The metro station "Kuznetsky Most" is one of those that were built in the Soviet period, it has a bright and unique look. The design is based on the motif of the street of the same name, named after the bridge across the Neglinnaya River. The platform is lined with wavy marble tiles in gray and beige tones. Decorative ornaments in the form of blacksmith's tools, sickles and hammers, and sparks from an anvil are hung on the walls of the tracks. And the columnar structures, made in the form of arcades, evoke associations with Roman aqueducts or ancient bridges.
Station summary
The metro station "Kuznetsky Most" was opened in 1975, together with "Pushkinskaya". It is an anniversary, 100th in a row. It is located on the seventh branch of the Moscow metro - the Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya line.
Thanks to the highly functional layout, beautiful artwork and optim althe ratio of space and light, this station is one of the exemplary objects of the architecture of the Moscow Metro. For the design project, architects represented by N. A. Aleshina and N. K. Samoilova received awards from the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union in 1977.
As for the numerical parameters, the width of the entire platform is 16.1 meters. The station rests on column structures and contains three tunnels: two side and one middle. The middle hall is 6.26 meters high and 8.2 meters wide. The step or width of the columns is 5.25 meters.
View from the middle tunnel of the Kuznetsky Most metro station - in the photo below.
The telecom operators "MTS", "Megafon" and "Beeline" operate on the territory of the station. Opening daily according to the schedule at 5:30, and closing of the subway - at one in the morning. In the vicinity there are three universities, many museums and galleries, banking institutions, shopping centers, bars and restaurants. There are also a huge number of hotels, so that traveling tourists have a wide choice of accommodation.
Lobby and subway entrance
How to get to the subway? "Kuznetsky Most" - a station located in the Meshchansky district at the following address: st. Kuznetsky most, 22. It is interesting that the station is not located on the street, but in the courtyard of the house of Torletsky and Zakharyin, near the intersection of Kuznetsky most and Pushechnaya streets. You can go to the station through the street. Christmas on the double arch of building number six. On the southeast side of the platform, you can go to the Lubyanka station by the escalator.
The station lobby has recently been renovated. The exit from the Kuznetsky Most metro station was closed for repairs for some time and started working again in 2016. The changes affected the technological equipment, the station's ticket office was also completely redone (stainless steel finish and installation of durable smart glass) and the platform's marble coating was updated.
Architectural design
The columns of the Kuznetsky Most metro station are covered with Gazgan marble tiles, the deposit of which is located in the Republic of Uzbekistan. The tile has a gray-blue color and a wavy surface. The shape of the columns resemble ancient bridges or aqueducts - reservoirs of ancient Rome, designed to supply water to settlements. They expand and form arcades that support the upper vaults.
The walls of the tracks are covered with light-colored marble "koelga", which is mined in the Chelyabinsk region. The basement section is lined with granite and labradorite.
Additionally, there are six blacksmith miniatures made of aluminum on the walls. They depict hammers, sickles, sparks from an anvil, as well as cannons and cannonballs. Sketches of inserts were made by the artist M. N. Alekseev.
The floor is tiled with gray and black granite tiles that form squares along the axis of the platform. Lighting of the metro station "Kuznetsky Most" is carried out using dynamic alternating designs in the form of rhombuses with gas lamps placed inside them.
Mention of the station in popular culture
The metro station "Kuznetsky Most" is mentioned in Dmitry Glukhovsky's work "Metro 2033". This book describes the life of people after the apocalypse - a nuclear war that occurred in 2013, after which all large cities were destroyed.
The action of the book takes place in the Moscow metro, as the surface of the Earth is shrouded in toxic gases and is unsuitable for life. People live in the open spaces of stations and crossings, owning weapons workshops and creating their own states.
In addition, a video game of the same name was created based on this book. According to the episode of the game, the Kuznetsky Most station is independent. However, the protagonist discovers Red Line agents with communist views here.
