DELOVOY TSENTR, KHOROSHEVSKAYA, SHELEPIKHA, CSKA, PETROVSKY PARK, MICHURINSKY PROSPECT, OCHAKOVO STATIONS_2018

The third interchange circuit was opened (6 stations of the Kalininsko-Solntsevskaya line — Delovoy Tsentr, Khoroshevskaya, Shelepikha, CSKA, Petrovsky Park and Michurinsky Prospekt, Ochakovo).

MINSKAYA, LOMONOSOVSKY PROSPEKT, RAMENKI STATIONS_2017

The Park Pobedy — Ramenki section of the Moscow Metro Solntsevskaya line, and also Minskaya, Lomonosovsky Prospekt, Ramenki stations were commissioned. The second exit-hall from the Park Pobedy station of the Moscow Metro was opened.

BUTYRSKAYA, FONVIZINSKAYA STATIONS_2016

The Mariina Roscha — Petrovsko-Razumovskaya section of the Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya line, and also Butyrskaya, Fonvizinskaya, Petrovsko-Razumovskaya stations were put into operation. The second exit from the Butyrskaya and Fonvizinskaya stations of the Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya line and the third exit from the Petrovsko-Razumovskaya station were opened.

LESOPARKOVAYA, BITSEVSKY PARK STATIONS_2014

The section Delovoy Tsentr — Park Pobedy of the Moscow Metro Solntsevskaya line, 2nd platform: Park Pobedy was commissioned. The Ulitsa Starokachalovskaya — Bitsevsky Park section of the Butovskaya Line, also Lesoparkovaya and Bitsevsky Park stations were opened.

THE CONTROL CENTER AS PART OF THE TRAFFIC INTERSECTION OF THE LENINGRADSKOYE SHOSSE AND VOLOKOLAMSKOYE SHOSSE_2013

The control center building in the form of a glass egg was built in 2013 as part of the transport intersection of the Leningradskoye Shosse and Volokolamskoye Shosse, at their intersection with Alabyana and Baltiyskaya Streets. The size of the egg in the plan was 32 by 23 meters.

THE SECOND START-UP FACILITY OF THE VNUKOVO AIRPORT, TERMINAL A was opened_2012

The southern hall of the Annino station. The Novogireevo — Novokosino section of the Kalininskaya line, and also Novokosino station, were opened. The Krasnogvardeyskaya — Alma-Atinskaya section of the Zamoskvoretskaya line, and Alma-Atinskaya station were opened. The Mitino — Pyatnitskoye Shosse section of the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line.

THE BORISOVO, SHIPILOVSKAYA, ZYABLIKOVO STATIONS_2011

A passway and an entrance hall of the Sretensky Bulvar station of the Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya line were opened. The Mariino — Zyablikovo section of the Moscow Metro Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya line, and also Borisovo, Shipilovskaya and Zyablikovo stations were put into operation.

THE FIRST START-UP FACILITY OF THE VNUKOVO AIRPORT, TERMINAL A WAS OPENED_2010

The Trubnaya — Mariina Roscha section of the Moscow Metro Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya line, Trubnaya, Maryina Roshcha stations were opened.

THE MITINSKY SECTION STROGINO—MITINO OF THE ARBATSKOPOKROVSKAYA INE was opened_2009

Crossing between the Chistye Prudy station of the Sokolnicheskaya Line and Sretensky Bulvar of the Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya line was put into operation. The Slavyansky Bulvar station was opened on the operating plain track of the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line.

27th of DECEMBER 2007 ZHIVOPISNY MOST WAS OPENED IN MOSCOW_2008

The section of the Zvenigorodskaya (Krasnopresnenskaya) highway was opened for traffic from Marshal Zhukov prospect to MKAD (7 km), including Zhivopisny most and Northwest tunnels.

THE SOUTHERN ENTRANCE HALL OF THE MAYAKOVSKAYA STATION WAS OPENED AFTER RECONSTRUCTION_2007

The Trubnaya station was commissioned. The Sretensky Bulvar station was opened on the operating plain track of the Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya line.

