On June 19, Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov opened two new metro stations - Dostoyevskaya and Maryina Roshcha.
On June 19, Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov opened two new metro stations - Dostoyevskaya and Maryina Roshcha. Photo: Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov (center), Deputy Mayor Pyotr Biryukov (left) and the head of the Moscow Metro, Dmitry Gayev.
Dostoyevskaya station is decorated with frescoes featuring scenes from the most famous works of Fyodor Dostoevsky including Crime and Punishment, The Possessed, The Brothers Karamazov and The Idiot.
Despite numerous examples of public outrage, a fresco depicting the scene of murder of the elderly pawnbroker in Crime and Punishment remains on the walls of Dostoyevskaya station.
Dostoyevskaya station entrance hall.
Dostoyevskaya station entrance hall.
Maryina Roshcha station is decorated with colorful tessellation; its escalator system was created with the use of Viktoria, a brand new tunneling system specially destined for boring inclined tunnels.
A test drive of the first high security new-generation carriage, equipped with air conditioning, heating and CCTV systems, was conducted simultaneously with the opening of the station.
The new carriage also boasts air disinfection system, sound and light indication as well as other sophisticated inventions. The lead coach is equipped with seats for disabled, anti-vandal sofas and the walls are made of slow-burning materials.
The lead coach has a spacious operator cabin equipped with a climate-control system, locks and alarms.
The Moscow city government planned to open the stations in 2009, but the global economic downturn set the project back.
Now the Moscow metropolitan includes 184 stations and 303 kilometers of track, with some 60 kilometers due to be added by 2025.
Dostoyevskaya station entrance hall.
