Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: Moscow Metro
The tunnel boring machine “Sofia” has successfully completed the excavation of the second, left, transfer tunnel from the Zvenigorodskaya station under construction to the underground dismantling chamber at “Shelepikha”, which previously operated as part of the BCL.
The shield traveled 348 meters in difficult geological conditions. It took him less than three months to do this.
"Sofia" has already laid the right tunnel on this section. The metro builders covered part of the way by mountainous means – practically manually, using small mechanization equipment.
With the completion of these works, the entire mechanized tunneling from Shelepikha to Bulvar Generala Karbysheva, 4.8 km long, is complete. Both new tunnels will be integrated with the existing tunnels.
Earlier, the Natalie and Victoria boards made their first stop as part of the construction of the Rublevo-Arkhangelskaya line between the Zvenigorodskaya and Narodnoye Opolchenie stations, and then to Bulvar Generala Karbysheva.
The first section of the line under construction is planned to be put into operation next year.
Rublevo-Arkhangelskaya will become the 17th line of the capital's metro. It will connect the Moscow-City business district and the SberCity smart district. The line will have 12 stations, and we plan to extend it to Krasnogorsk in the future.