I have delayed my post about plans for Y2014 until the opening of stations remaining from end-2013, but with "Lesoparkovaya" ("Woodlands") and "Bitcevskiy Park" ("Bitca Parc"), Nothern extention of the Light-Blue light metro line, still lagging behind, I have decided to go on.
So, the structure:
- Name of the station and line extention
- Supposed date of opening
- Official render(s)
- Photos with current state of advancement
- My commentaries on state of advancement and opening date credibility.
1) "Spartak" ("Spartacus", north of Lilac line; mothballed station on existing line)
TBO
May, 9 or
July, 24
Two different but official renders:
(courtesy ru.wikipedia)
(courtesy bobsoccer.ru)
Current state:
Station hall
(courtesy Rusos.livejournal.com)
Northern entrance canopy
(courtesy JSC "Kurs")
Station is ready, its entrances are nearly ready, only finishing works are left to do.
Both openings dates seem realistic, only there are some disagreemnt whether to open it on Victory Day or to hold it till the official opening of FC "Spartak" stadium (as before this event station will be of no practical use).
2) "Troparevo" station ("Motet Village", Red line, South-Western extention)
TBO
Sep, 9
Render
(courtesy JSC "Inzhproekt")
Current state
Vaulting is complete, tunnels are ready, underground passages are being built, turnaround tunnel is being drilled.
Date seems realistic.
3) "Rumyantsevo" and "Salarievo" stations (Red line, South-Western extention)
TBO
End Dec
Renders
"Rumyantsevo"
"Salarievo"
(both courtesy JSC "Inzhproekt")
Current state
"Rumyantsevo"
"Salarievo"
So, here comes controversity. Tunnels to "Rumyantsevo" are being drilled, as for "Salarievo" - they are already lagging with start of drillings for 3 months.
Without "Salarievo" "Rumyantsevo" cannot be opened (nowhere to turn around trains), so it seems both station will be postponed to Y2015.
4) "Kotelniki" station ("Kettlers", Eastern extension of Lilac line)
TBO
End Dec
Render
(courtesy nashtransport.ru)
Station is mostly ready, but there still are issues with land owning for the transport transit centre. So, if these issues are resolved, or they decide to open the station without transit centre - it will be opened, as announced.
Some of the city authorities continue to claim that "Butyrskaya", "Fonvizinskaya" and second "Petrovsko-Razumovskaya" stations ("Burgh", "von Wiesen" and "Peter-the-Prudent", Nothern extension of Grey line) will be opened end-2014, but it is clearly irrealistic, as delays in construction timeline are now about 13 months, all of three stations are deep-level and hard to build.
Anyway, stands at construction sites are alredy stating "Fist train in 2015".
That's all, folks!