Partizanskaya station, which at one time was called Izmailovsky Park metro station, is located on the Arbat-Pokrovskaya line of the Moscow metro. This is one of the oldest stations in Moscow. The metro stations closest to Izmailovsky Park are Semenovskaya and Izmailovskaya. They are located in the Eastern Administrative District.
This is a shallow station, three-span, columned. Not only herself is beautiful, but also the tunnels through which electric trains leaving her move.
The opening date is 01/18/1944. The architect is B.S. Vilensky. The station is an object of cultural heritage of regional importance.
Design Features
The ideological basis for the design of the Izmailovsky Park metro station is the theme of partisan movement. On the platform at the columns you can see the monuments of Zoya Kosmodemyanskoy and Hero of the Soviet Union Matvey Kuzmin.
The columns themselves are faced with grayish-yellowish-white marble, which is mined at the Prokhoro-Balandinsky deposit. The bottoms of the station are lined with brown tiles. Bas-reliefs are made on the track walls. In the form of reliefs on the walls are different types of Soviet weapons. Huge round lamps on the ceiling of the station have not survived to this day.
Path structure
The Moscow metro station Izmailovsky Park has a three-track structure. It is the widest of all the Moscow metro stations. This applies to the station hall. With the large size, the presence of three rail tracks is also connected.
This feature is due to the fact that earlier it was supposed to make the station very crowded. Next to it were to build the largest stadium in the USSR. Stalin. The second exit was supposed to be brought to him. However, this sports facility was not built, after which they decided to change the design of the station, and left one way out.
Exits from the station to the surface
The station has only one exit to the surface. It is located on the western end. On the stairs, passengers from both platforms can easily enter the cash register lobby, which is underground. Climbing the exit stairs, you can see a sculpture depicting partisans. The ground pavilion is a large rectangular structure. The inner walls are faced with red and white marble.
At the end of the zero years, asphalt from the floor of the station hall was removed and replaced with dark marble. At the same time, light marble, from which the floor ornament was made, was replaced with red granite. The only place where asphalt remains is the end of the station.
Surrounding infrastructure
The only (aka western) exit from the metro leads to Narodniy Prospekt, Izmailovsky Highway and Izmailovsky Park. Not far from the station there is a stop related to another metro line. Direct transplantation between them is impossible here and it will be necessary to cross the street. Within 90 minutes on both lines you can use the same ticket.
Near the metro station is the Izmailovskaya bus station, where buses stopping for the eastern part of the Moscow Region. On the opposite side of the Izmaylovskoye Shosse there is the final stop of tram number 32 (on the tram ring). In total, from the station you can transfer to buses running on 11 routes, as well as 2 trolleybuses and 3 trams.
Behind the Partizanskaya station is the Izmailovo electric depot.
Thus, the Izmailovsky Park metro station is one of the oldest metro stations in Moscow. She is a true architectural and artistic creation. The station has only one exit to the surface. It is very large in size.