Moscow metro "Borovitskaya" is part of the largest interchange hub and is one of its four stations. It has its own landing pavilion, which overlooks Makhovaya Street, where the State Library of the Russian Federation is located. In fact, this metro station is a transfer station, thanks to which passengers can get to other types of metropolitan transport.
Description
Borovitskaya metro station is geographically located in the central district of Moscow and is part of the Serpukhovsko-Temiryazevskaya line. Thirty years have passed since its opening.
In the southern part of the main hall of this station there is a picture dedicated to the friendship of the peoples of the USSR. Art. Borovitskaya metro station is named after one of the towers of the Moscow Kremlin, and white and red columns emphasize its connection with this building.
The total workload of the node, which includes this station, is very high and amounts to more than three hundred thousand people daily. At the same time, the flow of passengers through the lobby itself is approximately 17,000 citizens per day, and the transfer flow is 160,000 to the station"Arbatskaya" and 191,000 at the station. "Library them. Lenin.”
Design
Metro Borovitskaya was built according to a new and improved project and made of cast-iron arches, and the station was developed by such architects as Popov, Volovich, Mun, the team also included engineer and designer Barsky. The minimum length of one pylon is two rings, and the side tunnels have a diameter of 8.5 meters, the central one, in turn, is 9.5 meters.
Thus Art. Borovitskaya metro station looks like a building consisting of three pylon vaults.
Decor
Shades of light and brown marble, as well as red and orange bricks, were used in the decoration of the hall. Four stairs and an escalator located in the central part of the hall lead to the lower floor, which is decorated with a mosaic portrait of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin.
On the walls of st. Borovitskaya metro station has a variety of built-in pictures that are not related to each other by a common theme. The floor of the platform is made of dark colored natural stones such as marble and granite.
Where can I transfer?
The metro map "Borovitskaya" shows that with the help of the escalator, located at the northern end of the hall, it is possible to make the transition to the station. "Arbat". The last one was opened a little later than this metro station.
There is no direct transfer to such a station as Aleksandrovsky Sad, although it is included in the same node as the station. metro station "Borovitskaya" There is only one way to get to it - go throughlibrary rooms.
Lobbies
This room has two tiers. Since this place is part of the Borovitskaya (metro) station, the photos taken there show that the lobby is also decorated with marble of various colors.
Near this subway is the well-known Pashkov's house. In order to get there, you can use Art. metro station "Borovitskaya" Its exits can also lead to the Moscow Kremlin, located on Mokhovaya Street. In the event that you turn left, leaving the station, and walk a little more, you can reach the famous Alexander Garden in this way.
Prospects
Once upon a time, the city authorities planned the construction of the second exit of the station. "Borovitskaya", which was supposed to serve passengers as a transfer to other metro stations. But, as it turned out later, such construction was completely inexpedient, so they soon abandoned this idea.
Interesting to know
It turns out that when the construction of the station began, the workers at a depth of five meters unearthed an old house of the nineteenth century. It still remains a mystery what purpose this building had, and most importantly, by whom it was erected. But what was most surprising was that all the things and furniture in the house were completely untouched by anyone.
Therefore, it was decided that a museum would be founded in this place. But all the people who were next to this structure began in a strange wayfeel bad, and some even fainted. As a result, the house was dismantled and taken far beyond the capital.
Such a wonderful location right in the heart of the capital endows the Borovitskaya metro station with a large number of historical sights located next to it. The main ones are, of course, Red Square and the Kremlin building, since every centimeter of these places is fraught with the history of our country. In addition, Alesandrovskiy Park is located not far from this subway - a favorite place for both citizens and guests of Moscow. It was founded back in the twenties of the nineteenth century.
Also nearby is a temple built in the name of the Holy Martyr Antipas Bishop, the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ. In addition, well-known cultural institutions are located here, such as: the Moscow Memorial Museum. A. N. Scriabin and the library "Gogol's House", four cinemas, many children's centers, nightclubs, cafes and restaurants, as well as a huge number of all kinds of supermarkets, shops and various travel agencies.
Methods of travel
How to get to the Borovitskaya metro station - any Muscovite can tell. The station is located in the Arbat area, therefore it is one of the main ways of travel for every resident of the Russian capital. There are several convenient options. The first of them is to go there by bus route H1:
- From Kitai-Gorod to this station, you need to drive five stops;
- off"Kropotinskaya" - one;
- to Kuznetsky Most - seven;
- Lublyanka and Revolution Square are only six stops away from this place;
- from "Okhotny" row and "Teatralnaya" - eight;
- to Art. "Pushkinskaya" and "Tverskoy" - ten;
- st. Chekhovskaya is eleven stops away from this metro station;
- from Mayakovskaya – twelve;
- "Belorusskaya" is separated from the station "Borovitskaya" by seventeen stops;
- from Dynamo – twenty-three;
- from the airport you can get here by driving twenty-eight stops;
- Falcon is thirty-one stops away;
- to Voykovskaya – 34.
Another way to travel is by minibus number six:
- This way you can get to Barrikadnaya and Krasnopresneskaya stations by driving ten stops.
- There are only 3 stops from Arbatskaya to the Borovitskaya station we need.
- Twelve stops to 1905 Street.
- St. "Running" is located in fifteen.
- There are twenty-one stops from Polezhavskaya to this station.
You can also use the trolleybus number 33 and get to the station. "Kropotinskaya", which is one stop away, or to "Kitai-gorod" (five stops).
Trolleybus number one will also take its passengers to the Borovitskaya metro station from the station. "Pushkin". To do this, you need to drive seven stops.
From railway stations to this subway run:bus number 6, carrying people from the Paveletsky railway station, or trolleybus number 1, coming from Nizhniye Kotlov.
From all metro stations in the capital to "Borovitskaya" can be reached in the following ways:
- On the trolleybus number 44 it is possible to travel to Victory Park, overcoming fifteen stops.
- By bus number 1: from "Polyanka" - three stops, from "Oktyabrskaya" - five, to the station. "Leninsky Prospekt" - fourteen, to "South-West" - thirty-seven stops.
- Trolleybus No. 2 carries passengers from Vystavochnaya and Studencheskaya stations to Borovitskaya (eleven stops), Bagrationovskaya is eighteen stops away, and Kutuzovskaya is twelve stops away.
- Route taxi number 2 takes people to Kitai-Gorod, Lublyanka and Revolution Square, and these stations can also be reached by bus number 12C.
- Trolleybus No. 33: three stops from Polyanka, five from Oktyabrskaya station, and twelve stops from Leninsky Prospekt.
This Moscow metro station starts its work for passengers at 05:40 am and ends at 01:00 am, so it is a very convenient way to travel to any part of Moscow.