THE MOSCOW MINI-METRO LINE STARTED ITS OPERATION FROM THE DELOVOY TSENTR STATION TO THE MEZHDUNARODNAYA STATION_2006

The Kiyevskaya-Vystavochnaya section of the Filyovskaya line, and the Vystavochnaya station were put into operation. The second entrance is opened to the north entrance hall at the Mayakovskaya station.

An underground railway tunnel with an underground station to the Vnukovo airport complex was opened_2005

Underground, ground and air transport was combined into one global communication system: from the Moscow center, from the Kievsky railway station, it will take 35 minutes to get to the plane at the Vnukovo airport.

THE MOSCOW MONORAIL M1 — THE FIRST RUSSIAN MONORAIL SYSTEM — TRANSPORTS THE FIRST PASSENGERS_2004

The Moscow monorail transport system with six stations was opened for excursions.

THE PARK POBEDY STATION IS OPENED — THE RUSSIAN DEEPEST STATION_2003

The Park Pobedy station was 74 meters deep. The first Moscow metro line, Butovskaya, with a length of 5.6 km, and also stations — Ulitsa Starokachalovskaya, Ulitsa Skobelevskaya, Bulvar Admirala Ushakova, Ulitsa Gorchakova, and Buninskaya Alleya — were put into operation.

THE WORLD’S LONGEST METRO LINE_2002

The Bulvar Dmitriya Donskogo station was opened on Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya line. From that moment the Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya line became the longest metro line in the world, entirely under the ground, and gained the upper hand from the Kalujsko-Rijskaya line. The Moscow Metro has 165 stations, line length — 280 km.

THE SAKHALIN RAILWAY TUNNEL PROJECT_2001

Metrogiprotrans specialists developed the project of Sakhalin railway tunnel under the Nevelski strait, which would connect Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Selikhin and Nogliki.

AWARD FOR THE TRAFFIC INTERSECTION PROJECT ON KUTUZOVSKY PROSPEKT_2000

Underground multilevel transport junction on Kutuzovsky Prospekt won the prize as «The best implemented project 1990-2000.» Valery Mikhailovich Abramson held the office of president of OJSC Metrogiprotrans.

THE BEGINNING OF THE LEFORTOVSKY TUNNEL DESIGN_1999

The Lefortovsky tunnel in Moscow, which was opened in 2003, was the fourth largest city tunnel in Europe, lying at a depth of about 30 meters. The tunnel is 2.2 kilometers long and 14.2 meters in diameter. It was the workmanship of institute designers. Its construction minimally affected the nearby urban areas.

METRO CONSTRUCTION IN TEHRAN_1998

The Metrogiprotrans experts participated in the metro construction in Tehran. The surveys have been carried out to examine the constructed tunnels and design work on adjusting the metro line for the purpose of using the Russian rolling stock.

THE OPEN CAISSON METHOD TO PRESERVE THE SURROUNDING BUILDINGS_1997

At Myasnitskaya St. in Moscow, the eight-level underground parking was opened; it was constructed by the open caisson method in order to preserve the surrounding urban development of the 19 th century.

NEW DESIGN OF PREFABRICATED REINFORCED CONCRETE ENCASEMENT OF ESCALATOR TUNNEL_1996

The engineers of Metrogiprotrans developed a new design for the reinforced concrete encasement of the escalator tunnel with an outer diameter of 9.9 meters from blocks 40 cm thick. The new design significantly increased its throughput.

OPENING THE NEW LYUBLINSKAYA METRO LINE_1995

The first 12.2 km section of the Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya line from the Chkalovskaya station to the Volzhskaya station was put into operation on December 28. The stations of this branch demonstrated a wide variety of structures.

METROGIPROTRANS IS DESIGNING A ROAD TUNNEL IN THE CITY OF VIDNOYE_1994

In the city of Vidnoe, a road tunnel was built inside the railway embankment under the main railway tracks.

