Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya Line

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A geographically accurate map of the route of the line
A geographically accurate map of the route of the line

Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya Line (Russian: Серпуховско-Тимиря́зевская ли́ния) is a line of the Moscow Metro. Originally opened in 1983 it was extended throughout the 1980s and early 90s and again in the early 2000s. At present it is the longest line in Moscow with 41.5 km in length (all underground making it the world's longest rapid transit tunnel) and contains 25 stations.

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[edit] History

The project of a north-south diameter was finalised in the 1971 Moscow General Development Plan, and construction began in the mid 1970s. The first stage, the southern Serpukhovsky radius, was opened in 1983. It was extended north through the centre in the late 1980's before extending north as the Timiryazevsky radius during the early 1990s. As of 2007, the line cuts the city of Moscow on a north-south axis.

[edit] Timeline

Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya Line
Altufyevo
Bibirevo
Otradnoye
Vladykino
Petrovsko-Razumovskaya
Timiryazevskaya
Dmitrovskaya
Savyolovskaya
Mendeleyevskaya
Tsvetnoy Bulvar
Chekhovskaya
Borovitskaya
Polyanka
Serpukhovskaya
Tulskaya
Nagatinskaya
Nagornaya
Nakhimovsky Prospekt
Sevastopolskaya
Chertanovskaya
Yuzhnaya
Prazhskaya
Ulitsa Akademika Yangelya
Annino
Bulvar Dmitriya Donskogo
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Segment Date opened
Serpukhovskaya – Yuzhnaya November 11, 1983 13.0 km
Yuzhnaya – Prazhskaya November 6, 1985 1.1 km
Serpukhovskaya – Borovitskaya January 23, 1986 2.8 km
Borovitskaya – Chekhovskaya December 31, 1987 1.6 km
Chekhovskaya – Savyolovskaya December 31, 1988 4.2 km
Savyolovskaya – Otradnoye March 3, 1991 8.5 km
Otradnoye – Bibirevo December 31, 1992 2.6 km
Bibirevo – Altufyevo July 15, 1994 2.0 km
Prazhskaya – Ulitsa Akademika Yangelya August 31, 2000 2.0 km
Ulitsa Akademika Yangelya – Annino December 12, 2001 1.4 km
Annino – Bulvar Dmitriya Donskogo December 26, 2002 2.0 km
Total: 25 stations 41.5 km

[edit] Transfers

# Transfer to At
1 Sokolnicheskaya Line Borovitskaya
2 Zamoskvoretskaya Line Chekhovskaya
3 Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line Borovitskaya
5 Koltsevaya Line Serpukhovskaya, Mendeleyevskaya
7 Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya Line Chekhovskaya
10 Lyublinskaya Line Tsvetnoy Bulvar
11 Kakhovskaya Line Sevastopolskaya
L1 Butovskaya Light Metro Line Bulvar Dmitriya Donskogo

[edit] Rolling stock

The line is served by the Varshavskoe (№ 8) and Vladykino (№ 14) depots. In 2005 it began a slow transition to eight carriage trains. As of November 2005, Vladykino completed its transition and presently has 43 eight-carriage trains assigned to them. Varshavskoe began later and completed its transition in March 2006 with 38 eight-carriage trains. The line received new 81-714/717 trains upon its opening in 1983. Due to its recent extensions various trains were added to its ever-growing stock, some surplus from other depots, others factory fresh 81-714.5/717.5 and 81-714.5M/717.5M. When the Butovskaya Light Metro Line opened, the Varshavskoe depot became home to the new three-carriage 81-740/741 "Rusich" (also known as "Skif") trains, 12 of which are currentely being used.

[edit] Recent events and future plans

Second exits at Petrovsko-Razumovskaya, Savyolovskaya and Timiryazevskaya are planned. However, in terms of extensions, the line is thought to be complete and no new building works are planned.

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