Sokol (Metro)

Sokol ( _ru. Сокол, meaning "falcon") is the name of a Moscow Metro station on the Zamoskvoretskaya Line. The station opened on September 11th, 1938. Designed by K.N. Yakovlev, V.G. Polikarpova, and V.M. Andreev, it features a single row of pillars which flare upward into the arched ceiling, separated by circular coffers. Sokol is finished in a variety of materials, including white and gray Koyelga marble, onyx, granite, and white ceramic tile. The two entrances to the station are located on both sides of Leningradsky Prospekt. An additional exit to the underground passage is available from the south end of the platform. Another entrance was cut in 2003 from the nearby Metro Market shopping center. It was the terminal station between the time of its completion and before Voikovskaya was opened 26 years later. Depot of the same name serving entire Zamoskvoretskaya Line is located near the station.

The station is named after dacha settlement Sokol that also gave name to the administrative unit of Moscow.

On 19 March 2006, a section of tunnel between Sokol and the northern station collapsed and fell onto a metro train. It was reported that the accident was due to workers setting up an advertising billboard on the street above the tunnel. Despite a concrete slab piercing one of the carriages the accident did not cause any injuries [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4822440.stm] .

In May 2007, construction work began on CSKA Moscow's new stadium which is very close by.

External links

*ru icon [http://www.metro.ru/stations/zamoskvoretskaya/sokol/ Description of the station at Metro.ru]
*ru icon [http://www.mymetro.ru/cgi-bin/list.pl?lng=ru&a=1&b=2&c=18 Description of the station at Mymetro.ru]
*en icon [http://www.kartametro.info/?hl=EN&ms=Sokol&z=17&t=k KartaMetro.info] — Station location and exits on Moscow map (English/Russian)