For a long time, the Filevskaya line was the main transport artery in the west of the capital. However, a few years ago, part of it was given to the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya branch, which was extended to the northwest. So is there a need to develop the land-based Filevskaya Line?
Construction history
This thread has the fourth number and a beautiful blue color. Almost all of it is shallow or even ground. Initially, it was closely connected with the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya branch, but after the opening of the Kurskaya station, this radius became completely independent.
It was the stations of the Filevskaya line that suffered the most during the Great Patriotic War. The reason for this was the shallow foundation. As a result, most of the stations did not tolerate enemy air strikes well. So, part of the Arbatskaya-Smolenskaya line (Filyovskaya line) was destroyed, and the metro bridge across the Moscow River was seriously damaged. It is not surprising that immediately after the war, the construction of a deep-laid radius began, duplicating the old one, and the remaining tunnels began to be used for storing wagons.
However, in 1955, it was decided to restore traffic on this branch, as well as extend it further west. Filevskaya received a second life. In the future, she also played a role in the construction of the infrastructure of the business center on the banks of the Moscow River. In order to increase the speed and reduce the cost of the project, a mini-subway line was brought to this area, originating from the Kyiv station of the Filevskaya line. So it's too early to discount this line.
Current State
Now the Filevskaya line has a total of 13 stations on two sections. One of them, connecting at both ends in Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya, goes west - to Kuntsevo and Fili. The other one, starting from the metro station "Kyiv" (Filyovskaya line), is a small section that captures the business center "Moscow City". This radius is essential because it involves an important area in the transport network. In the future, it is planned that this "appendix" will be part of a new branch, so that the accessibility of the business center will become even higher.
Some parts of the line in question are in disrepair and in urgent need of repair, but so far the city authorities are doing half measures and discussing the possible complete closure of the branch for major repairs.
Stations
In the context of the Moscow metro, the Filevskaya pale blue line is considered quite short. She has only 13 stations on two radii:
- "Aleksandrovskygarden". It has passages to the Lenin Library and Arbatskaya, and through one of them also to Borovitskaya. This largest transfer hub is located in the very center of the capital and receives hundreds of thousands of passengers daily. In the immediate vicinity of the station there are Kremlin, Red Square and Manezhnaya Square.
- "Arbatskaya" (Filyovskaya line). One of the most unclaimed stations (a little more than 12 thousand people a day), since most passengers prefer the neighboring branch, which has convenient transitions. The ground lobby - one of the symbols of the metro - has the shape of a five-pointed star. It is located near the beginning of the Old and New Arbat.
- "Smolensk". It is located almost close to the nuclear submarine station of the same name. Located at the intersection of the Arbat and the Garden Ring.
- Station "Kyiv" of the Filevskaya line. It is located near the station of the same name, has a transition to the Koltsevaya and Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya branches. Trains leave from here in two directions - to the west to Kuntsevo and to Moscow-City MIBC.
- "Exhibition". It is located between the business part of the city and Expocentre. In the future, after the construction of the Third interchange circuit, it will have a transition to the Delovoy Tsentr station.
- "International". It is located in the central core of MIBC "Moscow-City" and, as planned, will eventually become part of a large interchange hub.
- "Student". It is located in the Kievskaya street area, at the moment it is practically cut off fromsurface public transport network.
- "Kutuzovskaya". It is located under the avenue of the same name, after which it is named.
- "Fili". It is located near Bagrationovsky passage. The platform is located at the junction of the tunnel and the ground section.
- "Bagrationovskaya". The popular shopping centers "Gorbushka" and "Gorbushkin Dvor" are located in the immediate vicinity of the station.
- "Filyovsky park". It is located in the area of Minskaya street, named after the nearby green area.
- "Pioneer". It is located on the site of the old village of Mazilovo, after which they wanted to name it in the project.
- "Kuntsevskaya". The final station with the transition to the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya branch. Located in the Rublevsky highway area.
Duplicate nuclear submarines
Not only guests of the capital, but also Muscovites themselves often get confused, because the Filevskaya and Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya branches partially duplicate each other not only in the direction, but also in the name of the stations. If you go out on the wrong one, you can get lost, although above-ground lobbies are usually located not far from each other.
It may seem that the Filyovskaya line is not needed at all, however (even if compared to some other branches this one is not too busy) it still serves a significant passenger flow, and therefore cannot be closed permanently.
Reconstruction
Since 2014, the leadership of the metro began to talk about the needurgent repair of some sections of the branch. Since some stations of the Filyovskaya line are located on the ground, they suffer greatly from temperature fluctuations, precipitation and other factors. At the moment, some parts are in extremely poor condition, so there are even plans to temporarily close the entire branch (Kyiv-Kuntsevskaya radius) in order to carry out a major overhaul. True, this could turn into a transport disaster in the west of Moscow, so this option will be resorted to only as a last resort.
Prospects for development
Extension of the branch to the east of the capital is impossible, and there is no particular need for this, according to the authorities. Nevertheless, the Filyovskaya line has not yet exhausted its capabilities.
Simultaneously with the problem of carrying out large-scale repairs (with the closure of stations or without such measures), a change in the trajectory of the entire branch is also being discussed. Perhaps Filevskaya will become an important part of the Solntsevo radius or the Third interchange circuit.
