Tsaritsyno (Moscow Metro)

Tsaritsyno (Russian: Царицыно) is a Moscow Metro station in Tsaritsyno District, Southern Administrative Okrug, Moscow. It is on the Zamoskvoretskaya line, between Kantemirovskaya and Orekhovo stations. Tsaritsyno opened on 30 December 1984 as part of an extension but was closed the very next day because of flooding. It reopened on 9 February 1985.

Tsaritsyno
Moscow Metro station
Location	Tsaritsyno District Southern Administrative Okrug Moscow Russia
Coordinates	55.6214°N 37.6694°E / 55.6214; 37.6694
Owned by	Moskovsky Metropoliten
Line(s)	Zamoskvoretskaya line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus: 182, 203, 245, 289, 679, 701, 756, 761
Construction
Structure type	Shallow column tri-vault
Depth	8 metres (26 ft)
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Other information
Station code	023
History
Opened	30 December 1984 (1984-12-30)
Closed	31 December 1984 (1984-12-31)
Rebuilt	9 February 1985 (1985-02-09)
Previous names	Lenino (1984–1990)
Passengers
2002	32,704,000
Services
Preceding station   Moscow Metro   Following station Kantemirovskaya toward Khovrino Zamoskvoretskaya line Orekhovo toward Alma-Atinskaya
Route map Khovrino Belomorskaya Rechnoy Vokzal Vodny Stadion Voykovskaya Sokol yard Sokol Aeroport Dinamo Belorusskaya Mayakovskaya Tverskaya Teatralnaya Moskva River Vodootvodny Canal Novokuznetskaya Paveletskaya Moskva River Avtozavodskaya Tekhnopark Nagatinsky Bridge Moskva River Kolomenskaya Kashirskaya to Zamoskvoretskoye yard Kantemirovskaya Tsaritsyno Orekhovo Domodedovskaya  (shuttle bus for ) Krasnogvardeyskaya Brateyevo yard Alma-Atinskaya
Location
Tsaritsyno Location within Moscow Metro

From its opening until November 1990, the station was named Lenino for the Lenino-Dachnoye region. The city renamed the station Tsaritsyno for Tsaritsyno Park, which houses a palace once owned by Catherine the Great.[1]