Babushkinskaya

Babushkinskaya (Russian: Бабушкинская) is a Moscow Metro station in the Babushkinsky District, North-Eastern Administrative Okrug, Moscow. It is on the Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line, between Sviblovo and Medvedkovo stations.

For other uses, see Babushkinsky.
Babushkinskaya

Бабушкинская
Moscow Metro station
LocationBabushkinsky District
North-Eastern Administrative Okrug
Moscow
Russia
Coordinates55.8694°N 37.6644°E / 55.8694; 37.6644
Owned byMoskovsky Metropoliten
Line(s) Kaluzhsko–Rizhskaya line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeShallow single-vault
Depth10 metres (33 ft)
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Other information
Station code087
History
Opened30 September 1978 (1978-09-30)
Passengers
200926,963,645
Services
Preceding station   Moscow Metro   Following station
Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya line
Terminus
Location
Babushkinskaya
Location within Moscow Metro

Name

Babsuhkinskaya was named after Babushkinsky District where the station is located, which in turn was named after Mikhail Babushkin, a polar aviator.

Design

Babushkinskaya is a single vault-type station, elliptical in cross-section with slightly canted, grey marble side walls. All of the signs and light fixtures are attached to the ceiling, so the platform is completely open except for a few minimalist benches located along the central axis. At the end of the platform, above the exit stairs, is a sculpture by A. M. Mosichuk commemorating Babushkin's Arctic flight. Babushkinskaya opened in 1978; the architects were Klokov and Popov.

Entrances

The entrances to the station are located at the intersection of Yeniseyskaya and Menzhinskogo Streets.

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