Planernaya () is a
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 ...
station. It opened on December 30, 1975 as the final section of the northern extension of the Krasnopresnensky radius.
It is not to be confused with Planernaya Railway Platform on the
Moscow-St Petersburg Railway to the North and on the other side of
Khimki
Khimki (, ) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located approximately northwest from central Moscow, and is part of the Moscow metropolitan area.
History Origins and formation
Khimki was initially a railway station that had existed sin ...
.
Location
Planernaya metro station is located at Planernaya Street in Moscow's
Severnoye Tushino District
Severnoye Tushino District or Northern Tushino () is an administrative district (raion) of North-Western Administrative Okrug, and one of the 125 raions of Moscow, Russia.
In the district there are Alyoshkinsky forest and Severnoye Tushino park.
...
. It is the northwestern terminus of the
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 the northernmost in the Metro system until the opening of
Medvedkovo in 1978. To the north of the station is the Planernoye depot, which opened with the extension (and hence relieved Krasnaya Presnya).
Building
The architect Trenin faced the pillars with white
marble
Marble is a metamorphic rock consisting of carbonate minerals (most commonly calcite (CaCO3) or Dolomite (mineral), dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2) that have recrystallized under the influence of heat and pressure. It has a crystalline texture, and is ty ...
and the floor with black granite. The station walls are decorated with geometric patterns formed from white, blue-grey, and yellow shades. This gives the station a very bright appearance.
Entrances / exits
The station has two surface vestibules which lead to Fomicheva and Planernaya streets.
References
External links
metro.rumymetro.ruKartaMetro.info
— Station location and exits on Moscow map (English/Russian)
{{Moscow Metro
Moscow Metro stations
Railway stations in Russia opened in 1975
Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya Line
Railway stations located underground in Russia