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Yekaterinburg Metro
(''Ekaterinburgskiy metropoliten'') , image = Ekb metro logo.svg , imagesize = 80px , image2 = E-burg asv2019-05 img54 Chkalovskaya metro station.jpg , imagesize2 = 300px , caption2 = A train at Chkalovskaya station , owner = , locale = Yekaterinburg, Russia , transit_type = Rapid transit , lines = 1 , stations = 9 , ridership = 130,000 (daily average, 2012) , annual_ridership = , began_operation = 26 April 1991 , operator = , marks = , vehicles = , system_length = , track_gauge = , website metro-ektb.ru, map = The Yekaterinburg Metro (russian: Екатеринбургский метрополитен) is a rapid transit system that serves the city of Yekaterinburg, Russia. The Metro opened on 26 April 1991, and is long and serves 9 stations. The Yekaterinburg Metro is the 13th and last metro to open in the USSR. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chkalovskaya (Yekaterinburg Metro)
Chkalovskaya (russian: link=no, Чкаловская) is a station of the Yekaterinburg Metro which was opened on July 28, 2012. It is the eighth station on the first line of the Yekaterinburg Metro. Chkalovskaya Station is named after the region with the same name. Construction history * November 1992 — surface site development began. * December 1998 — the tunneling complex "WIRTH" reaches the station "Chkalovskaya." * July 1999 — after a metro builders strike, work on the construction of the station was suspended. * January 10, 2003 — the head of Yekaterinburg made a decision to freeze the construction of the "Bazhovskaya" station, concentrating all efforts on the construction of "Chkalovskaya" and "Botanicheskaya," but it was again practically suspended, work in 2003–2006 was carried out at an extremely slow pace due to lack of funding. * June 2003 — construction of the station began. * October 2006 — tram tracks were moved at the intersection of 8 Marta and Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mashinostroiteley
Mashinostroiteley (russian: Машиностроителей) is a station of the Yekaterinburg Metro which was opened on 27 April 1991. It is situated between stations Uralmash (Yekaterinburg Metro) and Uralskaya. Construction History January 1981 — movement of engineering and transport networks began in the area of the station, including the transfer of Yekaterinburg tram tracks at the intersection of Kosmonavtov Avenue and Mashinostroiteley street.Metro in Sverdlovsk. — Sverdlovsk: Central Ural Book Publishing House, 1989. August 1982 — construction of tunnels began on the longest stretch of the launch site between Mashinostroiteley and Uralskaya stations. July 1983 — excavation of a pit for the station was started by Trust Stroymekhanizatsiya No. 2. April 1985 — the first linking of the metro line tunnels took place (the line to the Uralmash station). April 1986 — on the eve of the anniversary of the 116th birthday of V. I. Lenin, the second tunnel on the str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buildings And Structures In Yekaterinburg
A building, or edifice, is an enclosed structure with a roof and walls standing more or less permanently in one place, such as a house or factory (although there's also portable buildings). Buildings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for a wide number of factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, land prices, ground conditions, specific uses, prestige, and aesthetic reasons. To better understand the term ''building'' compare the list of nonbuilding structures. Buildings serve several societal needs – primarily as shelter from weather, security, living space, privacy, to store belongings, and to comfortably live and work. A building as a shelter represents a physical division of the human habitat (a place of comfort and safety) and the ''outside'' (a place that at times may be harsh and harmful). Ever since the first cave paintings, buildings have also become objects or canvasses of much artistic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Underground Rapid Transit In Russia
Underground most commonly refers to: * Subterranea (geography), the regions beneath the surface of the Earth Underground may also refer to: Places * The Underground (Boston), a music club in the Allston neighborhood of Boston * The Underground (Stoke concert venue), a club/music venue based in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent * Underground Atlanta, a shopping and entertainment district in the Five Points neighborhood of downtown Atlanta, Georgia * Buenos Aires Underground, a rapid transit system * London Underground, a rapid transit system Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Underground'' (1928 film), a drama by Anthony Asquith * ''Underground'' (1941 film), a war drama by Vincent Sherman * ''Underground'' (1970 film), a war drama starring Robert Goulet * ''Underground'' (1976 film), a documentary about the radical organization the Weathermen * ''Underground'' (1989 film), a film featuring Melora Walters * ''Underground'' (1995 film), a film by Emir Kusturica * ''The Underground'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yekaterinburg Metro
