Metro stations (Kazan): description
The newest metro in the Russian Federation, and alsoThe shortest (currently in force) in the world is in Kazan. Subway stations (Kazan) are decorated in different styles, each of them was developed separately.
Opening of the underground
The Kazan Metro opened on August 272005 This event was timed to the millennium anniversary of the city. And it became a kind of gift for the townspeople. Initially, the subway had only five stations, but by 2013 its line connected the northern area of Kazan - Aircraft - with the southern - Privolzhsky.
How many metro stations are in Kazan today? Now the underground has ten stations. Metro stations (Kazan) connect the south of the city (the neighborhood of Azino) with industrial areas. Trains run with a five-minute interval. The metro itself works from six in the morning until eleven in the evening. According to statistics, he carries up to 120,000 Kazan daily.
The emergence of ideas
Residents of Russian cities sometimeschuckle when they find out that in the capital of Tatarstan the underground has only ten stations. And tourists who visit the city, are delighted with a short but interesting trip.
About fifteen years ago, residents of Kazan andthemselves laughed at the idea of the mayor to build a metro. But as soon as the first train got on the underground rails, the citizens could feel the benefit of this type of transport. The first branch connected the distant part of Kazan to the center, and all five stations could be traversed in just eleven minutes.
After a while, five more were added,connected two distant outskirts of the capital of Tatarstan. Today, the journey time from one end to the other is only twenty minutes. If you go by bus, the journey takes an hour and a half.
And what attracts tourists? Unique design of each station. Over it, painstakingly worked as architects, and historians. Tons of dusty archives were raised to name stations with meaning.
For example, the station "Sukonnaya Sloboda" is onThe place where the manufactories that produced the canvas previously were located. And "Kozya Sloboda", which provokes questions and jokes about its name, is located on the spot where one hundred years ago grazing livestock. Including goats. Now we describe the metro stations themselves. Kazan rightfully can be proud of its subway.
Station "Prospekt Pobedy"
Here the name speaks for itself. In the interior, the theme of victory over the fascists was used. The walls and columns are faced with white marble. The walls bear the names of the hero cities of our country, and the chandeliers symbolize the salute that took place on May 9, 1945.
Near this station there are shopping center "Prospekt"where tourists will find a cozy restaurant of national cuisine, the market and McDonald's. Sitting on tram number 5, you can reach the largest shopping centers in Kazan (MEGA and Yuzhny) within ten minutes.
"Amet'evo"
The so-called "space" station of the Kazan Metro. Here it is worth to get off the train and admire the views of the surroundings, because this is the only ground station in the city.
"Sukonnaya Sloboda" (the center of Kazan)
Metro station in the center of the city. Its design is made in coffee-cream tones, in the style of the 18-19th centuries. Next to the station is the puppet theater "Ekiyat". Nearby - pedestrian street Petersburg. It goes to the central street of Kazan - Bauman.
Gorki
From this station construction beganunderground. Its design is the most modest, but it was built in a record short time - a year and a half. And the number of workers who took part in the process reached 800 people.
Gabdulla Tukaya Square
Each centimeter of the walls of this station is laid outmosaic, illustrating national Tatar tales. There is also a portrait of the poet G. Tukai himself. Here begins the central street of Bauman, where numerous cozy cafes, hotels, shops selling souvenirs, the shopping center "Koltso" are waiting for tourists.
The Kremlin
It is located next to the Kazan Kremlin. Design matching: mosaic with mythical characters, small towers with illumination. At the exit of the station there are small excursion bureaus. Nearby - Central Department Store, National Museum, entertainment complex "Pyramid".
Yashlek
The name of the station comes from the Sovieta store that was popular in the city in the days of the USSR. He was called "Youth". To give the national color, the station was named in the Tatar language. Here is the market of the Moscow district of the city. Nearby is the recently renovated Cultural Park of the Chemists' Palace.
"Kozya Sloboda"
A simple and modern station without anyexcesses. Near the exit are the shopping center "Tandem", the Kazan registry office, the amusement park "Kyrlay", as well as the embankment. One of the largest water parks in Russia - "Riviera" (Kazan, metro station "Kozya Sloboda") is located five minutes walk from the exit to the city.
Severnyi Vokzal
Here is one of the railway stationscities. It is modern and beautiful. There are several train stations in Kazan, so it is worthwhile to specify where the necessary train comes from or where it leaves. Tourists often confuse departure points.
"Aircraft Building"
This is the final station of the Kazan Metro. Its name comes from the enterprises located nearby. This aircraft building college, plant number 22. There is also a motor-building plant named after Gorbunov and a large recreation park, where a monument to Lenin stands.
How can I find the entrance to the metro
Metro stations (Kazan), as in other cities,are denoted by the letter "M". But the local "emka" is colored green and has a proprietary "curl" in the form of a tulip. Seeing such a letter in front of you, you can not doubt that this is the entrance to the subway.