METROGIPROTRANS BECOMES AN OPEN JOINT-STOCK COMPANY_1993

Metrogiprotrans ceased to be a government-owned enterprise, and became an Open Joint Stock Company. In the first years after the Soviet Union ceased to exist, the projects started in Soviet times were basically completed. Timiryazevskaya branch expanded northwards — the Bibirevo station was opened in 1992, and in two years the Altufyevo station.

THE MOSCOW METRO HAS 143 STATIONS, LINE LENGTH — 239.9 KM_1990

The following stations were being constructed: Filyovskaya branch continued to the Krylatskaya station, and the Sokolnicheskaya branch to the Ulitsa Podbelskogo station. Metrogiprotrans was designing the Mosca metro station in Rome.

METRO AND RAILWAY TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT UNDERNEATH THE BOSPHORUS STRAIT_1989

Metrogiprotrans specialists acted as consultants within the metro and railway tunnel construction project underneath the Bosphorus Strait, the deepest submarine tunnel in the world. In Leningrad, automated systems for controlling air parameters and an automated remote control system for tunnel ventilation were put into operation.

DEVELOPMENT OF THE SERPUKHOVSKAYATIMIRYAZEVSKAYA LINE_1988

A 4.2 km Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya line section with Tsvetnoy Bulvar, Mendeleevskaya and Savyolovskaya stations was commissioned in Moscow on December 31.

RETURN OF VISUALIZATION IN THE SUBWAY ARCHITECTURE_1987

In the eighties, the subway architecture continued to move from pure utilitarianism of the sixties to a new imagery and diversity. The 1.6 km Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya line started operating from the Borovitskaya station to the Chekhovskaya station. The architecture of the Polyanka, Borovitskaya, Chekhovskaya stations was emphatically symbolic, even literary.

METROGIPROTRANS PROVIDES ENGINEERING ASSISTANCE IN THE METRO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION IN LIMA (PERU)_1986

The Peruvian design studies for the construction of the first metro line were considered, the design recommendations and proposals were provided, and the possibility of supplying the Soviet equipment for the line construction and operation was discussed.

RECONSTRUCTION OF THE SALANG TUNNEL IN AFGHANISTAN _1985

The Institute participated in the reconstruction of the Salang tunnel in Afghanistan. This road tunnel was built by Soviet specialists in 1958-1964. It was considered to be the highest road tunnel in the world until 1973. Metrogiprotrans was awarded the Order of the October Revolution.

OPENING THE FIRST LINE OF THE MINSK METRO — 8 STATIONS, 8.6 KM_1984

The first metro phase from Institut Kultury station to the Moskovskaya station was put into operation. Metrogiprotrans developed a feasibility study for the construction of the first metro phase and a technical project.

SERPUKHOVSKAYA-TIMIRYAZEVSKAYA LINE_1983

A 13 km section of the Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya line of the Moscow Metro was launched from the Serpukhovskaya station to the Yuzhnaya station on November 8.

IMPROVING THE SUBCITY TECHNOLOGY_1982

The basic safety system and train operation with protective sites and electromechanical hitchhiking was developed. Air automatic performance management system and an automated ventilation control system were put into operation.

OPENING THE FIRST METRO LINE IN YEREVAN — 5 STATIONS, 7.6 KM_1981

With the participation of the Institute, the first subway line in Yerevan consisting of 5 stations was opened: from the Druzhba station to the Sasuntsi David station.

DEEP STATION NEW DESIGN_1980

A new deep station design was developed — a column-pylon type, in which two lateral tunnels had a diameter of 8.5 m and a central tunnel — 9.5 m.

FOR THE FIRST TIME WORLDWIDE IT WAS POSSIBLE TO BUILD A METRO STATION AT GREAT DEPTH WITHOUT INTERRUPTING THE LINE’S OPERATION_1979

For the first time in the world, designers were able to build a subway station at great depths (depth of laying — 42 meters) without interrupting the work of the line and arranging the auxiliary track in bypass tunnels.

The Tverskaya (Gorkovskaya) station was opened on the Zamoskvoretskaya branch between Mayakovskaya and Teatralnaya stations.

