Rumyantsevo (russian: Румянцево) is the station on 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 ...

's Sokolnicheskaya Line between

Troparyovo Troparyovo (russian: Тропарёво) is a station on the south-western part of the Moscow Metro's Sokolnicheskaya Line. It opened on 8 December 2014 and served as the line terminus until 18 January 2016. It comes next after Yugo-Zapadnaya, ...

and

Salaryevo Salaryevo (russian: Саларьево) is a Moscow Metro station on the Sokolnicheskaya line. It opened on 15 February 2016 and was the southwestern terminus of the line, between Rumyantsevo (Moscow Metro), Rumyantsevo and Filatov Lug (Moscow Met ...

. It was the 199th station on the Metro when it opened on January 18, 2016. Rumyantsevo served as the terminus of the line until Salaryevo opened on 15 February 2016.

Location

It is in Moskovsky Settlement,

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 ...

, which became part of the city 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 millio ...

in 2012. The station is at the intersection of Kiyevskoye Highway and Rodnikovaya Ulitsa. Rumyantsevo is the first metro station in the outlying area known as “New Moscow” and one of the few stations lying beyond the

Moscow Ring Road The Moscow Automobile Ring Road (russian: link=no, Московская кольцевая автомобильная дорога, Moskovskaja koltsevaya avtomobilnaya doroga), or MKAD (), is a ring road running predominantly on the city border ...

. Its name comes from the prior village of Rumyantsevo, which was absorbed into Moscow.

Construction and Design

Work on the first tunnel from

began in August 2013. Tunneling of the second tunnel began in October 2013. The city initially projected an opening date sometime in 2014. Construction crews completed tunneling in October 2014. In April 2014, during construction, workers found a small cache dating from the 16th century that included several vessels and some jewelry. The city completed installation of the stations's escalators in January 2015. The station has two underground lobbies and entrances on both sides of Kievskaya Highway. An unusual feature is the second level above the platform which is used for the service and technical area. These areas are generally at the ends of the station. The interior is decorated with colorful tiles in the abstract style of Piet Mondrian.

References

{{Moscow Metro Moscow Metro stations Sokolnicheskaya Line Railway stations in Russia opened in 2016 Railway stations located underground in Russia