Medvedkovo (russian: Медведково) is a

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station in

Severnoye Medvedkovo District Severnoye Medvedkovo District (russian: райо́н Се́верное Медве́дково) is an administrative district (raion) of North-Eastern Administrative Okrug, and one of the 125 raions of Moscow, Russia. Gallery Открытие н� ...

, North-Eastern Administrative Okrug,

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. It is on the Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line serving as its northeastern terminus. The station opened on 29 September 1978.

Design

The architects Nina Aleshina and Natalya Samoilova designed Medvedkovo station. It features flared pillars faced with pinkish

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and strips of stainless steel. The outer walls of the station are coated with red marble and interlocking

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of anodized

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punctuated with plaques by M. Alekseev depicting northern

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. Entrances to the station are located on either side of Shirokaya street just west of Grekova Street. Moscow Metro stations Railway stations in Russia opened in 1978 Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line Railway stations located underground in Russia {{Moscow-metro-stub