Kotelniki (russian: Коте́льники) is a station 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 ...
's
Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya Line. The eastern terminus of the line, east of the station of
Zhulebino, was opened on 21 September 2015. The station is located in the town of
Kotelniki
Kotelniki (russian: Котéльники) is a town of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located southeast of the center of Moscow. Population:
History
The village of Kotelniki was first mentioned in the 17th century and belonged to Golitsyns in the 1 ...
of
Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally "under Moscow"), is a federal subject of Rus ...
. It is the second station of Moscow Metro in Moscow Oblast after
Myakinino. In 1984, after the western part of the town of
Lyubertsy was transferred to
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
, rapid urban development started. The whole area, along with Lyubertsy and other areas along the
Kazansky and
Ryazansky suburban directions of Moscow Railway were strongly dependent on the station of Vykhino, then the terminus of the Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya Line and a transfer station to both railway directions. In the 2000s, Vykhino was heavily overloaded. Eventually, the decision was taken to extend the Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya Line beyond Vykhino. The construction of the first stretch, with the stations of
Lermontovsky Prospekt
Lermontovsky Prospekt (russian: Лермонтовский проспект) is a station on Moscow Metro's Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya line. It is located between Vykhino and Zhulebino and opened, together with Zhulebino, on 9 November 2013. T ...
and Zhulebino, was completed on 9 November 2013.
The second stretch connected Zhulebino and Kotelniki.
File:Kotelniki Moscow Metro.jpg, One of the exits located in Kotelniki (Moscow Oblast)
File:Metro MSK Line7 Kotelniki (img2).jpg, Train at track 1
File:Moscow metro Kotelniki station opening day Escalator 1 PANO 20150921 205355.jpg, Underground ticket hall 1
File:Moscow_metro_Kotelniki_station_opening_day_Escalator_2_PANO_20150921_210013.jpg, Underground ticket hall 2
File:Metro MSK Line7 Kotelniki (img4).jpg, Escalators
References
{{Moscow Metro
Moscow Metro stations
Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya Line
Railway stations located underground in Russia
Railway stations in Russia opened in 2015