Elektrozavodskaya (russian: Электрозаводская) is a station on the

Bolshaya Koltsevaya line The Bolshaya Koltsevaya line (russian: Большая кольцевая линия), known in English as the Big Circle Line, designated Line 11 and 11A is an under construction rapid transit line of the Moscow Metro. When complete, it will beco ...

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 ...

. The station was opened on 31 December 2020 as a one-station extension from Lefortovo and provisionally functions as part of

Nekrasovskaya line The Nekrasovskaya line (russian: Некрасовская линия) is the fifteenth metro line of the Moscow Metro. The first segment, between Kosino and Nekrasovka, was opened on 3 June 2019. The second segment was opened on 27 March 2020. C ...

. The station serves as a transfer point to the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line.

Name

During planning, the station was named Elektrozavodskaya; then in June 2015, it was officially renamed Rubtsovskaya. The name comes from the Rubtsovskaya Bank of the

Yauza River The Yauza (russian: Я́уза) is a river in Moscow and Mytishchi, Russia, a tributary of the Moskva. It originates in the Losiny Ostrov National Park northeast of Moscow, flows through Mytishchi, enters Moscow in the Medvedkovo District and f ...

. In November 2019, the station was renamed back to Elektrozavodskaya.

Gallery

Открытие станции «Электрозаводская» на БКЛ (34).jpeg, Platform Открытие станции «Электрозаводская» на БКЛ (24).jpeg,

Turnstile A turnstile (also called a turnpike, gateline, baffle gate, automated gate, turn gate in some regions) is a form of gate which allows one person to pass at a time. A turnstile can be configured to enforce one-way human traffic. In addition, a t ...

hall with

facial recognition system A facial recognition system is a technology capable of matching a human face from a digital image or a video frame against a database of faces. Such a system is typically employed to authenticate users through ID verification services, and wo ...

Открытие станции «Электрозаводская» на БКЛ (41).jpeg, Entrance pavilion Осмотр хода строительства станции метро «Электрозаводская» БКЛ · 13.jpg, Осмотр хода строительства станции метро «Электрозаводская» БКЛ · 17.jpg,

References

Moscow Metro stations Railway stations opened in 2020 Bolshaya Koltsevaya line {{Moscow-metro-stub