Savyolovskaya (russian: Савёловская) is a station on the

Bolshaya Koltsevaya line The Bolshaya Koltsevaya line (russian: Большая кольцевая линия), known in English as the Big Circle Line, designated Line 11 and 11A is an under construction rapid transit line of the Moscow Metro The Moscow Metro) is a ...

of 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 ...

. It opened on 30 December 2018. Until December 2020, this station also served as the terminus of Solntsevskaya line. During planning and construction, this station was named "Nizhnyaya Maslovka" (russian: Нижняя Масловка) for the street on which it is located. Before opening, the metro changed the name to be consistent with the other connected stations.

History

Construction on the station began in 2012. At first, the city intended to use typical underground tunneling methods for the station, which is 65 meters (213 feet) underground. Project engineers suggested a new technology that would involve a single-vaulted design that is more commonly used for shallow stations constructed using cut-and-cover methods. This could reduce the construction time from 36 to 24 months. The city originally expected the station to be ready by 2016. This later was pushed to 2017 and, eventually, the beginning of 2019. Because of the time and difficulty of building such deep stations, the Head of Construction for Moscow Marat Khusnullin said that this would be the last deep station built in Moscow.

Location

It is in the near Nizhnyaya Maslovka and Butyrsky Val streets in the

Maryina roshcha District Maryina Roshcha District (russian: райо́н Ма́рьина ро́ща, lit. "Mary's grove") is an administrative district (raion), one of the seventeen in North-Eastern Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow, Russia.Law #13-4 ...

of Moscow near the

Moscow Savyolovsky railway station Savyolovsky station (russian: Савёловский вокза́л, ''Savyolovsky vokzal''), alternatively spelled ''Savyolovskiy'', ''Savelovsky'' or ''Savelovskiy'', is one of the ten main railway stations in the Maryina roshcha District o ...

. There is a free interchange to

Savyolovskaya Savyolovskaya may refer to: * Moscow Savyolovsky railway station or Butyrskaya vokzal, a commuter station * Savyolovskaya (Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya line) Savyolovskaya (russian: Савёловская), alternatively transliterated Savelovska ...

station on the Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya line, which provides access to central Moscow.Постановление Правительства Москвы №564-ПП от 24 июня 2008 г.
/ref> It also serves the nearby Savyolovsky railway station. Passengers are able to access the station through two underground lobbies.

Design

The walls of the station are not covered in panels or concrete; rather, they are covered in glass such that passengers can see the structure of the tunnels. Otherwise, the platforms and vestibules have marble and granite floors and walls.

References

Moscow Metro stations Bolshaya Koltsevaya line Railway stations in Russia opened in 2018 Railway stations located underground in Russia {{Russia-railstation-stub