Slavyansky Bulvar
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Slavyansky Bulvar is a Moscow Metro
station in the Kuntsevo District
, Western Administrative Okrug
, Moscow
. It is on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line
, between Kuntsevskaya and Park Pobedy stations. Built as part of the stretch that bypasses most of the surface stretch of the Filyovskaya Line
, Slavyansky Bulvar serves the residents of the southwestern districts situated between the Fruzensky and Filyovsky radii. The station was opened on 7 September 2008.
Originally the section between Kuntsevskaya and Park Pobedy was to have two stations instead of one. The first one, Minskaya was to be located on the western side of Moscow's Victory Park near the intersection of Minskaya Street and Kutuzovsky Prospekt
. Whilst the second station, Slavyansky Bulvar, was to be located on the Southern side of the same Kutuzovsky prospect in the Fili-Davydkovo district, next to the Slavyansky Bouelevard (hence the name), construction of which began to a point where the future pit was ready for the tunnel boring shield. However the prioritisation of constructing a line to Strogino, and the importance of locking the bypass made the Moscow government change its original plan. The curvature of the bypass was reduced (and thus its length by 0.9 km), as was the amount of stations to save time. Originally the station Minskaya was more favoured, but under pressure of locals, the location of Minskaya would leave a provision for a station to be built in at a latter date (which could mean decades) and Slavyansky Bulvar was returned, however the change of the track path meant that the station would now be on the Northern side of the avenue, on the intersection with the Starorublyovskoye highway.
The station, designed by Architect S.Volovich, is to be a single-vault design of shallow depth. The vault would rest on horizontal walls, due to the favourable hydroisolation conditions that are present there. Internally the walls would be reveted with green Cuban marble "Verde Guatemala", topped with aluminium profile onto which lighting elements would be fixed. Grey granite "Aleksandorovsky" will cover the floor apart from platform edge which will have a darker "Gabbro". In addition the platform will have three beech benches.
The station has two underground vestibules and serves as a junction with surface urban traffic.
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 the Kuntsevo District
Kuntsevo District
Kuntsevo is a district of Western Administrative Okrug of Moscow, Russia. Population: -History:In the 18th century, a palace and a park were built; they were often visited by the Empress Catherine II. Kuntsevo is the site of the Church of Theotokos Orans. In the 19th century, Kuntsevo became a...
, Western Administrative Okrug
Western Administrative Okrug
Western Administrative District, or Zapadny Administrative Okrug , is one of the ten administrative okrugs of Moscow. The district 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 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...
, between Kuntsevskaya and Park Pobedy stations. Built as part of the stretch that bypasses most of the surface stretch of the Filyovskaya Line
Filyovskaya Line
Filyovskaya Line , or Line 4, is a line of the Moscow Metro. Chronologically the sixth to open, it connects the major eastern districts of Dorogomilovo and Fili along with the Moscow City with the city centre...
, Slavyansky Bulvar serves the residents of the southwestern districts situated between the Fruzensky and Filyovsky radii. The station was opened on 7 September 2008.
Originally the section between Kuntsevskaya and Park Pobedy was to have two stations instead of one. The first one, Minskaya was to be located on the western side of Moscow's Victory Park near the intersection of Minskaya Street and Kutuzovsky Prospekt
Kutuzovsky Prospekt
Kutuzovsky Prospekt is a major radial avenue in Moscow, Russia, named after Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov, leader of Russian field army during the French invasion of Russia...
. Whilst the second station, Slavyansky Bulvar, was to be located on the Southern side of the same Kutuzovsky prospect in the Fili-Davydkovo district, next to the Slavyansky Bouelevard (hence the name), construction of which began to a point where the future pit was ready for the tunnel boring shield. However the prioritisation of constructing a line to Strogino, and the importance of locking the bypass made the Moscow government change its original plan. The curvature of the bypass was reduced (and thus its length by 0.9 km), as was the amount of stations to save time. Originally the station Minskaya was more favoured, but under pressure of locals, the location of Minskaya would leave a provision for a station to be built in at a latter date (which could mean decades) and Slavyansky Bulvar was returned, however the change of the track path meant that the station would now be on the Northern side of the avenue, on the intersection with the Starorublyovskoye highway.
The station, designed by Architect S.Volovich, is to be a single-vault design of shallow depth. The vault would rest on horizontal walls, due to the favourable hydroisolation conditions that are present there. Internally the walls would be reveted with green Cuban marble "Verde Guatemala", topped with aluminium profile onto which lighting elements would be fixed. Grey granite "Aleksandorovsky" will cover the floor apart from platform edge which will have a darker "Gabbro". In addition the platform will have three beech benches.
The station has two underground vestibules and serves as a junction with surface urban traffic.