Uručča (Minsk Metro)

Uručča (also referred to as Uruchcha or Uruch'ye) (Belarusian: Уручча, [uˈruttʂa]; Russian: Уручье, romanized: Uruch'ye, pronounced [ʊˈrutɕjɪ]; lit. 'Brookside') is a Minsk Metro station, a terminus of the Maskoŭskaja line. Opened on November 7, 2007[1] it is the first station outside the Minsk Automobile Ring Road, located in the Uručča ('Brookside') microraion of Minsk's Metropolitan Borough of Pershamayski.

Uručča

Уручча
Minsk Metro station
Station Hall
General information
Other namesUruchcha, Uruch'ye
Coordinates53°56′45″N 27°41′23″E
Owned byMinsk Metro
Line(s) Maskoŭskaja line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth8 m (26 ft)
Other information
Station code124
History
Opened7 November 2007 (2007-11-07)
Services
Preceding station Minsk Metro Following station
Terminus Maskoŭskaja line Barysaŭski trakt
towards Malinawka
Location
Uručča is located in Belarus
Uručča
Uručča
Location within Belarus

The station is shallow, in a pillar by-span design. As with all the recently built metro stations in Minsk, it has disabled access. The station is in the middle of the Uručča microraion on the northeastern edge of the city, with numerous connections to provincial bus routes and to Minsk International Airport.

References

  1. Schwandl, Robert. "Minsk". urbanrail.
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