Baltiyskaya (russian: Балтийская) is a station on the
Moscow Central Circle
The Moscow Central Circle or MCC (russian: Московское центральное кольцо, МЦК), designated Line 14 and marked in a strawberry red/white color is a orbital urban/metropolitan rail line that encircles historical M ...
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 ...
that opened in September 2016. Passengers may make out-of-station transfers to
Voykovskaya on the
Zamoskvoretskaya Line
The Zamoskvoretskaya line (russian: link=no, Замоскворе́цкая ли́ния, ), formerly Gorkovsko–Zamoskvoretskaya () (Line 2), is a line of the Moscow Metro. Opened in 1938, chronologically it became the third line. There are 24 ...
.
Name
Originally the working name was Glebovo after a local park in the area; however, a proposal to rename the station ''Voykovskaya'' for the nearby Metro station generated controversy and opposition, in particular from the
Russian Orthodox Church
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is named for
Pyotr Voykov
Pyotr Lazarevich Voykov (russian: Пётр Ла́заревич Во́йков; ua, Петро Лазарович Войков; party aliases: Пётрусь and Интеллигент, or ''Piotrus'' and '' Intelligent'') ( – June 7, 19 ...
, a Soviet revolutionary who was involved in the
murder of the Tsar's family in 1917.
The controversy over the name led to an effort to rename the Voykovskaya Metro station that was ultimately unsuccessful after a public survey. Despite this, the concern over naming a new station after Voykov remained. Moscow Mayor
Sergei Sobyanin
Sergey Semyonovich Sobyanin (russian: link=no, Сергей Семёнович Собянин; born 21 June 1958) is a Russian politician, serving as the 3rd Mayor of Moscow since 21 October 2010.
Sobyanin previously served as the Governor of ...
indicated in 2016 that the decision on the station was still an open question and that the issue would be put to citizens via a separate survey.
A survey conducted by the city in July 2016 only showed support for the name Voykovskaya at 19% out of over 173,000 responses. This led to a decision to include Baltiyskaya as one of 15 name changes prior to the opening of the line in September.
References
External links
Балтийская''mkzd.ru''
Moscow Metro stations
Railway stations in Russia opened in 2016
Moscow Central Circle stations
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