Domodedovskaya
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Domodedovskaya is a Moscow Metro
station in Orekhovo-Borisovo Severnoye
and Orekhovo-Borisovo Yuzhnoye
districts, Southern Administrative Okrug
, Moscow
. It is on the Zamoskvoretskaya Line
, between Orekhovo and Krasnogvardeyskaya stations. It located at the intersection of Kashirskoye Highway
and Orekhovy Boulevard.
The station opened on 7 September 1985.
Domodedovskaya is named after Domodedovo International Airport
, which is located some 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the south of the station along the Kashirskoye Highway
. There is a regular shuttle bus service from the station to Domodedovo, as Domodedovskaya provides the fastest ground access to the airport.
The station was designed by architects N. Aleshina and N. Samoylova. Like many other stations built in the 1970s and 1980s, Domodedovskaya has a decorative theme related to the local surroundings. Appropriately enough, the theme here is aviation. The pillars are faced with white marble
with inlays of darker marble, and the walls are decorated with plaques depicting Soviet aircraft
.
Moscow Metro
The Moscow Metro is a rapid transit system serving Moscow and the neighbouring town of Krasnogorsk. Opened in 1935 with one line and 13 stations, it was the first underground railway system in the Soviet Union. As of 2011, the Moscow Metro has 182 stations and its route length is . The system is...
station in Orekhovo-Borisovo Severnoye
Orekhovo-Borisovo Severnoye District
Orekhovo-Borisovo Severnoye District , commonly known as Orekhovo-Borisovo, is a district in Southern Administrative Okrug of Moscow, Russia, located on the spot of former villages of Orekhovo, Borisovo, Shipilovo, Zyablikovo, and Brateyevo. In the early 1970s, mass housing construction was started...
and Orekhovo-Borisovo Yuzhnoye
Orekhovo-Borisovo Yuzhnoye District
Orekhovo-Borisovo Yuzhnoye District , commonly known as Orekhovo-Borisovo, is a district in Southern Administrative Okrug of Moscow, Russia, located on the spot of former villages of Orekhovo, Borisovo, Shipilovo, Zyablikovo, and Brateyevo. In the early 1970s, mass housing construction was started...
districts, Southern Administrative Okrug
Southern Administrative Okrug
Southern Administrative Okrug, or Yuzhny Administrative Okrug , is one of the ten administrative okrugs of Moscow. It was founded in 1991 and has an area of...
, Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. It is on the Zamoskvoretskaya Line
Zamoskvoretskaya Line
Zamoskvoretskaya Line , formerly Gorkovsko-Zamoskvoretskaya , is a line of the Moscow Metro. Opened in 1938, chronologically it became the third line. There are twenty stations on the Zamoskvoretskaya line, and it spans , roughly crossing Moscow in a north-south direction. A normal trip along the...
, between Orekhovo and Krasnogvardeyskaya stations. It located at the intersection of Kashirskoye Highway
Kashirskoye Highway
Kashirskoye Highway or Kashira Highway is a major street in Moscow, Russia, continued as a highway beyond the city into Moscow Oblast as a backup route for highway M4. It was named in the 19th century after the old Kashira Road, which led to the town of Kashira. It was one of the sites of the...
and Orekhovy Boulevard.
The station opened on 7 September 1985.
Domodedovskaya is named after Domodedovo International Airport
Domodedovo International Airport
Moscow Domodedovo Airport or Domodedovo International Airport is an international airport located in Domodedovsky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia, south-southeast of the centre of Moscow...
, which is located some 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the south of the station along the Kashirskoye Highway
Kashirskoye Highway
Kashirskoye Highway or Kashira Highway is a major street in Moscow, Russia, continued as a highway beyond the city into Moscow Oblast as a backup route for highway M4. It was named in the 19th century after the old Kashira Road, which led to the town of Kashira. It was one of the sites of the...
. There is a regular shuttle bus service from the station to Domodedovo, as Domodedovskaya provides the fastest ground access to the airport.
The station was designed by architects N. Aleshina and N. Samoylova. Like many other stations built in the 1970s and 1980s, Domodedovskaya has a decorative theme related to the local surroundings. Appropriately enough, the theme here is aviation. The pillars are faced with white marble
Marble
Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite.Geologists use the term "marble" to refer to metamorphosed limestone; however stonemasons use the term more broadly to encompass unmetamorphosed limestone.Marble is commonly used for...
with inlays of darker marble, and the walls are decorated with plaques depicting Soviet aircraft
Aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.Although...
.