Babushkinskaya

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Babushkinskaya

Бабушкинская
Moscow Metro station
General information
LocationBabushkinsky District
North-Eastern Administrative Okrug
Moscow
Russia
Coordinates55°52′10″N 37°39′52″E / 55.8694°N 37.6644°E / 55.8694; 37.6644
Owned byMoskovsky Metropoliten
Line(s)#6 Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya line Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeShallow single-vault
Depth10 metres (33 ft)
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Other information
Station code087
History
Opened29 September 1978; 46 years ago (1978-09-29)
Closed31 October 2024; 9 days ago (2024-10-31)
Passengers
200926,963,645
Services
Preceding station Moscow Metro Following station
Sviblovo Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya line Medvedkovo
Terminus
Location
Babushkinskaya is located in Moscow Metro
Babushkinskaya
Babushkinskaya
Location within Moscow Metro

Babushkinskaya (Russian: Бабушкинская) is a Moscow Metro station in the Babushkinsky District, North-Eastern Administrative Okrug, Moscow. It was opened on September 29, 1978 as a part of the VDNKhMedvedkovo sector. It is on the Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line, between Sviblovo and Medvedkovo stations after the commissioning of which there were 107 stations in the Moscow Metro.

Name

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Babsuhkinskaya was named after Babushkinsky District where the station is located, which in turn was named after Mikhail Babushkin, a polar aviator.

On March 29, 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic in Russia, the management of the Moscow Metro temporarily renamed the station to "DomaBabushkinskaya" (Russian: Домабабушкинская), meaning "Grandmother at home", to remind the citizens of Moscow to keep their elderly parents at home.[1]

Design

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Babushkinskaya is a single vault-type station, elliptical in cross-section with slightly canted, grey marble side walls. All of the signs and light fixtures are attached to the ceiling, so the platform is completely open except for a few minimalist benches located along the central axis. At the end of the platform, above the exit stairs, is a sculpture by A. M. Mosichuk commemorating Babushkin's Arctic flight.

Entrances

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The entrances to the station are located at the intersection of Yeniseyskaya and Menzhinskogo Streets.

References

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  1. ^ Новости, Р.И.А. (March 29, 2022). "Московское метро "переименовало" две станции из-за коронавируса". РИА Новости (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-01-11.