Vodny Stadion (Moscow Metro)

Vodny Stadion (Russian: Во́дный стадио́н, Water Stadium) is a Moscow Metro station on the Zamoskvoretskaya Line. It was built in 1964 according to the standard pillar-trispan design. The pillars are clad in bluish marble and the walls are tiled in white with two stripes of blue at the base. The two entrances to the station are located near the intersection of Kronshtadtsky Boulevard and the Golovinskoye highway. The architects for this station were N. Demchinsky, Yu. Kolesnikova, and M. Markovsky.

Vodny Stadion
Moscow Metro station
LocationGolovinsky District
Voykovsky District
Northern Administrative Okrug
Moscow
Russia
Coordinates55.8398°N 37.4867°E / 55.8398; 37.4867
Owned byMoskovsky Metropoliten
Line(s) Zamoskvoretskaya line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus: 65, 70, 72, 123, 440, 698
Construction
Depth6 metres (20 ft)
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Other information
Station code040
History
Opened31 December 1964 (1964-12-31)
Passengers
200224,747,000
Services
Preceding station   Moscow Metro   Following station
toward Khovrino
Zamoskvoretskaya line
Location
Vodny Stadion
Location within Moscow Metro

The stadium is currently mostly abandoned.

Name

The station is named for the Dinamo Water Stadium at the nearby Khimki Reservoir (Moskva River).

Platform
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