Khovrino (Russian: Ховрино) is a station on the

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of the

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. The station opened on 31 December 2017. It is the northern terminus of the line, and the closest subway station to the

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Name

The working name of the station was originally Ulitsa Dybenko for the street on which the station is situated. In 2013, the city changed the official name to Khovrino, to reflect the name of the municipal district,

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History

Various plans have existed throughout the history of the line to extend it northward. The boring of 2.2 km (1.4 mi) of tunnels north from the former terminus, Rechnoy Vokzal, was completed in December 2014 by

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. The station was originally planned to open in DecemberСайт Метростро�
Станцию метро «Ховрино» введут в декабре 2017 года — Хуснуллин
/ref> 2016, but, despite construction being largely completed in 2016, the opening of Khovrino was postponed a year because of the decision to construct an intermediate station Belomorskaya. In July 2019

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researcher Aric Toler reported that the station received an online bomb threat that was posted on

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Gallery

File:Khovrino (Moscow Metro), entrance square.jpg, Entrance vestibule File:Khovrino (Moscow Metro), ticket office.jpg, Ticket office File:Khovrino (Moscow Metro), the lift.jpg, Lift on the station

References

Zamoskvoretskaya Line Moscow Metro stations Railway stations in Russia opened in 2017 Railway stations located underground in Russia {{Moscow-metro-stub