Vorobyovy Gory (Moscow Metro)

Vorobyovy Gory Moscow Metro station
Station statistics
Address	Vernadsky Avenue Moscow Russia
Coordinates	55°42′37.20″N 37°33′33.15″E
Lines	Sokolnicheskaya Line
Connections	Bus: 5, 15, 64, 132 Trolleybus: 7, 31, 31к, 28, 79
Levels	1
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Baggage check	No
Other information
Opened	1 December 1959
Rebuilt	20 October 1983 — 14 December 2002
Code	016
Owned by	Moskovsky Metropoliten
Formerly	Leninskye Gory
Services
Preceding station   Moscow Metro   Following station Universitet toward Yugo-Zapadnaya Sokolnicheskaya Line Sportivnaya toward Ulitsa Podbelskogo

Vorobyovy Gory (Russian: Воробьёвы го́ры, lit. Sparrow Hills) is a Moscow Metro station. It is on the Sokolnicheskaya Line, between Universitet and Sportivnaya stations. Its name originates from a nearby elevated area literally translated as Sparrow Hills.

History

The bridge, which is known as the Luzhniki Metro Bridge, or simply "Metromost", and spans the Moskva River, was originally built in 1958. The architects for the project were M.P. Bubnov, A.S. Markelov, M.F. Markovsky, A.K. Ryzhkov, and B.I. Tkhor. However, by 1984 the bridge, plagued by corrosion, had fallen into disrepair and was deemed structurally unsound, so Vorobyovy Gory (at the time called Leninskiye Gory) was "temporarily" closed for repairs and trains were rerouted to temporary bridges alongside. Eighteen years later on 14 December 2002, the newly renovated and renamed station was opened to the public once again.

Design

Built into the lower level of a bridge, it is unique in the city and in the world. At 270 metres in length, the platform is the longest in the system as the station needed to be accessible from both sides of the river. It is also the highest station above ground level at 15 metres, though this is less remarkable since all but a handful of Metro stations are underground. Apart from its dimensions, Vorobyovy Gory is also notable in being the only Metro station with windows.