Belyayevo () is a station on the
Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line
The Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya line (, ) (Line 6; Orange Line) is a line of the Moscow Metro, that originally existed as two separate radial lines, Rizhskaya and Kaluzhskaya opened in 1958 and 1962, respectively. Only in 1971 were they united into a si ...
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 ...
. It opened on 12 August 1974 as part of the southwest extension of the Kaluzhsky radius
Design
It was designed by V. Polikarpova, V. Klokov, and L. Popov. The station was built on a modified version of the standard column tri-span design, with white
marble
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column
A column or pillar in architecture and structural engineering is a structural element that transmits, through compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below. In other words, a column is a compression member ...
s and tiled walls decorated with metal panels depicting various
folktales (artists by J. Bodniek and Kh. Rysin); the floor is revetted with grey granite.
Belyayevo has two underground vestibules, both of which are connected to pedestrian subways beneath
Profsoyuznaya Street
Profsoyuznaya Street (name since 7 February 1958) is a street in the South-Western Administrative Okrug of Moscow in the Akademichesky, Konkovo, Obruchevsky, Tyoply Stan, Cheryomushki, and Yasenevo districts.
The street runs from Ho Chi M ...
at its intersection with
Miklukho-Maklay Street on
Martin Luther King
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Square.
Location
As between 1974 and up to 1987 the station was a terminus of the Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line, behind the station there are a set of reversal sidings used for nighttime stands.
Traffic
The daily passenger traffic is 59,800 people.
Gallery
Moscow Metro stations
Railway stations in Russia opened in 1974
Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line
Railway stations located underground in Russia
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