Pervomayskaya or Pervomaiskaya was a temporary station on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line

Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line

The Arbatsko–Pokrovskaya Line is a line of the Moscow Metro. Chronologically the second to open, now it connects with the district of Mitino and town of Krasnogorsk to the northwest of Moscow with the east of the Russian capital passing through the city centre...

 of the Moscow Metro

Moscow Metro

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 in use between 1954 and 1961. It was closed after being replaced by a permanent station, Izmaylovsky Park

Izmailovskaya (Metro)

Izmaylovskaya is a Moscow Metro station on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line. It is one of the few surface level stations of the system. Moscow's harsh winters make above-ground stations impractical, but the design nonetheless enjoyed brief popularity between 1958 and 1966 because of the low...

 (now Izmailovskaya).

Pervomaskaya was located in the Izmaylovo depot, which was built in 1950. Out of necessity the depot had been built east of Izmaylovskaya (now Partizanskaya

Partizanskaya

Partizanskaya , known until 2005 as Izmailovskiy Park, is a station on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line of the Moscow Metro. It was built during World War II and is dedicated to the Soviet partisans who resisted the Nazis. The name was changed on the 60th anniversary of Soviet victory to better...

), since this was the only shallow-level station on the line. However, because of the dense residential area and natural parkland surrounding Partizanskaya, the depot had to be built at a significant distance from the station, about 1.5 km away in the Izmailovo residential district

Izmaylovo District

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. For this reason, it was decided to establish a temporary station within the depot itself until a permanent station, which was planned for the early 1960s, was completed.

The new station opened on September 24, 1954, becoming the first ground level station on the Moscow Metro. It was also, to date, the only station with a wood

Wood

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en roof. On October 21, 1961, Izmailovskaya opened half a kilometre to the east of Pervomayskaya and the temporary station was closed.

The station is still in relatively good condition, with its tiled walls and decorative reliefs intact. It has long suggested that Pervomaiskaya be renovated and turned into a museum of Metro rolling stock, since some preserved examples are already stored at the depot. However, the depot's repair facilities are still active so any plans for a museum would have to wait until the completion of a new depot at the west end of the line, which would not take place before 2015.

Pervomaiskaya's former vestibule is located near the intersection of Pervomaiskaya and 1st Parkovaya streets. This building remains in good condition and is used for official ceremonies by the depot workers and their families. Until recently the name of the station was still visible on the vestibule's pediment.

This station should not be confused with the newer Pervomayskaya

Pervomayskaya (Metro)

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station of the same line, situated further to the east and opened in 1961.