Alexeyevskaya (Moscow Metro)

Alexeyevskaya

Moscow Metro station
Station statistics
Lines Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line
Connections Bus: 85, 714
Trolleybus: 9, 14, 37, 48
Depth 51 metres (167 ft)
Levels 1
Platforms 1
Tracks 2
Parking No
Bicycle facilities No
Baggage check No
Other information
Opened May 1, 1958 (1958-05-01)
Code 091
Owned by Moscow Metro
Formerly Mir (1958-1966)
Scherbakovskaya (1966-1990)
Traffic
Passengers (2002) 19,783,000
Services
Preceding station   Moscow Metro   Following station
Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line
toward Medvedkovo

Alexeyevskaya (Russian: Алексе́евская) is a station on the Moscow Metro's Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line. It was designed by S. Kravets, Yu. Kolesnikova, and G. Golubev and opened on 1 May 1958. The station was originally planned to be as heavily decorated as previous stations, but the design was modified due to Khrushchev's opposition to unnecessary decorative elements. As a result, Alexeyevskaya has surprisingly clean lines for a station built in the 1950s. Its octagonal pylons are white marble with green stripes, and the arches, ceiling, and ventilation grilles are painted white. Lighting comes from restrained yet elegant chandeliers.

The station's round entrance is located on the east side of Prospekt Mira between Staroalexeyevskaya and Novoalexeyevskaya streets.