The metro station "Kuznetsk bridge" is one of those that were built in the Soviet period, it has a bright and unique appearance. The design is based on the motif of the street of the same name, named after the bridge across the Neglinnaya River. The platform is lined with wavy marble tiles in gray and beige tones. Decorative ornaments in the form of blacksmith tools, sickles and hammers, sparks from the anvil are hung on the walls of the tracks. And the column structures made in the form of arcades evoke associations with Roman aqueducts or ancient bridges.
Brief description of the station
The Kuznetsky Most metro station was opened in 1975, along with Pushkinskaya. It is the anniversary, 100th in a row. It is located on the seventh branch of the Moscow metro - the Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya line.
Due to the high functionality of the layout, beautiful decoration and the optimal ratio of space and light, this station is one of the exemplary architecture objects of the Moscow Metro. For the design project, architects represented by N. A. Aleshina and N. K. Samoilova received prizes from the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union in 1977.
As for the numerical parameters, the width of the entire platform is 16.1 meters. The station relies on pillared structures and contains three tunnels: two lateral and one middle. The height of the middle hall is 6.26 meters, the width is 8.2 meters. The step or width of the columns is 5.25 meters.
View from the side of the middle tunnel of the Kuznetskiy Most metro station - in the photo below.
Telecommunications operators MTS, Megafon and Beeline operate on the territory of the station. The opening is scheduled daily at 5:30, and the subway closes at 1 a.m. In the vicinity there are three universities, many museums and galleries, banking institutions, shopping centers, bars and restaurants. There are also a huge number of hotels, so traveling tourists are given a wide selection for accommodation.
Lobby and subway access
How to get to the metro? "Kuznetsk bridge" - a station located in the Meshchansky district at the following address: st. Kuznetsk bridge, d. 22. It is interesting that the station is not on the street, but in the courtyard of the house of Torletsky and Zakharyin, near the intersections of Kuznetsk bridge and Pushechnaya. You can go to the station through the street. Rozhdestvenskaya on the double arch of building number six. On the southeast side of the platform, the escalator can go to the Lubyanka station.
The lobby of the station has recently been remodeled. The exit from the Kuznetsky Most metro station was closed for repair for some time and again started working in 2016. The changes affected technological equipment, the station’s ticket offices (stainless steel finish and the installation of durable smart glass) were also completely redone, and the marble coating of the platform was updated.
Architectural design
The columns of the Kuznetsky Most metro station are covered with Gazgan marble tiles, the deposit of which is in the Republic of Uzbekistan. The tile has a gray-blue color and a wavy surface. The shape of the columns resembles ancient bridges or aqueducts - ponds of Ancient Rome, designed to supply water to settlements. They expand and form arcades that support the upper arches.
The walls of the tracks are covered with light-colored marble "koelga", which is mined in the Chelyabinsk region. The basement is faced with granite and labradorite.
In addition, six miniatures on the theme of blacksmithing made of aluminum are placed on the walls. They depict hammers, sickles, sparks from the anvil, as well as guns and cores. Sketches of the inserts were made by the artist M.N. Alekseev.
The floor is tiled with gray and black granite tiles, it forms squares along the axis of the platform. Lighting of the Kuznetsky Most metro station is carried out using dynamic alternating structures in the form of rhombuses with gas-light lamps placed inside them.
Mention of the station in popular culture
The metro station "Kuznetsk bridge" is mentioned in the work of Dmitry Glukhovsky "Metro 2033". This book describes the life of people after the apocalypse - a nuclear war that happened in 2013, after which all the big cities were destroyed.
The action of the book takes place in the Moscow Metro, as the Earth's surface is shrouded in toxic gases and unsuitable for life. People live in the expanses of stations and crossings, owning weapons workshops and creating their own states.
In addition, a video game of the same name was created from this book. According to the episode of the game, the Kuznetsk bridge station is independent. However, the protagonist discovers here Red Line agents with communist views.