Ulitsa Gorchakova

Ulitsa Gorchakova (Russian: У́лица Горчако́ва) is a station on the Butovskaya Line of the Moscow Metro system in Moscow, Russia. It was opened on 27 December 2003[1] along with four other stations. The station is located in Yuzhnoye Butovo District, between two other stations of the same line, Bulvar Admirala Ushakova and Buninskaya Alleya.

Ulitsa Gorchakova

Улица Горчакова
Moscow Metro station
LocationYuzhnoye Butovo District
South-Western Administrative Okrug
Moscow
Russia
Coordinates55.5418°N 37.5308°E / 55.5418; 37.5308
Owned byMoskovsky Metropoliten
Line(s) Butovskaya line
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station code194
History
Opened27 December 2003 (2003-12-27)
Services
Preceding station   Moscow Metro   Following station
Butovskaya line
Terminus
Location
Ulitsa Gorchakova
Location within Moscow Metro

Name

The station, which name literally means Gorchakov Street, was named after the nearby street, and the street was named after the 19th-century Russian diplomat Alexander Gorchakov.

Location

The station is located at the intersection of Gorchakova Street and Chernyovskaya Street. It has only one exit, located at the eastern side of the station.

Building

As most of the other stations in Butovskaya Line, Ulitsa Gorchakova station is built on an elevated viaduct. There is an escalator leading to the exit. The station is built in open air and has a roof. It is separated from the nearby buildings by barriers for sound isolation. The architect of the station was Leonid Borzenkov.[1]

References

  1. "Ulitsa Gorchakova". Moscow Metro. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
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