Krasnopresnenskaya

Krasnopresnenskaya (Russian: Краснопре́сненская) is a Moscow Metro station in the Presnensky District, Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow. It is on the Koltsevaya line, between Kiyevskaya and Belorusskaya stations. It was named for the street, Krasnaya Presnya, on which it is situated.[1] Passengers may transfer to Barrikadnaya station on the Tagansko–Krasnopresnenskaya line.

Krasnopresnenskaya

Краснопресненская
Moscow Metro station
General information
LocationKrasnaya Presnya Street
Presnensky District
Central Administrative Okrug
Moscow
Coordinates55.7613°N 37.5774°E / 55.7613; 37.5774
Owned byMoskovsky Metropoliten
Line(s)#5 Koltsevaya line Koltsevaya line
Platforms1
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus: 4, 6, 39, 64, 69, 116, 152
Trolleybus: 35, 79, 95
Construction
Structure typeDeep pylon tri-span
Depth35.5 metres (116 ft)
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Other information
Station code078
History
Opened14 March 1954 (1954-03-14)
Services
Preceding station Moscow Metro Following station
Kiyevskaya
anticlockwise / outer
 Koltsevaya line Belorusskaya
clockwise / inner
Ulitsa 1905 Goda
towards Planernaya
 Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya line
transfer at Barrikadnaya
 Pushkinskaya
towards Kotelniki
Location
Krasnopresnenskaya is located in Central Moscow
Krasnopresnenskaya
Krasnopresnenskaya
Location within Central Moscow

Design and layout
Platform of Krasnopresnenskaya

It was designed by Victor Yegerev, M. Konstantinov, Felix Novikov, and I. Pokrovsky and opened on 14 March 1954. The station has red granite pylons with white marble cornices and 14 bas-reliefs by N. Shcherbakov, Yu. Pommer, Yu. Ushakov, V. Fedorov, and G. Kolesnikov. As the Presnya area of Moscow was the site of the Moscow Uprising of 1905 during the 1905 Russian Revolution, the station is decorated with artwork commemorating the events of the period.[2][1] Eight of the bas-reliefs depict the events of the Russian Revolution of 1905 and the other six show scenes from the Russian Revolution of 1917.[3] Statues of Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin originally stood at the end of the platform, though these had been removed by the early 1960s. Later, the passage to Barrikadnaya was built in the same location.

The station's round vestibule is on the south side of Krasnaya Presnya street, between Druzhinnikovskaya and Konyushkovskaya streets. A sculpture by A. Zelinsky entitled "Combatant" is located in front.

References
  1. "Станция метро "Краснопресненская"" (in Russian). City of Moscow. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  2. Richardson, Dan (2009-03-16). The Rough Guide to Moscow. Penguin. ISBN 9781405384261.
  3. KOL’TSEVAYA (CIRCLE) LINE / Krasnopresnenskaya / Moscow Metro Archived 2011-08-19 at the Wayback Machine
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