Olkhovaya (Moscow Metro)

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Olkhovaya
Moscow Metro station
MM Olkhovaya.jpg
General information
LocationSosenskoye Settlement
Novomoskovsky Administrative Okrug
Moscow
Russia
Owned byMoskovsky Metropoliten
Line(s) Moskwa Metro Line 1.svg   Sokolnicheskaya line
Platforms1 island platform
Construction
Structure typeCovered, underground
History
Opened20 June 2019
Services
Preceding station Moscow Metro Following station
Kommunarka
Terminus
Sokolnicheskaya line Prokshino

Olkhovaya is a Moscow Metro station on the Sokolnicheskaya line. It was opened on 20 June 2019, as part of an extension that included Kommunarka, Prokshino, and Filatov Lug. [1] [2]

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Design

Overall, the station features a tree-inspired theme.

With white square tiles placed in "square diamond" positions, the walls of Olkhovaya station somewhat resemble Profsoyznaya metro station. However, the bottom edges are slightly pocking from the walls: this pattern resembles tree cones.

The station's hall (not on photo) has amber-like mosaic featuring trees in autumn (with yellow/orange leaves).

The lights have a similar source of tree-relates inspiration, resembling "winged" seeds of trees.

The very name of the station comes from "Olkha", Russian word for alder.

Overground

The overground part of the station features a small park (paved roads and designer benches) and a large parking lot.

Role for "New Moscow" areas

Said station is adjacent to Kaluzhskoe shosse highway and has a parking lot for "car-to-metro interchange". Thanks to various bus stops (various routes available) highway bus riders can interchange to Moscow Metro without dealing with MKAD-related rush hour traffic jams.

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References

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