Planernaya
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Planyornaya is the northern terminus of the Moscow Metro
's Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya Line
. Opened on December 30, 1975 it was the final section of the northern extension of the Krasnopresnenskiy radius. The architect Trenin faced the pillars with white marble
and the floor with black granite and decorated the walls with geometric patterns formed from white, blue-grey, and yellow shades, showing precision of carpentry. This gave the station a very bright appearance.
Once again showing the end of the economical policies in metro, the station has two surface vestibules which lead to Fomicheva and Planyornaya streets, near the Moscow Canal
.
To the north of the station is the Planyornoye depot which opened with the extension, (and hence relieved Krasnaya Presnya). The station had been the northernmost in the Metro until the opening of Medvedkovo
in 1978. It has a daily passenger traffic rate of 49300.
There was a confusion of pronunciation of the station. Whether said as PlanYOrnaya or PlAnernaya, the former implies the connotation with gliding and aviation (Russian for glider-Planer), the second name however implies to carpentry (i.e. planing) for which the original village, Planyornoe, prior to its annexation into Moscow and rebuilding into a municipality, was famous.
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...
's Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya Line
Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya Line
The Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya is the busiest line of the Moscow Metro...
. Opened on December 30, 1975 it was the final section of the northern extension of the Krasnopresnenskiy radius. The architect Trenin faced the pillars 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...
and the floor with black granite and decorated the walls with geometric patterns formed from white, blue-grey, and yellow shades, showing precision of carpentry. This gave the station a very bright appearance.
Once again showing the end of the economical policies in metro, the station has two surface vestibules which lead to Fomicheva and Planyornaya streets, near the Moscow Canal
Moscow Canal
The Moscow Canal , named the Moscow-Volga Canal until the year 1947, is a canal that connects the Moskva River with the main transportation artery of European Russia, the Volga River. It is located in Moscow itself and in the Moscow Oblast...
.
To the north of the station is the Planyornoye depot which opened with the extension, (and hence relieved Krasnaya Presnya). The station had been the northernmost in the Metro until the opening of Medvedkovo
Medvedkovo
Medvedkovo is a Moscow Metro station in Northern Medvedkovo District, North-Eastern Administrative Okrug, Moscow. It is on the Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line serving as its northeastern terminus. The station opened on 29 September 1978.- Design :...
in 1978. It has a daily passenger traffic rate of 49300.
There was a confusion of pronunciation of the station. Whether said as PlanYOrnaya or PlAnernaya, the former implies the connotation with gliding and aviation (Russian for glider-Planer), the second name however implies to carpentry (i.e. planing) for which the original village, Planyornoe, prior to its annexation into Moscow and rebuilding into a municipality, was famous.
External links
- metro.ru
- mymetro.ru
- KartaMetro.info — Station location and exits on Moscow map (English/Russian)