Mashinostroiteley (russian: Машиностроителей) is a station of the

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which was opened on 27 April 1991. It is situated between stations

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and Uralskaya.

Construction History

January 1981 — movement of engineering and transport networks began in the area of the station, including the transfer of Yekaterinburg tram tracks at the intersection of Kosmonavtov Avenue and Mashinostroiteley street.Metro in Sverdlovsk. — Sverdlovsk: Central Ural Book Publishing House, 1989.
August 1982 — construction of tunnels began on the longest stretch of the launch site between Mashinostroiteley and Uralskaya stations.
July 1983 — excavation of a pit for the station was started by Trust Stroymekhanizatsiya No. 2.
April 1985 — the first linking of the metro line tunnels took place (the line to the Uralmash station).
April 1986 — on the eve of the anniversary of the 116th birthday of

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, the second tunnel on the stretch to the "Uralmash" station was connected.
February 1986 — architectural and finishing work unfolded.
August 1987 — from the pit of the station, the most difficult tunneling was carried out under the railway tracks in the direction of lobby No. 1 and

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.
February 1988 — the first cubic meters of concrete were poured on a permanent railway track in the line tunnel to the Uralmash station.
March 1988 — I. Torgachev's team of finishers from Soyuzmetrospetsstroy began cladding the columns of the station's underground platform with white marble from Koelga.
June 1988 — installation of the first escalator started at the station.
August 1988 — the laying of track concrete in the right-hand running tunnel between the stations "Uralmash" and "Mashinostroiteley" was completed.
June 1989 — work began on the installation of escalators in lobby No. 1 of the station.
June 1989 — STP at the station is complete.
April 25, 1991 — commissioned by the State Commission.
April 26, 1991 — first run- for the metro builders.
April 27, 1991 — open for passenger traffic.
December 22, 1992 — open for passenger traffic to «Uralskaya» station.

Design

It is a column-type station with a flat horizontal ceiling, the

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hall is divided by 24 columns, with a distance of 4.5 meters between them. The base of the track walls is laid with slabs of black labradorite, in the center - a wide strip of green Shabrovsky

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, the upper part is decorated with Koelga

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. The walls are decorated with artistic exhibits in the form of bas-reliefs cast from metal. The floors are polished

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with a clear geometric pattern. The light fixtures and furniture were made at

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. The project was developed by the institute Uralsky PromstroyNIIproekt (headed by N.A.Kudinova). The station has two lobbies. The northern lobby leads to the intersection of Kosmonavtov Avenue and Frontovykh Brigad Street; the southern one - to Kosmonavtov Avenue in the direction of the M.I. Kalinin plant. In the inclined tunnels of both vestibules, there are short escalators for the ascent (2 belts with two lamps on the balustrades between them) and ordinary stairs for the descent. The station has one more feature: the inclined tunnel of the southern lobby does not adjoin directly to the station hall, but is connected to it by a gallery.

Ground Public Transportation

The station has exits to three stops: trolleybuses, trams and fixed-route taxis. '' Tables: public transport routes (data as of May 2020) ''

References

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External links

«Mashinostroiteley» Station on the site «Metro World»
Yekaterinburg Metro stations Railway stations in Russia opened in 1991 Railway stations located underground in Russia