Komsomolskaya (Sokolnicheskaya line)

Komsomolskaya (Russian: Комсомо́льская) is a Moscow Metro station in the Krasnoselsky District, Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow. It is on the Sokolnicheskaya line, between Krasnye Vorota and Krasnoselskaya stations. It is located under Komsomolskaya Square, between the Leningradsky, Yaroslavsky, and Kazansky railway terminals. The station was named for the workers of the Komsomol youth league who helped to construct the first Metro line. It has a transfer at the-same-called-station on the Koltsevaya line.

Komsomolskaya
Moscow Metro station
LocationKomsomolskaya Square
Krasnoselsky District
Central Administrative Okrug
Moscow
Russia
Coordinates55.7753°N 37.6562°E / 55.7753; 37.6562
Owned byMoskovsky Metropoliten
Line(s) Sokolnicheskaya line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsLeningradsky railway station
Yaroslavsky railway station
Kazansky railway station

Tram: 7, 13, 37, 50
Bus: A, т14, т41, 40, 122
Trolleybus: T
Construction
Structure typeShallow column triple-span
Depth8 metres (26 ft)
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
Station code006
History
Opened15 May 1935 (15 May 1935)
Passengers
200924,049,485
Services
Preceding station   Moscow Metro   Following station
toward Kommunarka
Sokolnicheskaya line
anticlockwise / outer
Koltsevaya line
Transfer at: Komsomolskaya
clockwise / inner
Location
Komsomolskaya
Location within Central Moscow

Komsomolskaya was built using the cut and cover method, with construction beginning on 3 May 1933. Temporary bridges were built over the construction site to avoid disrupting traffic, especially the numerous tram routes in the area. To counteract the high water table, the station was built on 636 piles which were driven into the saturated soil.

Heavy rains in the summer of 1934 threatened the construction site several times, and at one point even the Kazansky terminal was in danger of collapsing. Nevertheless, the concrete structure of the station was completed by August 26 and Komsomolskaya opened on schedule on May 15, 1935.

Due to Komsomolskaya's location under a major transit hub, the station was built with an unusual upper gallery above the platform to help handle rush crowds. The station has tall pillars faced with pinkish limestone and topped with bronze capitals displaying the emblem of the Komsomol league. The station was designed by Dmitry Chechulin, and a model of it was displayed at the 1937 Paris World's fair.

Station platform view with an 81-717/714

The station's southern entrance vestibule is built into the Kazansky Rail Terminal. The northern vestibule is on the opposite side of the square, between the Leningradsky and Yaroslavsky rail terminals. The latter entrance did not survive in its original form, having been replaced with a massive structure serving both this station and the Koltsevaya line station in 1952. There is a short branch line between Komsomolskaya and Krasnoselskaya stations, that leads to the Severnoe Depot. On 15 October 1934 the first Metro train left this depot for a trial run.

Transfers

Escalators leading down to Konsomolskaya on the Koltsevaya line

From this station it is possible to transfer to Komsomolskaya on the Koltsevaya line.

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