Ploshchad Lenina (Minsk Metro)
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Ploshchad Lenina is a Minsk Metro
station.
and serves the main railway station of the city
: Minsk Passazhirsky.
From 1992 to 2003 the station was declared as "Ploschad' Nezavisimosti" (lit: Independance Square), but later original name of the station was restored. According to head of technical department of the Minsk subway, the official decision to rename the station "Lenin Square" to "Independence Square" was never taken, but there were verbal instructions of government.
It is one of three on the Minsk Metro to have been built with an entrance in an existing building, the other two being Oktyabrskaya
and Kupalovskaya
.
Minsk Metro
The Minsk Metro is a rapid-transit system that serves Minsk, the capital of Belarus. Opened in 1984, it presently consists of 2 lines and 25 stations totaling 30.3 kilometres...
station.
Overview
The station, opened on June 24, 1984, is part of the Moskovskaya LineMoskovskaya Line
The Moskovskaya Line , is a line of the Minsk Metro. The line was opened along with the Metro in 1984 with the original eight station segment, and crosses the city on a Northeast-Southwest axis...
and serves the main railway station of the city
Minsk
- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...
: Minsk Passazhirsky.
From 1992 to 2003 the station was declared as "Ploschad' Nezavisimosti" (lit: Independance Square), but later original name of the station was restored. According to head of technical department of the Minsk subway, the official decision to rename the station "Lenin Square" to "Independence Square" was never taken, but there were verbal instructions of government.
It is one of three on the Minsk Metro to have been built with an entrance in an existing building, the other two being Oktyabrskaya
Oktyabrskaya (Minsk Metro)
Oktyabrskaya or Kastrychnitskaya is a Minsk Metro station. Opened on June 26, 1984.The station is one of three on the Minsk Metro to have been built with an entrance in an existing building, the other two being Kupalovskaya and Ploshchad Lenina....
and Kupalovskaya
Kupalovskaya (Minsk Metro)
Kupalovskaya is a Minsk Metro station. Opened on December 31, 1990.The station is one of three on the Minsk Metro to have been built with an entrance in an existing building, the other two being Oktyabrskaya and Ploshchad Lenina.-2011 bombing:...
.