Prospekt Mira () 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 was designed by V. Lebedev and P. Shteller and opened on 1 May 1958. The station features flared pylons faced with white

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and trimmed with sharp-edged metal

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s. The walls are faced with off-white ceramic tile with horizontal black stripes. From 1958 until 1971 the station was the southern terminus of the Rizhskaya line. The entrance to the station is located on the west side of Prospekt Mira (north of Protopopovsky Pereulok) on the ground floor of the Metro's central control building.

Transfers

From this station it is possible to transfer to Prospekt Mira on the Koltsevaya line. Moscow Metro stations Railway stations in Russia opened in 1958 Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line Railway stations located underground in Russia {{Russia-railstation-stub