Kuzminki () is a station on
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 ...
's
Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya Line
The Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya line (, , also ТКЛ) formerly Zhdanovsko-Krasnopresnenskaya () (Line 7; Purple Line) is the busiest line of the Moscow Metro system in Moscow, Russia. Built in 1966–1975 and extended in 2013–15, it cuts Mosco ...
. The station was opened on 31 December 1966 as part of the Zhdanovsky radius.
Name
It is named after the
Kuzminki District
Kuzminki District () is a district of South-Eastern Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow, Russia. Population:
History
The main point of interest in the district is the Vlakhernskoye-Kuzminki, a former estate of the Stroganov and G ...
in southeastern
Moscow
Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...
where it is situated.
Overview
The station has two underground vestibules interlinked with subways under the Volgogradskiy avenue with access to Zelenodolskaya,
Marshala Chuikova and Zhigulevskaya streets with light glazed pavilions on the surface. Up to Kuzminki, the Line follows Volgogradsky Avenue to the southeast. However, afterwards the line turns perpendicular and adjoins the parallel Ryazanskiy Avenue and then follows it. As a result, the station has high passenger traffic due to public transport arriving from the southeastern suburban towns which in March 2002 totalled 116,100 passengers daily.
Design
The station is a typical pillar-trispan design of the 1960s with a modest theme (architects L.A. Shagurina and M.N.Korneeva) of white marbled pillars and creme and red coloured ceramic tiles on the walls, which are also decorated with cast bas reliefs that contain images of forest animals (artist G.G. Derviz). The floor is covered with grey and red granite.
External links
StationsKuzminki
KartaMetro.info
— Station location and exits on Moscow map (English/Russian)
Moscow Metro stations
Railway stations in Russia opened in 1966
Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya Line
Railway stations located underground in Russia
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