Kashirskaya (russian: Каширская) is a former (future)
cross-platform
In computing, cross-platform software (also called multi-platform software, platform-agnostic software, or platform-independent software) is computer software that is designed to work in several computing platforms. Some cross-platform software r ...
station complex on 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 11 August 1969 as part of the Kakhovsky radius extension, and from 1984 was an interchange between the Kakhovskaya and the Orekhovskaya branches 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 ...
. Since 2022 it will be officially classed as three stations after 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 ...
's separation, and also will be the terminus of it.
Layout and design
![Kasxirskaja](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/Kasxirskaja.png)
The station consists of two parallel halls of identical pillar-trispan (''centipede'') design typical of the 1960s stations. Decoratively the halls differ from each other no more than from any other centipede stations built at the time. The eastern hall work of architects Nikolay Demchinsky and Yuliya Kolesnikova, features a grey marble coat on the rectangular pillars, white ceramic tiles on the walls (with a black socle on the tracks) and red granite floor with an asphalt on the platform edge.
The western hall is identical except the pillars are faced with brown marble, the floor is laid with grey granite instead of red and the ceramic wall has a slightly indigo shade instead of pale white. (work of architects Nina Alyoshina and Nataliya Samoylova). The station's design focus comes from its name which is ultimately derived from the
Kashira Hydroelectric Station
Kashira (russian: Каши́ра) is a town and the administrative center of Kashirsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Oka River south of Moscow. Population:
History
It was first mentioned in 1356 as the village of Koshira ...
located in
Kashira
Kashira (russian: Каши́ра) is a town and the administrative center of Kashirsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Oka River south of Moscow. Population:
History
It was first mentioned in 1356 as the village of Koshira ...
and for the
Moscow Engineering Physics Institute
National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute) (russian: Национальный исследовательский ядерный университет "МИФИ" / НИЯУ МИФИ or ) is a technical un ...
located nearby. Both halls feature large metallic artworks by Z.Vetrova based on the theme of electrification.
Since October 26, 2019 due to the abolition of the
Kakhovskaya line
The Kakhovskaya line (, ) (Line 11A, formerly Line 11) was an abolished line of the Moscow Metro. Although the line was formed in 1995, all of the stations date to 1969 when they opened as part of the Zamoskvoretskaya line. The Kakhovskaya line w ...
, the station serves only 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 ...
, the third and fourth routes do not work for passengers.
In 2019, as part of the reconstruction of the
Kakhovskaya line
The Kakhovskaya line (, ) (Line 11A, formerly Line 11) was an abolished line of the Moscow Metro. Although the line was formed in 1995, all of the stations date to 1969 when they opened as part of the Zamoskvoretskaya line. The Kakhovskaya line w ...
and its future inclusion in 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 ...
, it is planned to replace the entire decoration of the two halls of the station. Their opening is planned as part of 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 ...
in 2022.
From September 12, 2020, to January 25, 2021, trains on the Zamoskvoretskaya line do not stop at the platform from the center in connection with the construction of the Big Circle Line.
Exits 1 and 2 are also closed. After finishing work, the platform will be closed to the center.
Location
The station is located on a major transport artery in the south of Moscow, the intersection of the
Andropova Avenue and the
Kashirskoye Highway, both roads later become the M4 and M6 (European routes
E115 and
E119) respectively and continue to the Russian south. The station is also situated on a point where two Moscow's districts meet up:
Nagatino-Sadovniki and
Moskvorechye-Saburovo.
As a result, from its opening it was prone to a large passenger traffic, particularly prior to the opening of the Orekhovo branch. To deal with this the station's entrance designs were altered from the usual underground vestibules to two surface ones (architect M.Fainshteina) which also double as a transfer point between the halls. For a more direct transfer there is also a central passage with a staircase out of the middle of the platform directly linking the two halls.
One of the main reasons why the Kakhovskaya line was split off from the Zamoskovoretskaya was the track layout. In 1969 both platforms were opened with one track used on each one. In 1983 the extension to
Orekhovo only continued the unused tracks without making provisions for a comfortable branch service. The result was that only the northbound platform offered
cross-platform interchange
A cross-platform interchange is a type of interchange between different lines at a metro (or other railway) station. The term originates with the London Underground; such layouts exist in other networks but are not commonly so named. In the Uni ...
, which was unnecessary as the tracks would join anyway (see
diagram
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). The southbound tracks branched only after the station, and the passengers wishing to change the direction of the travel had to wait for the correct train on one side of the platform. (The ratio was 1:1 initially and 2:1 after the Orekhovo branch expanded to
Krasnogvardeyskaya in 1985).
There were varying proposals to solve the problem, including building a second junction prior to the southbound platform, but this would have been impossible without any disruption to the service, an alternative scenario including switching the whole line from right to left-hand side travel, but this was also dropped out of practical reasons, one of which was that all of the Russian Metro trains had driver doors on the left only.
The solution was to separate the Kakhovskaya branch into a separate line which took place on 20 November 1995 a reversal (turnback) siding was built north of the station allowing for the Kakhovskaya Line to separate. However, as the siding was built next to the
Kolomenskoye Nature Reserve, environmental groups insisted it does not extend into it. This forced the siding to be slightly shorter, enough to accommodate the six car train of the Kakhovskaya Line but not long enough for the eight car train of the Zamoskvoretskaya Line.
Bolshaya Koltsevaya line
It is planned that the tracks of the Kakhovskaya line will be extended as part of the future ring project
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 ...
. The actual path was disputed and the variation was either eastwards to
Bratislavskaya and then to follow the path of the
Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya line
The Lyublinsko–Dmitrovskaya line (russian: Любли́нско-Дми́тровская ли́ния, ) (Line 10) is a line of the Moscow Metro. It was known as "Lyublinskaya line" () before 2007. First opened in 1995 as a semi-chordial radius ...
to
Pechatniki or directly to Pechatniki via a more northeast path (both featuring at least one interim station). Bratislavskaya had already a provision for the future transfer set in its ensemble, but
Pechatniki was chosen.
Gallery
Before reconstruction
File:Kashirskaya-mm.jpg, Eastern hall (in 2010)
File:Kashirskayaeast2.jpg, Eastern hall platform (for terminating Kakhovskaya Line
The Kakhovskaya line (, ) (Line 11A, formerly Line 11) was an abolished line of the Moscow Metro. Although the line was formed in 1995, all of the stations date to 1969 when they opened as part of the Zamoskvoretskaya line. The Kakhovskaya line w ...
and northbound 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 ...
trains)
File:Kashirskaya3.jpg, Western hall platform (for southbound 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 ...
trains)
File:Kashirskaya (Каширская) (5408405674).jpg, Station artwork
File:Moscow metro Kashirskaya 2020-09-11 5.jpg, Interior of southbound hall (2020)
File:Moscow metro Kashirskaya 2020-09-11 4.jpg, Southbound stairs (2020)
During reconstruction
File:Moscow metro Kashirskaya 2021-04 2.jpg, Southbound platform with temporary walls separated construction half of platform (2021)
References
{{Moscow Metro
Moscow Metro stations
Railway stations in Russia opened in 1969
Railway stations closed in 2019
Bolshaya Koltsevaya line
Zamoskvoretskaya Line
Railway stations located underground in Russia
Railway stations under construction in Russia