Sokol (Moscow Metro)

Sokol (Russian: Со́кол, English: Falcon) is a Moscow Metro station on the Zamoskvoretskaya Line. The station opened on 11 September 1938. Designed by K. Yakovlev, V. Polikarpova, and V. Andreev, it features a single row of pillars which flare upward into the arched ceiling, separated by circular coffers. Sokol is finished in a variety of materials, including white and gray Koyelga marble, onyx, granite, and white ceramic tile. The two entrances to the station are located on both sides of Leningradsky Prospekt. An additional exit to the underpass is available from the south end of the platform. Another entrance was cut in 2003 from the nearby Metro Market shopping center. It was the northwestern terminus of the line until 1964 when 3 northern stations were opened. A Zamoskvoretskaya Line depot is located near the station.

Sokol
Moscow Metro station
General information
Location	Sokol District Aeroport District Northern Administrative Okrug Moscow Russia
Coordinates	55.8051°N 37.5153°E / 55.8051; 37.5153
Owned by	Moskovsky Metropoliten
Line(s)	Zamoskvoretskaya line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus: 26, 100, 105, 175, 691 Trolleybus: 6, 12, 19, 43, 59, 61, 70, 82, 86
Construction
Depth	9.6 metres (31 ft)
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Other information
Station code	038
History
Opened	11 September 1938; 86 years ago (1938-09-11)
Passengers
2002	31,572,500
Services
Preceding station Moscow Metro Following station Voykovskaya towards Khovrino Zamoskvoretskaya line Aeroport towards Alma-Atinskaya
Route map Legend Khovrino Belomorskaya Rechnoy Vokzal Vodny Stadion Voykovskaya Sokol yard Sokol Aeroport Dinamo Belorusskaya Mayakovskaya Tverskaya Teatralnaya Moskva River Vodootvodny Canal Novokuznetskaya Paveletskaya Moskva River Avtozavodskaya Tekhnopark () Nagatinsky Bridge Moskva River Kolomenskaya Kashirskaya to Zamoskvoretskoye yard Kantemirovskaya Tsaritsyno Orekhovo Domodedovskaya  (shuttle bus for ) Krasnogvardeyskaya Brateyevo yard Alma-Atinskaya This diagram: view talk edit
Location Sokol Location within Moscow Metro

Sokol station depicted on a 1947 USSR postage stamp

Name

The station is named after the Sokol cooperative settlement (built in the 1920s) that also gave name to the Sokol District.

Accidents

On 19 March 2006, a section of tunnel between Sokol and Voykovskaya stations collapsed and fell onto a metro train. It was reported that the accident was due to workers setting up an advertising billboard in the street above the tunnel. Despite a concrete slab piercing one of the carriages the accident did not cause any injuries.^[1]

References

1. "Tunnel collapse on Moscow metro". BBC. 19 March 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2010.