Mendeleyevskaya (Russian: Менделе́евская, pronunciation) is a Moscow Metro station on the Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya Line. It is located in the Tverskoy District of central Moscow.

Mendeleyevskaya

Менделеевская
Moscow Metro station
General information
LocationTverskoy District
Central Administrative Okrug
Moscow
Russia
Coordinates55°46′52″N 37°36′04″E / 55.7810°N 37.6011°E / 55.7810; 37.6011
Owned byMoskovsky Metropoliten
Line(s)#9 Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya line Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typedeep level column station, triple-vault
Depth48.5 metres (159 ft)
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Other information
Station code137
History
Opened31 December 1988; 35 years ago (1988-12-31)
Services
Preceding station Moscow Metro Following station
Savyolovskaya
towards Altufyevo
Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya line Tsvetnoy Bulvar
Belorusskaya
anticlockwise / outer
Koltsevaya line
transfer at Novoslobodskaya
Suvorovskaya
clockwise / inner
Location
Mendeleyevskaya is located in Central Moscow
Mendeleyevskaya
Mendeleyevskaya
Location within Central Moscow

It was opened on 31 December 1988. The station was designed by Nina Aleshina and Natalya Samoilova on the theme of Dmitri Mendeleev and his works.[1]

Its depth is 48.5 meters (159 ft). The transfer to the Novoslobodskaya station of the Koltsevaya Line is available.

Monument Compassion on 2019 stamp of Russia

A stray dog named Malchik lived at the station, and after he was killed a monument Compassion (Russian: Сочувствие) was erected in the station.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Гридчина (Gridchina), Юрия (Yuri) (2007). "Серпуховско-Тимирязевская линия. Станция "Менделеевская"" [Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya Line #9, "Mendeleyev" station]. Новости московского метростроя и метрополитена (News of the Moscow subway and Metro) (in Russian). Moscow, Russia. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
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