Oktyabrskaya (Kaluzhsko–Rizhskaya line)

Route map
	Kaluzhskaya (closed)
	Kaluzhskoye yard

Oktyabrskaya
Oktyabrskaya; Октябрьская
	Moscow Metro station
Location	Kaluzhskaya Square; Yakimanka District; Central Administrative Okrug
Coordinates	55.7306°N 37.6112°E
Owned by	Moskovsky Metropoliten
Line(s)	Kaluzhsko–Rizhskaya line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Trolleybus: 4, 33, 62
Construction
Structure type	Deep pylon tri-vault
Depth	50 metres (160 ft)
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Other information
Station code	098
History
Opened	13 October 1962
Passengers
2002	9,307,500
Services
Route map
	Kaluzhskaya (closed)
	Kaluzhskoye yard
Location
	Oktyabrskaya Location within Central Moscow

Oktyabrskaya (Russian: Октябрьская. English: October's) is a Moscow Metro station in the Yakimanka District, Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow. It is on the Kaluzhsko–Rizhskaya line, between Shabolovskaya and Tretyakovskaya stations. Oktyabrskaya opened on 13 October 1962 and was originally the northern terminus of the Kaluzhskaya line before the latter extended northwards in 1970.

Design

The architects were A. Strelkov, Nina Aleshina, Yu. Vdovin. Oktyabrskaya has block white marble pylons and walls faced with white ceramic tile.

The station's freestanding entrance vestibule is located on Big Yakimanka street about half a block north of Kaluzhskaya Square (in 1962 - October square, hence the name), nearby the Garden ring.

Platform of Oktyabrskaya

Transfers

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

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