Medvedkovo (Moscow Metro)
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Medvedkovo Медведково | |||||||||||
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Moscow Metro station | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Severnoye Medvedkovo District North-Eastern Administrative Okrug | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 55°53′14″N 37°39′41″E / 55.8872°N 37.6613°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Moskovsky Metropoliten | ||||||||||
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Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Shallow pillar tri-span | ||||||||||
Depth | 10 metres (33 ft) | ||||||||||
Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
Parking | No | ||||||||||
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Station code | 086 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 30 September 1978 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2009 | 27,646,925 | ||||||||||
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Medvedkovo (Russian: Медведково) is a Moscow Metro station in Severnoye Medvedkovo District, North-Eastern Administrative Okrug, Moscow. It is on the Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line serving as its northeastern terminus. The station opened on 29 September 1978.
Design
Medvedkovo was designed by architects Nina Aleshina and Natalya Samoilova. The station features flared pillars faced with pinkish marble and strips of stainless steel. The outer walls of the station are coated with red marble and interlocking triangles of anodized aluminum punctuated with plaques by M. Alekseev depicting northern wildlife.
Entrances to the station are located on either side of Shirokaya street just west of Grekova Street.
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