Chekhovskaya (russian: Чеховская) is a station of the
Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya Line of the
Moscow Metro
The Moscow Metro) is a metro system serving the Russian capital of Moscow as well as the neighbouring cities of Krasnogorsk, Reutov, Lyubertsy and Kotelniki in Moscow Oblast. Opened in 1935 with one line and 13 stations, it was the first unde ...
. It was opened on December 31, 1987, and served as the northern terminus of the line for the following year. Its depth is . The vestibule is located in
Pushkinskaya Square
Pushkinskaya Square or Pushkin Square () is a pedestrian open space in the Tverskoy District in central Moscow. Historically, it was known as ''Strastnaya Square'' before being renamed for Alexander Pushkin in 1937.
It is located at the junct ...
, while the station is named for the writer
Anton Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; 29 January 1860 Old Style date 17 January. – 15 July 1904 Old Style date 2 July.) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career ...
. It was the deepest
station
Station may refer to:
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in
Moscow Metro
The Moscow Metro) is a metro system serving the Russian capital of Moscow as well as the neighbouring cities of Krasnogorsk, Reutov, Lyubertsy and Kotelniki in Moscow Oblast. Opened in 1935 with one line and 13 stations, it was the first unde ...
from 1987 until 1991.
Transfers
The station provides transfers to the
Tverskaya station of the
Zamoskvoretskaya Line
The Zamoskvoretskaya line (russian: link=no, Замоскворе́цкая ли́ния, ), formerly Gorkovsko–Zamoskvoretskaya () (Line 2), is a line of the Moscow Metro. Opened in 1938, chronologically it became the third line. There are 24 ...
, and the
Pushkinskaya station of the
Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya Line.
Gallery
File:Chekhovskaya (Чеховская) (5120363976).jpg, Platform
File:Transfer between Chekhovskaya and Tverskaya stations (Пересадка между станциями Чеховская и Тверская) (5370100845).jpg, The transfer to Tverskaya served by the Zamoskvoretskaya Line
The Zamoskvoretskaya line (russian: link=no, Замоскворе́цкая ли́ния, ), formerly Gorkovsko–Zamoskvoretskaya () (Line 2), is a line of the Moscow Metro. Opened in 1938, chronologically it became the third line. There are 24 ...
External links
Chekhovskaya on metro.ru
Moscow Metro stations
Railway stations in Russia opened in 1987
Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya Line
Railway stations located underground in Russia
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