Barrikadnaya
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Barrikadnaya is a station on the Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya Line
of the Moscow Metro
. It is named after the events of the Russian Revolution of 1905
when it was a site for barricades on Krasnaya Presnya street. The station was opened in 1972 as the first station on the Krasnopresenenskiy line, and for three years was its southern terminus, until the tunnel to Pushkinskaya connected it to the Zhdanovskiy line.
The station was built following a typical pylon design, however due to unfavourable underlying geological conditions the pylons eventually had to be widened. Decoratively the station shows that by the early 1970s the architectural style of Moscow Metro stations had evolved from the functional designs of the 1960s. The station architects Strelkov and Polikarpova applied a theme of pink and red marble to the pylons, which due to their extension from the floor to the vault appear to look like barricades. The walls are exquisitely decorated with different shades of pink, red, blue and grey marble. The central hall had to be extended as the station was initially designed for extended seven-carriage trains (although the line has been using eight-carriages since the late 1980s). This design is most obviously seen in the entrances to the central hall, which are all decorated with metallic artworks.
The entrance to the station is located on Barrikadnaya Street, which links Krasnaya Presnya with the Garden Ring
, and is externally decorated with stone artwork depicting the events of 1905. Across the road is one of Stalin's Seven Sisters
skyscrapers. From the opposite end of the central hall there is a transfer to the Krasnopresnenskaya
station of the Koltsevaya Line
The daily passenger traffic of the station amounts to 32,400 people via the station entrance, and 118,500 using the transfer.
Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya Line
The Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya is the busiest line of the Moscow Metro...
of the Moscow Metro
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...
. It is named after the events of the Russian Revolution of 1905
Russian Revolution of 1905
The 1905 Russian Revolution was a wave of mass political and social unrest that spread through vast areas of the Russian Empire. Some of it was directed against the government, while some was undirected. It included worker strikes, peasant unrest, and military mutinies...
when it was a site for barricades on Krasnaya Presnya street. The station was opened in 1972 as the first station on the Krasnopresenenskiy line, and for three years was its southern terminus, until the tunnel to Pushkinskaya connected it to the Zhdanovskiy line.
The station was built following a typical pylon design, however due to unfavourable underlying geological conditions the pylons eventually had to be widened. Decoratively the station shows that by the early 1970s the architectural style of Moscow Metro stations had evolved from the functional designs of the 1960s. The station architects Strelkov and Polikarpova applied a theme of pink and red marble to the pylons, which due to their extension from the floor to the vault appear to look like barricades. The walls are exquisitely decorated with different shades of pink, red, blue and grey marble. The central hall had to be extended as the station was initially designed for extended seven-carriage trains (although the line has been using eight-carriages since the late 1980s). This design is most obviously seen in the entrances to the central hall, which are all decorated with metallic artworks.
The entrance to the station is located on Barrikadnaya Street, which links Krasnaya Presnya with the Garden Ring
Garden Ring
The Garden Ring, also known as the "B" Ring , is a circular avenue around the central Moscow, its course corresponding to what used to be the city ramparts surrounding Zemlyanoy Gorod in the 17th century....
, and is externally decorated with stone artwork depicting the events of 1905. Across the road is one of Stalin's Seven Sisters
Seven Sisters (Moscow)
The "Seven Sisters" is the English name given to a group of Moscow skyscrapers designed in the Stalinist style. Muscovites call them Vysotki or Stalinskie Vysotki , " high-rises"...
skyscrapers. From the opposite end of the central hall there is a transfer to the Krasnopresnenskaya
Krasnopresnenskaya
Krasnopresnenskaya is a Moscow Metro station in the Presnensky District, Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow. It is on the Koltsevaya Line, between Kiyevskaya and Belorusskaya stations. Krasnopresnenskaya was designed by V. Yegerev, M. Konstantinov, Felix Novikov, and I. Pokrovsky and opened on...
station of the Koltsevaya Line
Koltsevaya Line
The Koltsevaya Line , , is a railway line of the Moscow Metro. The line was built in 1950-1954 encircling the central Moscow, and became crucial to the transfer patterns of passengers....
The daily passenger traffic of the station amounts to 32,400 people via the station entrance, and 118,500 using the transfer.
External links
- mymetro.ru
- KartaMetro.info — Station location and exits on Moscow map (English/Russian)