Tverskaya (Moscow Metro)

Tverskaya (Russian: Тверская) is a station on Moscow Metro's Zamoskvoretskaya line. The station is along Tverskaya Street under Pushkin Square in Moscow. From its opening in 1979 until 1990, it was named Gorkovskaya, which was the name of Tverskaya Street during the Soviet times. After the government restored the Tverskaya name in 1990, he station's name was changed accordingly.[1]

Tverskaya
Moscow Metro station
LocationTverskoy District
Central Administrative Okrug
Moscow
Russia
Coordinates55.7647°N 37.6065°E / 55.7647; 37.6065
Owned byMoskovsky Metropoliten
Line(s) Zamoskvoretskaya line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus: 15, 12ts
Trolleybus: 1, 12, 15, 31, 31k
Construction
Depth42 metres (138 ft)
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Other information
Station code033
History
Opened20 July 1979 (1979-07-20)
Services
Preceding station   Moscow Metro   Following station
toward Khovrino
Zamoskvoretskaya line
toward Planernaya
Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya line
Transfer at: Pushkinskaya
toward Kotelniki
toward Altufyevo
Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya line
Transfer at: Chekhovskaya
Location
Tverskaya
Location within Central Moscow

The station was originally planned to open in 1938 along with the rest of the Gorkovsky radius of the second stage of the Metro. However this was abandoned and a provision of a straight tunnel, with a reinforced structure was left. However upon the change in the Metro development plans in the early 1960s, the city included a transfer station on the line. As a result, in 1975, after the opening of Pushkinskaya station, construction on Tverskaya began. The design marked a real engineering achievement, as the central hall, and the passenger platforms were built without any disruption to the service.

Design

The decoration is dedicated to the works of the author, and architects R. Semerdzhiev, B. Thor, N. Shreter and V. Cheremin made best to simultaneously show the revolutionary constructivism shapes of flared pylons and plastered ceiling thus leaving the engineering achievement visible. White marble was used for pylons and walls and red granite for the floor. Originally the end of the station was decorated with a sculptural composition dedicated to the theme of his works. However, in 1987 after the opening of a transfer with Chekhovskaya, the composition was moved to the escalator lobby in the transfer. Transfer to Pushkinskaya is achieved through the two underplatform passageways, and via the vestibule under the Pushkin square which they share.

2000 Bomb Attack

In August 2000, a homemade bomb was detonated in the walkway leading to Pushkin Square. Seven victims were killed at the scene and six others died in hospitals. The explosion injured 118 others. The initial criminal investigation that followed blamed several criminal groups that were battling for the rights to operate retail kiosks in the walkway. Later, prosecutors looked at groups associated with Achemez Gochiyayev and Arbi Barayev. No one was brought to trial for the attack.[2] [3][4][5]

Station platform of Tverskaya station

See also

References
  1. "Какие станции московского метро были переименованы и почему?" (in Russian). Argumenty i Fakty. 2014-10-04.
  2. "Теракт в подземном переходе на Пушкинской площади в Москве" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 2015-08-08.
  3. http://slate.com/id/87948/
  4. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0008/08/bn.07.html
  5. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8593961.stm
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