Moscow Extends Purple Metro Line to Kуркино
Moscow's Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya (purple) metro line will be extended to the Kуркино district, adding two new stations and improving transport access for about 350,000 residents in Kуркино, Khimki, and Putilkovo. The 5.1 km underground extension will reduce travel time to central Moscow by nearly half.
Consensus
- The Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskayа (purple) metro line will be extended from 'Planernaya' station to the Kуркиno district in Moscow.
- The extension will include two new stations with project names 'Novokurkinskoye Shosse' and 'Kуркиno'.
- The new section will be 5.1 km long and built underground.
- The extension is expected to improve transport access for approximately 350,000 people living and working in Kуркиno, Khimki, and Putilkovo.
- The project will reduce travel time to central Moscow by about half.
- Project planning will begin in 2027, with construction taking three to four years.
- The extension is made possible after the launch of the Big Circle Line (BKL) and MCD-3.
- The 'Planernaya' station, currently the terminus, will be relieved of 20% of its current passenger load.
Points of divergence
- The second station may be named 'Khimkinskaya' station, and it is planned to be built near a new school in the area. — vesti
- The daily passenger volume is estimated at 26,000 for 'Novokurkinskoye Shosсе' and 43,000 for 'Kуркиno'. — kommersant
- The 'Planernaya' station was opened on December 30, 1975, and four new stations have been added to the purple line in the last 15 years. — kommersant
- Sobyanin announced plans to build 34 new metro stations in Moscow by the end of 2032. — kommersant
- The project names for the stations are not yet finalized, though 'Novokurkinskoye Shosе' and 'Kуркиno' are used as project names. — vedomosti
Coverage (11 sources)
- In Moscow, the Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya metro line will be extended to the Kurkino area — РИАМО
- The Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya metro line will be extended to the Kurkino area. Sergey Sobyanin announced this in his channel at MAKS. — Город Москва
- Decision made to extend the Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya metro line to the Kurkino area — Мэр Москвы Сергей Собянин
- The purple branch of the Moscow Metro will be extended to Kurkino — Коммерсантъ
- Sobyanin announces extension of Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya metro line to Kurkino — Вести
- Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin announced a decision to extend the Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya metro line to the Kurkino area. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Extension of the purple branch of the Moscow Metro in Kurkino — Ведомости
- Sobyanin says extension of the "Purple" Moscow Metro line from "Planernaya" to the Kurkino district will be prolonged. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- The Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya line will be extended from the 'Planernaya' station to the Kurkino area — Новости Москвы
- Sobyanin announced decision to extend Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya line to Kurkino — Вечерняя Москва
- Purple metro branch will be extended to the Kurkino district in Moscow — НТВ Москва
Key entities
- Kurkino
- Moscow
- Sergei Sobyanin
- Planernaya
- Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya
- MKAD
- Khimki
- Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya
- Violet
- Max
- Kovrino
- Krasnogorsk
- Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya
- Khimkinskaya
- TASS