Izmaylovskaya (Moscow Metro)

Izmaylovskaya (Russian: Измайловская) is a Moscow Metro station on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line. It is one of the few surface level stations of the system. Moscow's harsh winters make above-ground stations impractical , but the design nonetheless enjoyed brief popularity between 1958 and 1966 because of the low construction costs. Izmaylovskaya was built in 1961 to replace the old Pervomayskaya station, which had been in use since 1954. The design of the station features an elevated vestibule, reached from the street via two flights of steps, which sits on top of the ground-level platform. The platform is relatively spartan, with a canopy providing some protection from the elements and pillars faced with white marble. The architect was Ivan Taranov. The station has a direct entrance to one of Moscow's largest parks, Izmaylovsky Park.

Platform of the station

Izmaylovskaya Измайловская
Moscow Metro station
Location	Izmaylovo District Eastern Administrative Okrug Moscow Russia
Coordinates	55.7878°N 37.7814°E / 55.7878; 37.7814
Owned by	Moskovsky Metropoliten
Line(s)	Arbatsko–Pokrovskaya line
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground-level, open
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Other information
Station code	051
History
Opened	21 October 1961 (1961-10-21)
Services
Preceding station   Moscow Metro   Following station Partizanskaya toward Pyatnitskoye Shosse Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line Pervomayskaya toward Shchyolkovskaya
Route map Mitino yard Pyatnitskoye Shosse Mitino Volokolamskaya Mitinsky Bridge over Moskva River Myakinino MKAD Strogino Krylatskoye Molodyozhnaya Kuntsevskaya Slavyansky Bulvar Park Pobedy Kiyevskaya Moskva River Smolenskaya Arbatskaya to Fili yard Ploshchad Revolyutsii () Kurskaya () Baumanskaya Elektrozavodskaya Semyonovskaya Partizanskaya Pervomayskaya (closed) Izmaylovo yard Izmaylovskaya Pervomayskaya Shchyolkovskaya Golyanovo
Location
Izmaylovskaya Location within Moscow Metro