Akademicheskaya (Troitskaya line)

Akademicheskaya

Академическая
General information
LocationAkademichesky District, SWAO
Moscow
Russia
Coordinates55°41′15″N 37°34′27″E / 55.687525°N 37.574251°E / 55.687525; 37.574251
SystemMoscow Metro station
Owned byMoskovsky Metropoliten
Line Troitskaya line
History
Opened13 September 2025
Services
Preceding station Moscow Metro Following station
Vavilovskaya Troitskaya line Krymskaya
towards Novatorskaya
Profsoyuznaya Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya line
transfer at Akademicheskaya
Leninsky Prospekt
towards Medvedkovo
Location
Akademicheskaya
Location within Moscow Metro

Akademicheskaya (Академическая) is a Moscow Metro station on the Troitskaya line. It was opened on 13 September 2025 as part of the northern extension of the line between Novatorskaya and ZIL. The station is located between Vavilovskaya and Krymskaya, with a transfer to the eponymous station of the Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya line.[1][2]

History

The station was planned as part of a 6.5 km section of the Troitskaya line between Novatorskaya and Krymskaya with intermediate stations at Vavilovskaya and Akademicheskaya.[3] Construction was initially scheduled to begin in 2020 and to be completed by 2024–2025.[4]

In October 2020 the design project for the station was approved. The walls were planned to be decorated with graffiti inspired by classical antiquity, with a visual motif of "portals" extending along the platform.[5]

Opening

The station was inaugurated on 13 September 2025 together with Vavilovskaya, Krymskaya, and ZIL. The opening ceremony was attended by President Vladimir Putin and Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin.[6] Sobyanin noted that construction faced challenges due to dense central Moscow development and complex engineering conditions.[7]

With the opening, the Troitskaya line reached 11 stations in operation.[8]

Design

Akademicheskaya is dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Its design features illuminated columns and portrait panels of Russian scholars including Laurentius Blumentrost, Johann Schumacher, Nikolay Semyonov, and Vladimir Vernadsky.[9]

The station has two underground vestibules, each providing access to both sides of Profsoyuznaya Street and Dmitriya Ulyanova Street.[10]

Location

The station is located in the Akademichesky District of the South-Western Administrative Okrug, near the intersection of Profsoyuznaya Street and Dmitriya Ulyanova Street.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Moscow mayor opens new section of Troitskaya metro line" (in Russian). MSK1.ru. 2025-09-13.
  2. ^ "Four new Moscow Metro stations open with unique design" (in Russian). Rossiyskaya Gazeta. 2025-09-13.
  3. ^ "Authorities approve project for new metro line" (in Russian). Stroygaz.ru. 2017-11-24. Archived from the original on 2018-04-28. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
  4. ^ "Metro to Troitsk: how the Kommunarskaya line is being built" (in Russian). Mos.ru. 2019-11-26.
  5. ^ "Graffiti with antique images to decorate Akademicheskaya metro station" (in Russian). Complex of Urban Planning Policy and Construction of Moscow. 2020-10-05. Archived from the original on 2020-10-20. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
  6. ^ "Putin and Sobyanin open new Troitskaya line stations" (in Russian). TV Center. 2025-09-13.
  7. ^ "Sobyanin informed Putin about challenges in Troitskaya line construction" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 2025-09-13.
  8. ^ "Four new Moscow Metro stations open with unique design" (in Russian). Rossiyskaya Gazeta. 2025-09-13.
  9. ^ "With glowing columns and portraits of scientists: how Akademicheskaya station was opened" (in Russian). MSK1.ru. 2025-09-13.
  10. ^ "With glowing columns and portraits of scientists: how Akademicheskaya station was opened" (in Russian). MSK1.ru. 2025-09-13.
  11. ^ "What Akademicheskaya Troitskaya line station will look like" (in Russian). MSK1.ru. 2025-04-14.