In Moscow, a 11.4 km section of the Kalininsky radius from the Marksistskaya station to the Novogireevo station was opened.

CONSTRUCTION OF A NOISEATTENUATING GALLERY_1978

A noise-attenuating gallery was built at the Smolensk metro bridge of the Filyovskaya line opened in 1937. The Kalujsko-Rijskaya line of the Moscow metro was extended from the VDNKh station to the Medvedkovo station.

OPENING THE FIRST SUBWAY LINE IN TASHKENT — 9 STATIONS, 12.2 KM_1977

The first subway phase from Sabir Rakhimov station to the Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya was put into operation. Metrogiprotrans developed a project building for the construction of the first metro line.

METROGIPROTRANS PROVIDES ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR THE SUBWAY CONSTRUCTION IN SOFIA_1976

A conclusion was drawn on the main engineering design solutions of the first operational section of the first metro line in Sofia.

THE FIRST METRO LINE WAS OPENED IN KHARKOV_1975

The first metro line in Kharkiv was opened on August 23 — 8 stations, the length 10.6 km. The northern and southern sections of the Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya line were connected through Pushkinskaya and Kuznetsky Most stations in the city center. Simultaneously, the line was extended to new areas far to the north — to the Planernaya station.

COOPERATION WITH METRO DEVELOPERS AND BUILDERS IN PRAGUE_1974

Metrogiprotrans actively performed design work in the union republics abroad. Metrogiprotrans provided technical support to the subway developers and builders in Prague; the metro was opened in 1974.

«THE THIRD WAY» — THE RETURN OF METRO VISUALIZATION_1973

Since the beginning of the 1970s the Moscow metro has entered a new stage of its development, the «third way», flexibly combining industrial methods and the individual approach of the Stalin era. Modernization of typical stations, built on the city outskirts, ensures a greater variety of architectural solutions.

NEW DEEP LINES IN THE CENTER_1972

The northern and southern sections of the Kalujsko-Rijskaya branch were connected through deep Turgenevskaya and Sukharevskaya (Kolkhoznaya) stations. Then the northern part of the Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya branch was opened from the Barrikadnaya to the Oktyabrskoye Pole station.

THE FIRST TYPICAL DEEP STATION_1971

Kalujsko-Rijskaya and Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya lines were united in the center of the city by a Kitay-Gorod combined station (Ploschad Nogina). It was a unique dual station with two platforms and four tracks, the first typical deep-station station.

REMOTE CONTROL OF AIR-SHAFTS WAS INTRODUCED_1970

To the 100 th anniversary of the birth of V.I. Lenin in 1970, all the ventilation shafts, located in the Moscow Metro tunnels were fully equipped with remote control. The Metrogiprotrans engineers began to use computers to automate the calculation of reinforced concrete structures.

THE MOSCOW METRO HAS 87 STATIONS, THE LINE LENGTH — 138.1 KM_1969

A 9.5 km section of the Zamoskvoretskaya line from the Avtozavodskaya station to the Kakhovskaya station, and a 3.4 km section from the Kakhovskaya station to the Kashirskaya station, which in 1995 was transformed into an independent Kakhovskaya line, were put into operation on August 11.

THE USSR HAS 5 SUBWAYS DEVELOPED BY METROGIPROTRANS_1967

The metro operated in five cities by 1967 in the USSR: Moscow (1935), Leningrad (1955), Kiev (1961), Tbilisi (1966), Baku (1967) — all of them were developed by local branches headed by Metrogiprotrans.

DEVELOPMENT OF IRRIGATION TUNNELS IN TAJIKISTAN_1966

The irrigation tunnels for the Yavan and Obi-Kiik valleys in Tajikistan were completed within the Metrogiprotrans project. A 2.9 km section of the Zhdanovskaya line of the Moscow Metro was launched from the Taganskaya station to the Zhdanovskaya station on December 31.

