Lefortovo (Moscow Metro)
Appearance
Lefortovo (Russian: Лефортово) is a station on the Bolshaya Koltsevaya line of the Moscow Metro. The station was opened on 27 March 2020 as part of Nekrasovskaya line extension.[3]
Name
[edit]The Station is named for the Lefortovo District of Moscow.[4] The district's name comes from Franz Lefort, a Russian military officer and confidant of Peter the Great.
Construction
[edit]Construction on the tunnels began in August 2016. The tunneling equipment reached Lefortovo in August 2017.[2] The second tunnel reached the station in October 2017.
References
[edit]- ^ Суриков А. "Лефортово" (in Russian). Метрострой. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
- ^ a b "Третий пересадочный контур метро: тоннель до станции "Лефортово" построен". Moscow Complex for Construction and Urban Development. 2017-08-21.
- ^ "В Москве заработал второй участок Некрасовской линии метро". Интерфакс (in Russian). 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- ^ "Лефортово" (in Russian). Moscow Complex for Construction and Urban Development. Retrieved 2017-11-27.