Arbatskaya (Arbatsko–Pokrovskaya line)

Arbatskaya (Russian: Арба́тская) is a station on the Arbatsko–Pokrovskaya line of the Moscow Metro. Along with Smolenskaya and Kievskaya, it was built in 1953 to replace an older, parallel section of track which has since become part of the Filyovskaya line. The old station had been damaged in a German bomb attack in 1941, so its replacement was much deeper and included larger stations that could double as shelters (especially in the event of nuclear attack). Although it was initially supposed to be closed permanently, the old section reopened five years later, creating the somewhat confusing situation of having two pairs of completely separate stations with the same names (Arbatskaya and Smolenskaya).

Plaque in the passage connecting Arbatsko–Pokrovskaya and Filyovskaya lines
Arbatskaya

Арбатская
Moscow Metro station
LocationArbat District
Central Administrative Okrug
Moscow
Russia
Coordinates55.7522°N 37.6061°E / 55.7522; 37.6061
Owned byMoskovsky Metropoliten
Line(s) Arbatsko–Pokrovskaya line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typePylon station
Depth41 metres (135 ft)
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Other information
Station code042
History
Opened5 April 1953 (1953-04-05)
Services
Preceding station   Moscow Metro   Following station
Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line
toward Kuntsevskaya
Filyovskaya line
Transfer at: Aleksandrovsky Sad
Terminus
toward Kommunarka
Sokolnicheskaya line
toward Altufyevo
Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya line
Transfer at: Borovitskaya
Location
Arbatskaya
Location within Central Moscow

Arbatskaya was designed by Leonid Polyakov, Valentin Pelevin and Yury Zenkevich. Since it was meant to serve as a bomb shelter as well as a Metro station, Arbatskaya is both large (the 250-m platform is the second-longest in Moscow) and deep (41 m underground). The main tunnel is elliptical in cross-section, an unusual departure from the standard circular design. The station features low, square pylons faced with red marble and a high vaulted ceiling elaborately decorated with ornamental brackets, floral reliefs, and chandeliers.

Transfers

From this station passengers can transfer to Biblioteka Imeni Lenina on the Sokolnicheskaya line, Aleksandrovsky Sad on the Filyovskaya line, and Borovitskaya on the Serpukhovsko–Timiryazevskaya line. Despite the name, however, it is not possible to transfer to Arbatskaya on the Filyovskaya line.

The station and Arbatskaya on the Filyovskaya line are featured in the Resident Evil: Retribution Moscow segment.

The station, alongside Aleksandrovskiy Sad, Biblioteka Lenina, and Borovitskaya, makes up the 'city-state' of Polis in the Metro 2033 series of games and novels.

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