Belorusskaya (Koltsevaya line)

Belorusskaya (Russian: Белору́сская) is a station on the Moscow Metro's Koltsevaya line. It is named after the nearby Belorussky Rail Terminal. It opened in 1952, serving briefly as the terminus of the line before the circle was completed in 1954. Designed by Ivan Taranov, Z. Abramova, A. Markova, and Ya. Tatarzhinskaya, the station has low, white marble pylons, an elaborately patterned plaster ceiling, light fixtures supported by ornate scroll-shaped brackets, and a variety of decorations based on Belarusian themes.

Belorusskaya Белорусская
Moscow Metro station
Location	Tverskoy District Central Administrative Okrug Moscow Russia
Coordinates	55.7764°N 37.5844°E / 55.7764; 37.5844
Owned by	Moskovsky Metropoliten
Line(s)	Koltsevaya line
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Depth	42.5 metres (139 ft)
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Other information
Station code	035
History
Opened	30 January 1952 (1952-01-30)
Services
Preceding station   Moscow Metro   Following station Krasnopresnenskaya anticlockwise / outer Koltsevaya line Novoslobodskaya clockwise / inner Dinamo toward Khovrino Zamoskvoretskaya line Transfer at: Belorusskaya Mayakovskaya toward Alma-Atinskaya
Route map Novoslobodskaya Prospekt Mira Belorusskaya Komsomolskaya to Krasnaya Presnya yard Kurskaya Krasnopresnenskaya Taganskaya Moskva River Moskva River Kiyevskaya Vodootvodny Canal Moskva River Paveletskaya Park Kultury Dobryninskaya Moskva River Oktyabrskaya
Location
Belorusskaya Location within Central Moscow

Vestibule

Overhead, twelve octagonal mosaics by G. Opryshko, S. Volkov, and I. Morozov depict Belarusian daily life, and underfoot the platform is intricately tiled to resemble a Belarusian quilt. A sculptural group by sculptor Matvey Manizer called "Soviet Belorussia" used to stand at the end of the platform before it was removed in 1998 to make room for a second entrance. Another sculptural group, "Belarusian Partisans," by S.M. Orlov, S. M. Rabinovich, and I. A. Slonim, is located in the passage between this station and Belorusskaya–Radialnaya.

The station's original vestibule is located at the southwest corner of Belorusskaya Square. A newer entrance opens onto Butirsky Val Street.

In 2002, a bomb exploded under one of Belorusskaya's marble benches, injuring seven people.