Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya Line

 9  Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya Line
Overview
Type Rapid transit
System Moscow Metro
Locale Moscow
Termini Altufyevo (north)
Bulvar Dmitriya Donskogo (south)
Stations 25
Daily ridership 1,108,800[1]
Operation
Opened November 8, 1983
Operator(s) Moskovsky Metropoliten
Character Underground
Rolling stock 81-717.5M/714.5M
Technical
Line length 41.5 kilometres (25.8 mi)
Track gauge 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 2732 in)
Electrification Third rail
Route map

Legend
Altufyevo
Bibirevo
Otradnoye
Vladykino yard
Vladykino 14  (OSI)
Petrovsko-Razumovskaya Petrovsko-Razumovskoye railway station 10 
Timiryazevskaya Timiryazevskaya railway station 13  (OSI)
Dmitrovskaya Dmitrovskaya railway station
Savyolovskaya Savyolovsky railway station
Mendeleyevskaya  5 
Tsvetnoy Bulvar 10 
Chekhovskaya  2   7 
Polyanka
Serpukhovskaya  5 
Tulskaya
Nagatinskaya Nizhniye Kotly railway station
Nagornaya
Nakhimovsky Prospekt
Sevastopolskaya 11A 
Chertanovskaya
Varshavskoye yard
Yuzhnaya
Prazhskaya
Ulitsa Akademika Yangelya
Annino
Bulvar Dmitriya Donskogo 12 

Serpukhovsko–Timiryazevskaya Line (Russian: Серпухо́вско-Тимиря́зевская ли́ния, IPA: [sʲɪrpʊˈxofskə tʲɪmʲɪˈrʲazʲɪfskəjə ˈlʲinʲɪjə], Line 9), sometimes colloquially referred to as Grey Line (Russian: серая линия), 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. With its current length of 41.5 km, it is the second longest line in the Moscow Metro (all underground making it the world's 4th longest rapid transit tunnel). There are 25 stations on the line.

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 which brought the Metro to the southern districts of Danilovsky, Nagorny, Ziuzino and Chertanovo. Starting at Serpukhovskaya square the radius follows the Varshavskoye avenue, twice contacts the Moscow-Pavelets Line, afterwards it deviates slightly westwards passing Azovskaya street, where it meets the then terminus of the Gorkovsko-Zamoskvoretskaya Line, Kakhovskaya station. Afterwards the line crosses back across northern Chertanovo's main intersection (Balaklavsky avenue and Sevastopolsky Bulvar).

Some of the new technical methods employed in the construction of this section, included passing from deep alignment to shallow in water-carrying soils. A new technique of contour freezing was employed, which then used explosives to bore through the unstable region. The stretch between Serpukhovskaya and Tulskaya was further made difficult due gasoline leaks from an above petrol station over the years sufficiently absorbed by the soil such that the high concentration of fumes caused a fire in the unfinished tunnel, this introduced a new practice of adding additional boreholes in areas of difficult ventilation.

In November 1985 the line had its first extension southwards to Prazhskaya. This station was designed by Czechoslovak engineers and specialists from the Prague Metro. Simultaneously the station Moskevská was built in Prague by Soviet engineers.

Beginning in the mid-1980s work began on extending the system northwards through the city centre. This very deep section passed the areas of Yakimanka and Arbat where the first in Moscow 4 station transfer was set up in 1986. In 1987 this was followed by the station Chekhovskaya located near the Pushkin Square. In 1988 the final extension through the centre first deviated eastwards to include Tsvetnoy Boulevard and then crossed the ring at Novoslobodskaya before continuing northwards to Savyolovsky Rail Terminal.

Afterwards construction of the Timiryazevsky radius followed and in 1991 the major 5 station extension brought the line to the northern districts of Timiryazvesky, Butyrsky, Marfino and Otradnoye itself. In addition the line had interchanges with 3 major railway lines. The unique station Timiryazveskaya is the only one in Moscow built to the Deep single-vault (Leningrad) design. The Timiryazevsky radius had two more extensions, Biberevo in 1992 and Altufyevo in 1994 making it the northernmost in the system.

On the opposite Serpukhovsky end, in the early 2000s three extensions were built: Ulitsa Akademika Yangelya (2000), Annino (2001) and Bulvar Dmitriya Donskogo (2002). The latter carried the line into Severnoye Butovo District, making it the first line to cross the MKAD beltway. Today the line is the only one in Moscow for which no extension plans or proposals exist.

Timeline

SegmentDate opened
SerpukhovskayaYuzhnaya November 11, 1983 13.0 km
YuzhnayaPrazhskaya November 6, 1985 1.1 km
SerpukhovskayaBorovitskaya January 23, 1986 2.8 km
BorovitskayaChekhovskaya December 31, 1987 1.6 km
ChekhovskayaSavyolovskaya December 31, 1988 4.2 km
SavyolovskayaOtradnoye March 3, 1991 8.5 km
OtradnoyeBibirevo December 31, 1992 2.6 km
BibirevoAltufyevo July 15, 1994 2.0 km
PrazhskayaUlitsa Akademika Yangelya August 31, 2000 2.0 km
Ulitsa Akademika YangelyaAnnino December 12, 2001 1.4 km
AnninoBulvar Dmitriya Donskogo December 26, 2002 2.0 km
Total: 25 stations 41.5 km

Transfers

#Transfer toAt
1 Sokolnicheskaya Line Borovitskaya
2 Zamoskvoretskaya Line Chekhovskaya
3 Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line Borovitskaya
5 Koltsevaya Line Serpukhovskaya, Mendeleyevskaya
7 Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya Line Chekhovskaya
10 Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya Line Tsvetnoy Bulvar
11A Kakhovskaya Line Sevastopolskaya
L1 Butovskaya Line Bulvar Dmitriya Donskogo

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.

Since 2012 line is receiving new 81-760/761 trains. 81-717/714 trains will be completely withdrawn and scrapped, 81-717.5/714.5 and 81-717.5M/714.5M will be transferd to other lines where additional trains are needed. As for November 2013, Varshavskoe depot is fully upgraded to new trains, there are only few old 81-717/714 carriages, which are still forming about 3 trains. Vladykino, as for November 2013, has only 2 new trains, but additional 81-760/761 train came from Varshavskoe depot in December 2013.

When the Butovskaya Light Metro Line opened, the Varshavskoe depot became home to the new three-carriage 81-740/741 "Rusich" trains, 12 of which are currently being used.

Recent events and future plans

Second exits at Petrovsko-Razumovskaya, Savyolovskaya and Timiryazevskaya stations are planned. However, in terms of extensions, the line is considered to be complete. Although there is some need of connection to the south border parts of Moscow, it was decided that Butovskaya Light Metro Line will fulfil this need.

References

  1. Пассажиропотоки 2009 год. Олимп (in Russian). Retrieved 18 June 2010.

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