Tsaritsyno (Moscow Metro)

Tsaritsyno (Russian: Царицыно) is a Moscow Metro station in Tsaritsyno District, Southern Administrative Okrug, Moscow. It is on the Zamoskvoretskaya line, between Kantemirovskaya and Orekhovo stations. The entrance is located at the intersection of Luganskaya, Kaspiyskaya and Tovarishchesckaya ('Luhansk', 'Caspian', and 'Tovarishch' streets).^[a]

Tsaritsyno
Moscow Metro station
General information
Location	Tsaritsyno District, Southern Administrative Okrug Moscow Russia
Coordinates	55.6214°N 37.6694°E / 55.6214; 37.6694
Owned by	Moskovsky Metropoliten
Line(s)	Zamoskvoretskaya line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus: м82, м87, м88, м89, 814, с823, 844, с854, с869, 921, н13 (night bus).
Construction
Structure type	Shallow column tri-vault
Depth	8 metres (26 ft)
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Other information
Station code	023
History
Opened	30 December 1984; 39 years ago (1984-12-30)
Closed	31 December 1984; 39 years ago (1984-12-31)
Rebuilt	9 February 1985; 39 years ago (1985-02-09)
Previous names	Lenino (1984–1990)
Passengers
2002	32,704,000
Services
Preceding station Moscow Metro Following station Kantemirovskaya towards Khovrino Zamoskvoretskaya line Orekhovo 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 Tsaritsyno Location within Moscow Metro

Tsaritsyno opened on 30 December 1984 as part of an extension but was closed the very next day because of flooding. It reopened on 9 February 1985.

From its opening until November 1990, the station was named Lenino for the Lenino-Dachnoye region. The city renamed the station Tsaritsyno for Tsaritsyno Park, which houses a palace once owned by Catherine the Great.^[1]

The stations has been closed since 12 November 2022 due to the reconstruction works.^[2]

Design

The station was designed by architects V. Cheremin and A. Vigdorov. It has white marble pillars, walls inlaid with patterns of red, brown, grey and yellow marble and mosaics depicting the achievements of the Soviet science. A mosaic by A. Kuznetsov above the entrance stairs depicts the Moscow skyline.

Notes

1. These streets are namesakes of the city of Luhansk, the Caspian Sea or region, while Tovarishch is 'friend' or 'comrade'.

References

1. "Какие станции московского метро были переименованы и почему?" (in Russian). Argumenty i Fakty. 2014-10-04.
2. "From November 12, the section between Avtozavodskaya and Orekhovo…". m.vk.com. Moscow Metro. Nov 2, 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-02-14. Retrieved 30 May 2023.