Minsk Metro
The Minsk Metro ( be, Мінскі метрапалітэн, russian: Минский метрополитен) is a rapid transit system that serves Minsk, the capital of Belarus. Opened in 1984, it presently consists of 3 lines and 33 stations, ...
station. The station opened on December 31, 1990.
It is located by the Nyamiha Street, both being named after the
Niamiha River
The Nyamiha (, ; , Nemiga, ) is a river in Minsk. Today it is contained within a fabricated culvert. It discharges into the Svislach.
The first mention of the river in historical chronicles is connected with the disastrous Battle on the Nemiga R ...
. In 1999 it was the site of the
Nyamiha stampede
The Nyamiha stampede took place at Nyamiha metro station in Minsk, Belarus. On May 30, 1999, a sudden thunderstorm caused a number of young people to race for shelter during an open-air concert nearby. The stampede
A stampede () is a situatio ...
, in which 53 people were crushed to death.
Gallery
Nyam 04.jpg
Nyam 02.jpg
Nyam 06.jpg, The name of the station on the wall of the platform hall.
Nyam 07.jpg
Belarus-Minsk-Entrance to Niamiha Metro Station.jpg, Monument dedicated to the victims of the
Nyamiha stampede
The Nyamiha stampede took place at Nyamiha metro station in Minsk, Belarus. On May 30, 1999, a sudden thunderstorm caused a number of young people to race for shelter during an open-air concert nearby. The stampede
A stampede () is a situatio ...