THE RADIAL LINES OF THE MOSCOW METRO ARE GETTING LONGER_1965

The sections from the Pervomayskaya station to the Shchelkovskaya station, from the Universitet station to the Yugo-Zapadnaya station, from Novye Cheryomushki to Kalujskaya stations, from Sokol to Rechnoy Vokzal stations, from Pionerskaya to Molodezhnaya stations, finally, from the Sokolniki station to the Preobrazhenskaya ploshchad station were opened.

THE TRANSPORT CONNECTION OF THE CENTER WITH THE OUTSKIRTS_1964

Moscow was growing in breadth, this required the operational provision of a transport connection between the center and the outskirts. The speed of laying tunnels began to reach 320 m per month.

THE KALUZHSKAYA METRO LINE_1962

The 8.1 km Kalujskaya Line of the Moscow metro from Oktyabrskaya station to the Novye Cheryomushki station was commissioned on October 13.

METROGIPROTRANS WAS AWARDED THE ORDER OF THE RED BANNER OF LABOUR_1961

In Moscow, a 3.6 km section of the Filyovskaya line from the Fili station to the Pionerskaya station and a 3.2 km section of the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line from the Izmaylovskiy Park station (Izmailovskaya) to the Pervomaiskaya station were accepted.

THE MOSCOW METRO HAS 57 STATIONS, ITS LENGTH — 81.1 KM_1960

During the construction of the Kalujsky radius of the Moscow Metro, the so-called «Moscow method» was used for the first time, which includes construction of stations in open pits, and the running tunnels — without exposing the ground surface by means of shield tunneling. The first subway phase was commissioned in Kiev — 5 stations, 5.2 km.

THE WORLD’S FIRST STATION LOCATED ON THE BRIDGE_1959

The section of the Sokolnicheskaya branch — «Sportivnaya — Universitet» was opened with the first world’s station located on the bridge — Leninskiye Gory. The Arbatskaya line was extended from the Kutuzovskaya station to the Fili station. A typical design of shallow stations from unified elements — «centipedes» — was developed. Its image became dominant in the Moscow Metro for years to come.

GRAND PRIX AT THE WORLD EXHIBITION IN BRUSSELS_1958

Metrogiprotrans developed the first domestic tunneling shield, which won the Grand Prix at the World Exhibition in Brussels. Construction of a transport tunnel under the October Square in Moscow. On May 1, a 4.5 km section of the Rijskaya Line from the Prospekt Mira station to the VDNKH station was opened. A 2.4 km section from the Kiyevskaya station to the Kutuzovskaya station was commissioned on November 7, 1958.

KIROVSKO-FRUNZENSKAYA LINE_1957

On May 1 — the Kirovsko-Frunzenskaya line was extended by a 2.5 km section from the Park Kultury station to the Sportivnaya station.

UTILITY AND SIMPLICITY ARCHITECTURE_1956

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR, headed by Nikita Khrushchev, issued a decree on eliminating excesses in design and construction. The decorative redundancy of the Stalin era buildings was sharply criticized, the luxury was replaced with simplicity and clarity.

THE FIRST PHASE OF THE LENINGRAD METRO_1955

On November 15 — the first phase of the Leningrad subway from the Avtovo station to the Ploschad’ Vosstaniya station was put into operation. This is the first metro built within the Metrogiprotrans project in another city.

THE CIRCLE LINE BECAME CIRCULAR_1954

A 5.9 km section of the Circle Line from the Belorusskaya station to the Park Kultury station was commissioned on March 14. The Moscow Metro has 44 stations, line length — 62 km.

SUSAMIRSKY ROAD TUNNEL PROJECT_1953

The Susamyr road tunnel project on the Frunze highway (Bishkek) — Osh in Kyrgyzstan was being developed. The project was completed in 1967. A 4 km section from the Arbatskaya station to the Kievskaya station was opened on April 5.

LUXURIOUS METRO DECORATION_1952

During this period, the stations were designed mostly by military exploits and the heroic work of Soviet people behind the lines. The stations are united by solemnity, while stylistically they are diverse. A 7 km section of the Circle Line from the Kurskaya station to the Belorusskaya station was commissioned on January 30.