(''Ekaterinburgskiy metropoliten'') , image = Ekb metro logo.svg , imagesize = 80px , image2 = E-burg asv2019-05 img54 Chkalovskaya metro station.jpg , imagesize2 = 300px , caption2 = A train at Chkalovskaya station , owner = , locale = Yekaterinburg, Russia , transit_type = Rapid transit , lines = 1 , stations = 9 , ridership = 130,000 (daily average, 2012) , annual_ridership = , began_operation = 26 April 1991 , operator = , marks = , vehicles = , system_length = , track_gauge = , website metro-ektb.ru, map = The Yekaterinburg Metro (russian: Екатеринбургский метрополитен) is a rapid transit system that serves the city of Yekaterinburg, Russia. The Metro opened on 26 April 1991, and is long and serves 9 stations. The Yekaterinburg Metro is the 13th and last metro to open in the USSR. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Metro Systems
This list of metro systems includes electrified rapid transit train systems worldwide. In some parts of the world, metro systems are referred to as subways, U-Bahn or undergrounds. , 205 cities in 61 countries have a metro system. The London Underground first opened as an underground railway in 1863 and its first electrified underground line opened in 1890, making it the world's oldest metro system. The New York City Subway has the greatest number of stations with 472. The country with the most metro systems is China, with 46 in operation. The Shanghai Metro is the world's longest metro network at and also has the highest annual ridership at 2.83 billion trips. Considerations The International Association of Public Transport (L'Union Internationale des Transports Publics, or UITP) defines metro systems as urban passenger transport systems, "operated on their own right of way and segregated from general road and pedestrian traffic". The terms heavy rail (mainly in North A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 FIFA World Cup
The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national Association football, football teams organized by FIFA. It took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018, after the country was awarded the hosting rights in 2010. It was the eleventh time the championships had been held in Europe, and the first time they were held in Eastern Europe. At an estimated cost of over $14.2 billion, it was the most expensive World Cup ever held until it was surpassed by the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The tournament phase involved 32 teams, of which 31 came through 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, qualifying competitions, while as the host nation Russia national football team, Russia qualified automatically. Of the 32, 20 had also appeared in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2014 event, while Iceland national football team, Iceland and Panama national football team, Panama each made their first appearance at the World Cup. 64 ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Petersburg Metro
The Saint Petersburg Metro (russian: links=no, Петербургский метрополитен, Peterburgskiy metropoliten) is a rapid transit system in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Construction began in early 1941, but was put on hold due to World War II and the subsequent Siege of Leningrad, during which the constructed stations were used as bomb shelters. It was finally opened on 15 November 1955. Formerly known as the ''Order of Lenin Leningrad Metro named after V. I. Lenin'' (), the system exhibits many typical Soviet designs and features exquisite decorations and artwork making it one of the most attractive and elegant metros in the world. Due to the city's unique geology, the Saint Petersburg Metro is also one of the deepest metro systems in the world and the deepest by the average depth of all the stations. The system's deepest station, Admiralteyskaya, is below ground. The network consists of 5 lines with a total length of . It has 72 stations including 7 transfer p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kharkiv Metro
The Kharkiv Metro ( uk, Харківське метро or Харківський метрополітен) is the rapid transit system that serves the city of Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine. The metro was the second in Ukraine (after Kyiv) and the sixth in the USSR when it opened on August 22–23,The official opening ceremony was held on August 22, with the Metro system being opened to the general public on August 23. 1975.Official Web Site (24 June 2019) The metro consists of three lines that operate on of the route and serve 30 stations. The system transported 223 million passengers in 2018 (up from 212.85 million in 2017). History Initial plans for a rapid transit system in Kharkiv were made ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botanicheskaya
Botanicheskaya (russian: link=no, Ботаническая) is a station of the Yekaterinburg Metro which was opened on November 28, 2011. The station is unique because the roof design is based on honeycombs representing the city's botanical gardens. It is also named after the nearby Botanical Garden of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the adjacent Botanichesky residential area. This terminal station of the 1st line is located in the Chkalovsky district of Yekaterinburg. It is between the existing station "Chkalovskaya" and the anticipated "Uktusskie Gory" (Utusskie Mountains Station). Construction history The station was in the original project of the Sverdlovsk Metro as "Belinskaya." * March 27, 2007 — construction of the station began. * August 21, 2007 — work on communications is completed, temporary buildings have been erected, electricity has been supplied, pile barriers have been completed. * December 21, 2007 — the builders poured the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
