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

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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

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 {{Moscow-metro-stub