Medvedkovo (Moscow Metro)

Medvedkovo (Moscow Metro)
Medvedkovo
Moskwa Metro Line 6.svg
Moscow Metro station
Station statistics
Address Northern Medvedkovo District
North-Eastern Administrative Okrug
Moscow
Coordinates 55°53′14″N 37°39′41″E / 55.88722°N 37.66139°E / 55.88722; 37.66139
Lines Moskwa Metro Line 6.svg Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line
Structure Shallow pillar tri-vault
Depth 10 metres (33 ft)
Levels 1
Platforms 1
Tracks 2
Parking No
Bicycle facilities No
Baggage check No
Other information
Opened September 29, 1978
Code 086
Owned by Moskovsky Metropoliten
Traffic
Passengers (2009) 27,646,925
Services
Preceding station   Moscow Metro   Following station
Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line Terminus

Medvedkovo (Russian: Медведково) is a Moscow Metro station in Northern Medvedkovo District, North-Eastern Administrative Okrug, Moscow. It is on the Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line serving as its northeastern terminus. The station opened on 29 September 1978.

Design

Medvedkovo was designed by architects Nina Aleshina and Natalya Samoilova. The station features flared pillars faced with pinkish marble and strips of stainless steel. The outer walls of the station are coated with red marble and interlocking triangles of anodized aluminum punctuated with plaques by M. Alekseev depicting northern wildlife.

Entrances to the station are located on either side of Shirokaya street just west of Grekova Street.