Prokshino is a
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 ...
station on the
Sokolnicheskaya line. It was opened on 20 June 2019, as part of an extension that included
Kommunarka,
Filatov Lug, and
Olkhovaya.
It is in the
Kommunarka area of
Sosenskoye Settlement
Sosensky (masculine), Sosenskaya (feminine), or Sosenskoye (neuter) may refer to:
*Sosensky Urban Settlement, a municipal formation which the town of Sosensky and three rural localities in Kozelsky District of Kaluga Oblast, Russia are incorporate ...
in the
Novomoskovsky Administrative Okrug
Novomoskovsky Administrative Okrug (russian: Новомосковский административный округ), is one of the twelve administrative okrugs of Moscow. The okrug was created on July 1, 2012.
The administrative center ...
southwest of
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 ...
. It is an aboveground station along the Solntsevo-Butovo-Vidnoye Highway. The name Prokshino refers to a former village where the station is stand.
History
The city government decided to extend the line to Stolbovo in February 2016; an unexpected decision given that the city initially planned to extend the line only to Filatov Lug. The initial cost of the line was about 45 billion rubles.
In July 2017, the city government confirmed that the extension would move forward, allowing construction to continue.
In March 2017, the city began clearing space around the planned station to accommodate the construction.
In 2022, the city plans to complete a tram line that connects the station to the town of
Troitsk Troitsk (russian: Троицк) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia.
Modern localities
;Urban localities
*Troitsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, a town in Chelyabinsk Oblast;
*Troitsk, Moscow, a town in Troitsk Settlement of Troitsky Adm ...
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Design and Layout
The station has a single lobby with entrances on either side of the highway. Passengers is access the station via elevated walkways over the highway.[
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References
{{Moscow Metro
Sokolnicheskaya Line
Moscow Metro stations
Railway stations in Russia opened in 2019