Smolenskaya (Arbatsko–Pokrovskaya line)

Smolenskaya (Russian: Смоленская) is a temporarily closed station on the Arbatsko–Pokrovskaya line of the Moscow Metro. It was built in 1953 to replace an older station of the same name, though that one was later reopened as part of the Filyovskaya line. The two stations are not connected.

Smolenskaya Смоленская
Moscow Metro station
Location	Arbat District Central Administrative Okrug Moscow Russia
Coordinates	55.7474°N 37.5823°E / 55.7474; 37.5823
Owned by	Moskovsky Metropoliten
Line(s)	Arbatsko–Pokrovskaya line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Pylon station
Depth	50 metres (160 ft)
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Other information
Station code	043
History
Opened	5 April 1953 (1953-04-05)
Closed	22 February 2020 (2020-02-22)
Services
Preceding station   Moscow Metro   Following station Kiyevskaya toward Pyatnitskoye Shosse Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line Arbatskaya 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
Smolenskaya Location within Central Moscow

Smolenskaya has square, white marble columns with fluted corners, decorative cornices, and ventilation grilles concealed behind ornamental sconces. At the end of the platform is a bas-relief by G.I. Motovilov entitled "The Defenders of Russia," which depicts soldiers of the Red Army in battle. The architects of the station were Igor Rozhin and G. P. Yakovlev. At 50 m below the surface, Smolenskaya was the deepest station on the line until Park Pobedy opened in 2003.

From February 22, 2020 to June 2021, the station was closed for reconstruction due to the replacement of escalators.[1][2]