![]() ![]() Today, the Moscow Metro has over 241 metro stations with a route length of 412.1 kilometers thereby making it the 5th longest in the world - as well as the longest outside of China! From these number of train stations, 88 were built deep underground, 123 are shallow, 12 are surface-level, and 5 are elevated.įrom these figures alone, you will see that most of the train system is found underground and the deepest section will be Park Pobedy station which is at 84 meters! Stalin wanted them to be built under the slogan of being “Palaces of the People”, and true enough, stations such as Komsomolskaya and Kiyevskaya are photogenic structures that feature large chandeliers, sculptures, and murals that are not what you would call common designs for an urban public transportation system. Since it was built during the height of Stalin’s regime, you will find that all of the stations here portray the style of socialist classicism which is monumental yet solemn. It was built from 1950 to 1954 and holds 12 stations. Koltsevaya (Line 5, Brown) is commonly called the “Circle Line” and as the name implies, it’s a circle route that orbits central Moscow. On May 15, 1935, the first line called Sokolnicheskaya (Line 1, Red) was opened to the public. In the 1920s, the project was resumed and construction was finally initiated in the 1930s. Though the first projects for the Metro were created long ago - even dating back to the Russian Empire - plans had to be postponed due to events of World War I, the October Revolution, and the Russian Civil War. Join us on tour to Romania and explore these sights with an expert YPT guide.The Moscow Metro (Московский метрополитен) serves the city of Moscow as well as the neighboring Moscow Oblast cities of Krasnogorsk, Reutov, Lyubertsy, and Kotelniki. Ride two stations north on the M2 line and disembark at Piața Romană Be sure to read more about the world’s deepest metro station or the world’s deepest metro system. The thick walls along the track line were knocked down, and the secret station was officially opened on the 28th November 1988 – a year before both Nicolae and Elena Ceaușescu were executed by their own people during the Romanian Revolution and the fall of communism in Romania.įor those who want to explore this fascinating secret metro you can easily board the subway from Piața Unirii located in the center of town and also located near old town. This would continue for a year.Įventually, word got around and thousands of residents wrote a petition to open the secret metro station for good. Trains would whiz past the secret metro station without any suspicion. ![]() The M2 line was officially opened on the 24 th October 1987. In a staggering record time of only 3 months the job was done! Platforms, stairs and entrances to the above ground were made entirely in secret. They constructed long thick walls along the track lines to conceal the works that were taking place behind. The workers who officially worked on the section of the University Square – Victoriei Square prepared the land in the area on the hush-hush around Piața Romană which would become the secret metro station. The secret construction of the subway station were to begin in 1986, in direct violation of the comrade’s order, undermining Elena Ceaușescu. The engineers felt obliged to replace it. The team decided to eliminate one station, but only on paper, which to them was considered the most important station of the line. The engineers of the metro project received an order from the Communist Party to exclude at least one station from the scheme, which at the time was almost impossible because there were already few stations planned. Elena complained that the working class and the youth of Bucharest had “ started to get fat” and “ needed to walk more” and “ there are too many stations, stop them!”. The engineers weren’t as shocked to hear criticism from the dictator’s wife who was known for coming up with her own farfetched theories as an illiterate scientist. The second metro line (Line M2) was in the works and plans that were drawn up for the line were shown to Nicolae’s wife Elena Ceaușescu in 1985. The Bucharest Metro was first opened for service on 16th of November 1979 under the approval of Romania’s former communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu. Why was a metro station underneath a busy square constructed with such narrow and dangerous platforms? History of the Secret Metro Station What makes this metro so unique is the bulk of the platforms are less than 1 metre wide. ![]() Located in central Bucharest under Piața Romană which translates to Roman Square. Piata Romana metro station is not like any other metro station found on the Bucharest Metro. Introduction to the Secret Metro of Bucharest ![]()
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