronologically the sixth station to open, it connects the major western districts of Dorogomilovo a ...

. The old station had been damaged in a German bomb attack in 1941, so its replacement was much deeper and included larger stations that could double as shelters (especially in the event of nuclear attack). Although it was initially supposed to be closed permanently, the old section reopened five years later, creating the somewhat confusing situation of having two pairs of completely separate stations with the same names (Arbatskaya and Smolenskaya). Arbatskaya_Moscow_Metro_plaque

Arbatskaya was designed by

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, Valentin Pelevin and

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. Since it was meant to serve as a bomb shelter as well as a Metro station, Arbatskaya is both large (the 250-m platform is the second-longest in Moscow) and deep (41 m underground). The main tunnel is elliptical in cross-section, an unusual departure from the standard circular design. The station features low, square pylons faced with red

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and a high vaulted ceiling elaborately decorated with ornamental brackets, floral reliefs, and chandeliers.

Transfers

From this station passengers can transfer to

Biblioteka Imeni Lenina Biblioteka Imeni Lenina () is a station on the Sokolnicheskaya Line of the Moscow Metro. The station was opened on 15 May 1935 as a part of the first stage of the Metro. It is situated in the very centre of the city under Mokhovaya Street, and ...

on the Sokolnicheskaya line, Aleksandrovsky Sad on the

, and Borovitskaya on the Serpukhovsko–Timiryazevskaya line. Despite the name, however, it is not possible to transfer to Arbatskaya on the Filyovskaya line.

In popular culture

The station and on the Filyovskaya line are featured in the Moscow segment of '' Resident Evil: Retribution''. The station, alongside Aleksandrovskiy Sad, Biblioteka Lenina, and Borovitskaya, makes up the 'city-state' of Polis in the ''

Metro 2033 Metro 2033 may refer to: * ''Metro 2033'' (novel), a 2002 novel by Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky * ''Metro 2033'' (video game), a 2010 first-person shooter video game based on the novel See also * ''Metro'' (franchise), originating from t ...

'' series of games and novels.

Gallery

File:Arbatskaya - APL (Арбатская - АПЛ) (5018298356).jpg, One of the accesses to the platform File:Arbatskaya - APL (Арбатская - АПЛ) (5017695653).jpg, Wall artwork File:Metro MSK Line3 Arbatskaya (img2).jpg, Platform File:Arbatskaya - APL (Арбатская - АПЛ) (5017691645).jpg, Incoming Rusich train File:Arbatskaya APL vestibule 1.jpg, Vestibule File:Vestibule_of_Arbatskaya_(Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya_Line)_2023-10_1698506380.webp, Vestibule

External links

metro.rumymetro.ruKartaMetro.info
– Station location and exits on Moscow map (English/Russian) {{DEFAULTSORT:Arbatskaya (Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line) Moscow Metro stations Railway stations in Russia opened in 1953 Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line Railway stations located underground in Russia