THE NSTITUTE GETS ITS CURRENT NAME: STATE DESIGN AND SURVEY INSTITUTE METROGIPROTRANS_1951

Metrogiprotrans and Minskmetroproekt provide technical assistance to the People’s Republic of Poland in the subway design and construction (1951 — 1987).

VICTORY_1945

After the victorious completion of the Great Patriotic War, the metro was being constructed with even greater enthusiasm. The design of the stations became more magnificent and solemn, affirming the USSR image as a superpower.

REPRESENTATION OF THE RED ARMY VICTORIES IN METRO STATIONS_1944

The section of the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line from the Kurskaya station to the Partizanskaya station (Izmailovsky Park) started to work on January 18. The stations are designed mostly in a military style, glorifying the victories of the Red Army. On May 15 the Electrozavodskaya station was opened. The Moscow metro has 29 stations, the length of the route is 36.6 km.

A 6.2 KM LINE WAS OPENED FROM THE TEATRALNAYA STATION (PLOSCHAD SVERDLOVA) TO THE AVTOZAVODSKAYA STATION (ZAVOD IMENI STALINA)_1943

On November 20 the Novokuznetskaya and Paveletskaya stations were opened.

MOSCOW CONTINUES TO BUILD NEW STATIONS_1942

The metro construction was resumed in 1942, as soon as the threat of the city’s capture by the fascists was past. Since most men were off at the front, 70% of the workforce were women.

METRO STATIONS — BOMB SHELTERS DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR_1941

During the war, the metro was used as a bomb shelter. During the air attacks, 217 children were born in the subway. Later, with the advent of nuclear weapons and the beginning of the Cold War, the subway was reequipped, taking into account the new circumstances.

THE MOSCOW METRO HAS 22 STATIONS_1940

Line length — 24.5 km.

THE SUBWAY PROJECT DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WAS ESTABLISHED IN LENINGRAD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH METROPROEKT_1939

In 1939, the government decided to build a metro in Leningrad, and Metroproekt joined the committee to develop it. In 1941, in Leningrad, the first Metroproekt branch, Lenmetroproekt, was established.

OPENING THE GORKOVSKO-ZAMOSKVORETSKAYA AND ARBATSKO–POKROVSKAYA LINES _1938

The second phase of the metro was completed only three years after the opening of the first one. Three metro lines, intersecting in the very heart of the city, formed a large underground complex. During the construction of the second phase, 42 shields worked simultaneously on the tracks — this is an absolute world record.

TRIUMPH OF THE MOSCOW METRO_1937

At the World Exhibition in Paris, the Kropotkinskaya station (Dvorets Sovetov), Krasnye Vorota and Sokolniki stations won the Grand Prix. In the same year, the branch of the Sokolniki metro line beginning from the Smolenskaya station to the Kievskaya station was constructed. The first metro bridge across the Moskva River was built by the architects Constantine and Yuri Yakovlev.

THE CONCEPT OF THE MOSCOW METRO’S RADIAL STRUCTURE_1936

In the second half of the thirties, Moscow was radically reorganized according to the General Layout approved in 1935. At that moment, the designers’ clear-sightedness became obvious: the circular concept of the subway appeared several years before the General Layout.

OPENING THE FIRST LINE_1935

The Moscow Metro was opened on May 15, 1935. The first phase was launched thanks not only to subway tunnelers, but also to all Soviet industry. Orders received from the phase 1 construction of the Moscow Metro were performed by 540 factories throughout the Soviet Union. 13 stations of the Sokolnicheskaya branch were opened.

Оnly one percent of the first phase was ready during the year of the metro construction_1934

The Metroproekt engineers, having studied the experience in the New York and London subway construction, proposed to lay tunnels at great depth with the help of earth-penetrating shields, and the party leaders approved this strategy.

Beginning

In 1933 the future Metrogiprotrans, as the Metroproekt Central Design Office, was created in order to implement the landmark plan aimed at the Moscow Metro establishment.