Troitskaya line
{{Short description|Under-construction Moscow Metro line}}
{{Infobox rail line
| name = {{MOSMETRO-bull|16|text=1}}
| image = Line 16 (Moscow).svg
| image_width = 325
| caption =
| type = Rapid transit
| system = Moscow Metro
| status =
| locale = Moscow
| start = Novomoskovskaya (west)
| end = Novatorskaya (east)
| stations = 17 (6 opening in 2030)
| daily_ridership =
| open = 7 September 2024
| close =
| owner = Moskovsky Metropoliten
| operator = Moskovsky Metropoliten
| character = Underground
| stock =
| linelength_km = 40.2
| tracklength =
| tracks =
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1520mm|lk=on}}
| electrification = Third rail
| speed =
| elevation =
| map = {{Troitskaya line RDT}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}
The Troitskaya line ({{Langx|ru|Троицкая ли́ния}}, named after its planned terminus in the town of Troitsk) (Line 16; Emerald Line), previously Kommunarskaya line, {{Langx|ru|Коммунарская ли́ния}}, after the suburb of Kommunarka[https://stroi.mos.ru/mobile/metro Map of planned construction] Kommunarskaya line has been tentatively designated as line 16 is a line of the Moscow Metro that will initially extend to the settlement of Kommunarka in the Novomoskovsky Administrative Okrug, or New Moscow from Novatorskaya station. Future expansion plans will extend the line to the town of Troitsk.{{cite news |url=https://stroi.mos.ru/news/stroitiel-stvo-mietro-do-troitska-moghut-nachat-v-2018-ghodu |title=Строительство метро до Троицка могут начать в 2018 году |language=Russian |publisher=Moscow Complex for Construction and Urban Development |date=2017-09-25}} The first section of the line from Novatorskaya to Tyutchevskaya opened on 7 September 2024.{{Cite news|title=В Москве запустили первый участок новой линии метро|url=https://tass.ru/obschestvo/21800863|access-date=2024-09-07|archive-date=2024-09-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907112118/https://tass.ru/obschestvo/21800863|url-status=live}} In the future, it will be connected to the Nekrasovskaya line of the Moscow Metro system.
Development
Following the expansion of the city of Moscow, which doubled the city’s size, the city administration sought to increase public transit into the area, known as New Moscow. In 2014, the Mayor of Moscow, Sergey Sobyanin, undertook a visit to China where he signed an agreement with the China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) and China International Fund to build a line to New Moscow and finance construction by developing real estate at the stations.{{cite news |url=https://stroi.mos.ru/mobile/news/kitaiskim-investoram-predlozhili-postroit-liniu-metro-do-kommunarki |title=Китайским инвесторам предложили построить линию метро до Коммунарки |language=Russian |publisher=Moscow Complex for Construction and Urban Development |date=2014-04-20}}{{cite news |url=http://www.globalconstructionreview.com/sectors/chinese-firms-build-moscows-new-subway/ |title=Chinese firms to build Moscow's new subway |publisher=Global Construction Review |date=2014-05-21}} With the fall of the ruble in late 2014, negotiations over costs were held up and the Deputy Mayor for Construction Marat Khusnullin announced that the city would continue development using its own funds.{{cite news |url=https://www.mskagency.ru/materials/1750888 |title=М.ХУСНУЛЛИН: ПРИОСТАНОВКА ПЕРЕГОВОРОВ С ИНВЕСТОРАМИ ИЗ КИТАЯ НЕ ВЛИЯЕТ НА ПОДГОТОВКУ К СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВУ МЕТРО |language=Russian |publisher= Moscow City News Agency |date=2014-11-12}}
By 2016, the city was again negotiating with CRCC for construction of the line. Rather than CRCC handling the whole project, the city wanted to split the work between Russian and Chinese workers.{{cite news |url=https://stroi.mos.ru/mobile/articles/kitaitsy-idut-valiutnym-kursom |title=Китайцы идут валютным курсом |publisher=Moscow Complex for Construction and Urban Development|date=2016-05-10}} The parties agreed not only on construction of the Troistkaya line, but also three stations of the Bolshaya Koltsevaya line: Michurinsky Prospekt, Aminyevskaya, and Prospekt Vernadskogo.{{cite news |url=https://stroi.mos.ru/mobile/news/okolo-500-kitaiskikh-inzhienierov-priiedut-v-moskvu-dlia-stroitiel-stva-mietro |title=Около 500 китайских инженеров приедут в Москву для строительства метро |language=Russian |publisher=Moscow Complex for Construction and Urban Development |date=2017-02-14}}
On 19 June 2019, construction began on the Universitet Druzhby Narodov station,{{cite web|url=https://realty.ria.ru/20190619/1555706162.html|title=В Москве начали строить станцию метро «Университет дружбы народов»|website=РИА Новости|date=2019-06-19|publisher=|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620073729/https://realty.ria.ru/20190619/1555706162.html|archivedate=2019-06-20|accessdate=2019-06-20}} and on 17 July it was announced that construction work at various stages was already underway at all stations of the first section.{{Cite web|lang=ru|url=https://stroi.mos.ru/news/siem-stantsii-nachali-stroit-na-kommunarskoi-linii-mietro|title=Семь станций начали строить на Коммунарской линии метро|website=Комплекс градостроительной политики и строительства города Москвы|date=17 July 2019|access-date=2021-05-02}}
On 26 August 2019 Sergei Sobyanin officially announced the extension of line 16 to the south from Kommunarka to Troitsk. According to him,
the southern section will be {{convert|14.6|km|mi}} long and will have six stations. Part of the section from Sosenki to Desna will be at-ground.{{Cite news|title=Метро вперед летит|url=https://mperspektiva.ru/topics/metro-vpered-letit/|date=2019-08-26|accessdate=2019-08-26|website=Московская перспектива}}{{Cite news|title=Метро придет в Троицк|url=https://www.sobyanin.ru/metro-v-troitsk|work=Сайт Сергея Собянина|date=2019-08-26|accessdate=2019-08-26}}
On 25 November 2019 the construction of the first tunnel of the line between "Ulitsa Novatorov" and "Universitet Druzhby Narodov" began. On 4 December 2020, tunneling was completed, the shield passed {{convert|2.7|km|mi}} at a depth of up to {{convert|30|m|ft}}.
