Voykovskaya (Moscow Metro)

Voykovskaya
Moscow Metro station
Coordinates 55°49′08″N 37°29′53″E / 55.8190°N 37.4980°E / 55.8190; 37.4980Coordinates: 55°49′08″N 37°29′53″E / 55.8190°N 37.4980°E / 55.8190; 37.4980
Owned by Moskovsky Metropoliten
Line(s)  2  Zamoskvoretskaya line
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Connections Bus: 90, 114, 179, 191, 204, 282, 780
Trolleybus: 6, 43, 57
Tram: 23, 27, 30
Construction
Depth 7 metres (23 ft)
Platform levels 1
Parking No
Other information
Station code 039
History
Opened 31 December 1964 (1964-12-31)
Traffic
Passengers (2002) 36,390,500
Services
Preceding station   Moscow Metro   Following station
toward Khovrino
Zamoskvoretskaya line
  Out-of-station interchange  
anticlockwise / outer
Moscow Central Circle
Transfer at: Baltiyskaya
clockwise / inner
Location
Voykovskaya
Location within Moscow Ring Road

Voykovskaya (Russian: Во́йковская) is a Moscow Metro station on the Zamoskvoretskaya Line. It was opened on 31 December 1964 along with two neighbouring stations to the north, Vodny Stadion and Rechnoy Vokzal. Passengers may make out-of-station transfers to Baltiyskaya station on the Moscow Central Circle; however, the walk between stations can take more than 20 minutes.[1]

It was built according to the standardized pillar-trispan design, which was widely used in the 1960s as a cost-saving measure. The station's architects were I. Petukhova and A. Fokina. The entrance of the station is under the M10 highway.

Name

The station is named in honor of Pyotr Voykov, a prominent Bolshevik and Soviet diplomat. Voikov was assassinated in 1927 by a White Russian monarchist; however, his reported involvement in the execution of the family of the last Russian emperor Nicholas II led Russian Orthodox Church groups to push to rename the station.[2]

The city held a vote on its “Active Citizen” platform in November to consider a name change. By a vote of 53% to 35%, the residents decided to maintain the Voikovskaya name.[3]

Baltiyskaya was originally slated to be name Voikovskaya; however, a similar vote on “Active Citizen” showed only 19% in favor of the name.[4]

Platform

References

  1. ↑ "КАК РАБОТАЮТ ПЕРЕСАДОЧНЫЕ УЗЛЫ МЦК" (in Russian). Strelka Magazine. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  2. ↑ Глава общества "Мемориал" поддерживает предложение православного священника переименовать станцию метро "Войковская" (in Russian). NEWSru. 12 April 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "На портале "Активный гражданин" завершается голосование по переименованию "Войковской"" (in Russian). TASS. 2015-11-22.
  4. ↑ "Станция МЦК "Войковская" в столице переименована в "Балтийскую"" (in Russian). TASS. 2016-08-10.
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