Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin announced that the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya…
Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin announced that the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line of the Moscow Metro will be extended beyond the MKAD to the Vostochny district. 'Residents of Vostochny have long requested this extension from Golyanovo station to the Vostochny district, which is located outside the MKAD.'
Consensus
- The Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya (blue) line of Moscow Metro will be extended beyond the future 'Golynovo' station to the Vostochny area, located beyond the MKAD.
- The decision was made by Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin in response to long-standing requests from residents of Vostochny district.
- The extension aims to alleviate traffic congestion on Shchelkovskoye Highway, which is heavily congested during morning hours.
- The construction of the new section will proceed in parallel with the completion of Golyanovo station, so its opening in 2028 will not be delayed.
- The right tunnel between 'Shchelkovskaya' and 'Golynovo' stations was completed on July 21.
- After the extension, the line's length will reach 47.7 km, with 23 stations and a daily passenger flow of up to 790,000 people.
- The project will improve transport accessibility for approximately 12,000 residents of Vostochny and tens of thousands in Balashikha and Shchelkovsky Districts.
Points of divergence
- A tunnel boring machine named 'Yulia' completed the right tunnel under Ural Street, Ussuri Street, Bela Kuna Square, and along Golyanovo Pond in just five months. — vm
- The construction of the new station will include water drainage systems due to saturated soils. — vm
- Vostochny was established as a workers' settlement in 1937 near the Eastern Water Supply Station, with low-rise buildings constructed between 1939 and 1944 reflecting Stalin-era provincial architecture. — mn
- The decision to extend the line was made based on residents' requests and reflects ongoing dialogue between city leadership and citizens. — vm
Coverage (9 sources)
- Record tunnel progress in 5 months: how Moscow is building the metro of the future — Вечерняя Москва
- Non-stop to home: blue line extended in the Vostochny district — Вечерняя Москва
- Arbat-Pokrovskaya Metro Line to Extend into the Vostochny District — Московские новости
- Moscow Metro Extension to the Vostochny District Beyond the MKAD — РИАМО
- Arbat-Pokrovskaya line of Moscow Metro will be extended to the Vostochny district — Коммерсантъ
- Sobyanin Announces Extension of Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Metro Line Beyond the Moscow Ring Road — Интерфакс
- Sobyanin Announces Extension of the Blue Metro Line to the Vostochny District — Вести
- Sobyanin: Moscow Metro's blue line extension beyond the MCD will be prolonged — НТВ Москва
- Tram network in the Eastern Izmaylovo district of the capital will be upgraded — НТВ Москва
Key entities
- Eastern
- Moscow
- Sergey Sobyanin
- Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya
- Golyanovo
- MKAD
- TASS
- Shchelkovskoye Highway
- Vostochnogo
- INTERFAX.RU
- Pavel Semykin
- Vostochnoy Izmailovo
- Shchelkovskaya
- Metro
- Elena Koromyslova
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