In September 2021, construction from Krimskaya to ZIL stations was confirmed.{{Cite web|url=https://stroi.mos.ru/news/utvierzhdien-proiekt-stroitiel-stva-gholovnogho-uchastka-troitskoi-linii-mietro|title=Утвержден проект строительства головного участка Троицкой линии метро|website=Комплекс градостроительной политики и строительства города Москвы|date=2021-09-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908060259/https://stroi.mos.ru/news/utvierzhdien-proiekt-stroitiel-stva-gholovnogho-uchastka-troitskoi-linii-mietro|archive-date=2021-09-08|access-date=2021-09-07|url-status=live}} In June 2023, planning for the second major segment of the line, from Kommunarka to Kedrovaya stations, was confirmed,{{Cite web|url=https://stroi.mos.ru/news/utvierzhdien-proiekt-planirovki-ieshchie-odnogho-uchastka-troitskoi-linii-mietro|title=Утвержден проект планировки еще одного участка Троицкой линии метро|website=Комплекс градостроительной политики и строительства города Москвы|date=2023-06-28|access-date=2023-06-28}}{{dead link|date=May 2024}} and in October 2023, planning was extended to Troitsk station.{{Cite web|url=https://stroi.mos.ru/news/sobianin-utvierzhdiena-planirovka-finishnogho-uchastka-troitskoi-linii-mietro|title=Собянин: утверждена планировка финишного участка Троицкой линии метро|website=Комплекс градостроительной политики и строительства города Москвы|date=2023-10-26|access-date=2023-10-26}}
On 7 September 2024, Moscow City Day, the first segment from Novatorskaya to Tyutchevskaya opened.
On 28 December 2024, the second segment from Tyutchevskaya to Novomoskovskaya opened.
Stations
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2" style="min-width: 165px;" | Station Name
! rowspan="2" style="min-width: 320px;" | Transfers ! rowspan="2" style="min-width: 320px;" | Status | ||
|---|---|---|
| English
!Russian | ||
| style="background: #{{rail color|Moscow Metro|16}}; height: 2pt"
| colspan="4" | | ||
| bgcolor="#ddd"
|ZIL |ЗИЛ |{{MOSMETRO-bull|14 | ZIL|text=1}} {{MOSMETRO-bull|18 | ZIL|text=1}}
| Under construction |
| bgcolor="#ddd"
| Krymskaya | Крымская | {{MOSMETRO-bull|14 | Krymskaya|text=1}}
| Under construction | |
| bgcolor="#ddd"
| Akademicheskaya | Академическая | {{MOSMETRO-bull|6 | Akademicheskaya|text=1}}
| Under construction | |
| bgcolor="#ddd"
| Vavilovskaya | Вавиловская | | Under construction | ||
| bgcolor="#fff"
| Новаторcкая | {{MOSMETRO-bull|11 | Novatorskaya|text=1}}
| Open | |
| bgcolor="#fff"
| {{stl|Moscow Metro|Universitet Druzhby Narodov}} | Университет Дружбы Народов | | Open | ||
| bgcolor="#fff"
| {{stl|Moscow Metro|Generala Tyuleneva}} | Генерала Тюленева | | Open | ||
| bgcolor="#fff"
| {{stl|Moscow Metro|Tyutchevskaya}} | Тютчевская | | Open | ||
| bgcolor="#fff"
| {{stl|Moscow Metro|Kornilovskaya}} | Корниловская | | Open | ||
| bgcolor="#fff"
| {{stl|Moscow Metro|Kommunarka|16}} | Коммунарка | | Open | ||
| bgcolor="#fff"
| Новомоско́вская | {{MOSMETRO-bull|1 | Novomoskovskaya |text=1}}
|Open | |
| bgcolor="#ddd"
| Sosenki | Сосенки | | Planned | ||
| bgcolor="#ddd"
| Letovo | Летово | | Planned | ||
| bgcolor="#ddd"
| Desna | Десна | | Planned | ||
| bgcolor="#ddd"
| Kedrovaya | Кедровая | | Planned | ||
| bgcolor="#ddd"
| Vatutinki | Ватутинки | | Planned | ||
| bgcolor="#ddd"
| Troitsk | Троицк | | Planned | ||
| style="background: #{{rail color|Moscow Metro|16}}; height: 2pt"
| colspan="4" | |
References
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External links
- [https://stroi.mos.ru/metro Moscow Complex for Construction and Urban Development]
- [http://www.mosmetro.ru/ Moscow Metro Official Website]
{{Moscow Metro Lines}}
{{Moscow Metro}}