From August 24 to August 28, traffic on the section of the Sokolnicheskaya line of the Moscow Metro between the stations “Salarievo” and “Novomoskovskaya” will be suspended. On this section will be carried out in preparation for the opening of the new station “Potapovo”.
Free KM buses will run on the closed section on the specified days, and regular ground transportation routes will be available, the press service of the Moscow Department of Transport reports.
Mayor Sergei Sobyanin earlier announced plans to open three new subway lines by 2030, including Troitskaya, Rublevo-Arkhangelskaya and Biryulevskaya. In addition to the opening of Potapovo station, three more new stations are planned on existing lines: “South Port” on the Lublinsko-Dmitrovskaya line, ‘Golyanovo’ on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line and ‘Suvorovskaya’ on the Koltsevaya line.
Also Sobyanin reported last week about replenishment of the Sokol electric depot with the 20th train of the “Moscow-2024” series.