Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin opened the last two stations of the Solntsevskaya metro line. “We have completed the construction of one of the longest metro lines, the Solntsevskaya branch from Delovoy Tsentr to Vnukovo. To do this, we had to go through 70 km of tunnels, ”Sobyanin said at the opening. According to him, the trip from the city center to one of the Moscow airports has become more than twice as fast. “Today, to get to Vnukovo, I think it takes 1.5 hours by car, and now it takes 40 minutes by metro,” the mayor said.
The Solntsevskaya metro line is very popular, since about 1.5 million people live within walking distance from it. Its length exceeds 30 km. The launch of the MCD-4 branch, which will take place this week, will also improve the transport infrastructure.
The shallow station “Pykhtino” is located near the village of the same name, in the settlement of Vnukovskoye, has one vestibule. The theme of aviation was used in the design of the station. According to forecasts, passenger traffic will reach 11 thousand people per day, and by 2030 it will double.
The Vnukovo Airport station is integrated into the structure of the air harbor. Passengers through the underpass will be able to get to Terminal A, the underground terminal of the Aeroexpress, to the forecourt and to the street. 1st Flight. The design of the station is also inspired by the aviation theme – the walls are digitally printed with Tupolev Design Bureau aircraft. It is expected that at the initial stage the station will be used by 22 thousand people per day, by 2030 their number will increase by one and a half times.
Source: Rosbalt
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