Ekaterinburg Metro is the last metro in the Soviet Union, opened in 1991. This is the sixth metro in Russia, which is the only one in the entire Ural region.
History of the Yekaterinburg Metro
The construction of the Sverdlovsk metro began back in 1980. Only 11 years later, the metro opened its doors to the first passengers. Then it included only three stations. Already in 1992, a new station was opened, and two years later, two more. The next three stations were opened in 2002, 2011 and 2012. Today, the Yekaterinburg metro has nine stations on one line with a length of 12.7 kilometers.
Ekaterinburg metro stations
Among all the small subways in Russia, the Yekaterinburg metro stands out for its diverse decorative design of the stations.
- Prospect Kosmonavtov is a station made of reinforced concrete structures and steel columns. The walls of the station are lined with black marble.
- Uralmash - setmade of monolithic reinforced concrete, and the walls of the station are decorated with metal bas-reliefs.
- "Mashinostroiteley" - the station is lined with green serpentine and white marble, and the floor is laid with polished granite.
- Uralskaya station is made of precast concrete.
- The walls and floor of the Dynamo station are lined with marble and granite, and at the end of the platform there is a prototype sculpture of an ancient Greek discus thrower.
- Ploshchad 1905 Goda central station lined with red granite and white marble.
- The walls of the three-tier Geological station are decorated with Ural stone.
- Chkalovskaya station has a sloping ceiling, which is made in the shape of an airplane wing.
- The "botanical" station resembles a beehive - there are hexagons in the form of honeycombs on the ceiling.
Ekaterinburg metro operating hours in 2018
The work schedule of the Yekaterinburg metro has remained unchanged for a long time. Adjustments to the working hours are made only in connection with the repair and maintenance work, as well as on the days of major events and holidays.
Metro operating hours in Yekaterinburg: daily from 6:00 to 24:00
The last train departs from Prospekt Kosmonavtov station at 00:02, and the last train from Botanicheskaya station at 00:10 (00:09 on weekends). A detailed train schedule and the current time of operation of the Yekaterinburg metro can be found on the official website.
