Tsaritsyno (Moscow Metro)

For other uses, see Tsaritsyno.

Tsaritsyno Moscow Metro station
Station statistics
Coordinates	55°37′18″N 37°40′09″E
Lines	Zamoskvoretskaya Line
Connections	Bus: 182, 203, 245, 289, 679, 701, 756, 761
Structure	Shallow column tri-vault
Depth	8 metres (26 ft)
Levels	1
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Baggage check	No
Other information
Opened	December 30, 1984
Closed	December 31, 1984
Rebuilt	February 9, 1985
Code	023
Owned by	Moskovsky Metropoliten
Traffic
Passengers (2002)	32,704,000
Services
Preceding station   Moscow Metro   Following station Kantemirovskaya toward Rechnoy Vokzal Zamoskvoretskaya Line Orekhovo toward Krasnogvardeyskaya

Tsaritsyno (Russian: Царицыно) is a Moscow Metro station in Tsaritsyno District, Southern Administrative Okrug, Moscow. It is on the Zamoskvoretskaya Line, between Kantemirovskaya and Orekhovo stations.

Tsaritsyno opened on 30 December 1983 as part of an extension but was closed the very next day because of flooding. It reopened on 9 February 1985. The station was known as Lenino until 1990.

Design

The station was designed by architects V. Cheremin and A. Vigdorov. It has white marble pillars, walls inlaid with patterns of red, brown, grey and yellow marble and mosaics depicting the achievements of the Soviet science. A mosaic by A. Kuznetsov above the entrance stairs depicts the Moscow skyline.

Entrance

The entrance is located at the intersection of Proletarsky Avenue and Kaspiyskaya Street.