Voykovskaya (Moscow Metro)

Voykovskaya (Russian: Во́йковская) is a Moscow Metro station on the Zamoskvoretskaya Line. It was opened on 31 December 1964 along with two neighbouring stations to the north, Vodny Stadion and Rechnoy Vokzal. Passengers may make out-of-station transfers to Baltiyskaya station on the Moscow Central Circle; however, the walk between stations can take more than 20 minutes.[1]

Voykovskaya
Moscow Metro station
Location	Voykovsky District Northern Administrative Okrug Moscow Russia
Coordinates	55.8190°N 37.4980°E / 55.8190; 37.4980
Owned by	Moskovsky Metropoliten
Line(s)	Zamoskvoretskaya line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus: 90, 114, 179, 191, 204, 282, 780 Trolleybus: 6, 43, 57 Tram: 23, 27, 30
Construction
Depth	7 metres (23 ft)
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Other information
Station code	039
History
Opened	31 December 1964 (1964-12-31)
Traffic
Passengers (2002)	36,390,500
Services
Preceding station   Moscow Metro   Following station Vodny Stadion toward Khovrino Zamoskvoretskaya line Sokol toward Alma-Atinskaya   Out-of-station interchange   Streshnevo anticlockwise / outer Moscow Central Circle Transfer at: Baltiyskaya Koptevo clockwise / inner
Route map Khovrino Belomorskaya Rechnoy Vokzal Vodny Stadion Voykovskaya Sokol yard Sokol Aeroport Dinamo Belorusskaya Mayakovskaya Tverskaya Teatralnaya Moskva River Vodootvodny Canal Novokuznetskaya Paveletskaya Moskva River Avtozavodskaya Tekhnopark Nagatinsky Bridge Moskva River Kolomenskaya Kashirskaya to Zamoskvoretskoye yard Kantemirovskaya Tsaritsyno Orekhovo Domodedovskaya  (shuttle bus for ) Krasnogvardeyskaya Brateyevo yard Alma-Atinskaya
Location
Voykovskaya Location within Moscow Metro

It was built according to the standardized pillar-trispan design, which was widely used in the 1960s as a cost-saving measure. The station's architects were I. Petukhova and A. Fokina. The entrance of the station is under the M10 highway.

Name

The station is named in honor of Pyotr Voykov, a prominent Bolshevik and Soviet diplomat. Voikov was assassinated in 1927 by a White Russian monarchist; however, his reported involvement in the execution of the family of the last Russian emperor Nicholas II led Russian Orthodox Church groups to push to rename the station.[2]

The city held a vote on its “Active Citizen” platform in November to consider a name change. By a vote of 53% to 35%, the residents decided to maintain the Voikovskaya name.[3]

Baltiyskaya was originally slated to be name Voikovskaya; however, a similar vote on “Active Citizen” showed only 19% in favor of the name.[4]

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Platform

References

1. "КАК РАБОТАЮТ ПЕРЕСАДОЧНЫЕ УЗЛЫ МЦК" (in Russian). Strelka Magazine. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
2. Глава общества "Мемориал" поддерживает предложение православного священника переименовать станцию метро "Войковская" (in Russian). NEWSru. 12 April 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
3. "На портале "Активный гражданин" завершается голосование по переименованию "Войковской"" (in Russian). TASS. 2015-11-22.
4. "Станция МЦК "Войковская" в столице переименована в "Балтийскую"" (in Russian). TASS. 2016-08-10.