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Sergei Sobyanin He attended the completion ceremony for the first (right) tunnel between the Ostrov Mechty and Klenovy Bulvar stations of the Biryulevskaya metro line under construction. The Moscow Mayor also launched the excavation of the left connecting tunnel from Klenovy Bulvar toward the future Kuryanovo station.
"We continue to build the Biryulevskaya metro line. This line was already in the plans over 50 years ago due to the development of these areas, but construction never began. There were objective reasons for this: integrating the existing Circle Line into such radii was impossible. After we built the Moscow Central Circle, the Big Circle Line, it became possible to build new radii for the Moscow metro. And one of these radii is precisely the Biryulevskaya line. It's quite large and will be actively used by hundreds of thousands of residents of the area, for whom, of course, this will be a new transportation reality and a new life," noted Sergei Sobyanin.
The first (right) connecting tunnel, built between the Ostrov Mechty and Klenovy Bulvar stations, is 1.67 kilometers long and six meters in diameter. Its construction was partially carried out under the Moskva River, representing a complex engineering challenge. The tunnel's maximum depth reaches 30 meters. Construction of the second (left) tunnel between these stations is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2026.
The left-hand connecting tunnel from Klenovy Bulvar toward Kuryanovo station, construction of which began today, will be 1.13 kilometers long. It will be dug by the Olga tunnel boring machine, which has a diameter of six meters.
"This is also a difficult section. Part of the route is located under the Moskva River and in the waterlogged soils of the Kuryanovskaya floodplain, where the water pressure places additional stress on the tunnel vaults. Therefore, in some places, the shield will have to descend to a depth of 26 meters. This left tunnel should also be completed in the fall," Sergei Sobyanin wrote on his channel in
MAX messenger.
Source: Moscow Mayor's channelMAX messenger
Biryulevskaya metro line
The first plans to build a metro in Biryulyovo emerged half a century ago, in the early 1970s. At that time, large-scale residential development began on the site of the workers' settlement of the same name and the surrounding area, which had become part of the capital in 1960. The construction of the Biryulyovskaya metro line was subsequently included in the Moscow city master plan.
At the direction of Sergei Sobyanin, the route and planning plans for sections of the Biryulevskaya Line were developed and approved between 2021 and 2023. It will be the seventh Moscow Metro line built in recent years.
"The long-awaited Biryulevka Radius will reach Biryulyovo Vostochnoye and Biryulyovo Zapadnoye, which will be home to approximately 260,000 people by 2030. A metro line will also be built in Kuryanovo, making it possible to reach the city center 2.5 times faster," added Sergei Sobyanin.
Source: Moscow Mayor's channelMAX messenger
The new metro line will improve transportation services for over one million residents (including those living in new neighborhoods being built as part of the renovation program), as well as for Muscovites working in the Danilovsky, Nagatinsky Zaton, Nagatino-Sadovniki, Pechatniki, Moskvorechye-Saburovo, Tsaritsyno, Biryulevo Vostochnoye, and Biryulevo Zapadnoye districts. Accessibility will be improved for the former ZIL industrial zone, the Ostrov Mechty amusement park, the Southern River Terminal, the Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve, and other key city landmarks.
The Biryulevskaya metro line will further connect the Big Circle, Troitskaya, and Zamoskvoretskaya metro lines, as well as the Moscow Central Circle (MCC) and the Paveletskoye line of the Moscow Railway (MR). Passengers will have a variety of new travel options within the city. Furthermore, the new line will relieve congestion on sections of the Zamoskvoretskaya and Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya metro lines, reduce traffic congestion on the street and road network, and improve environmental conditions. Once fully operational in 2030, the line is expected to carry up to 165,000 passengers daily.
The Biryulevskaya Line will be over 22 kilometers long and will include 10 stations:
— ZIL — at the intersection of Likhachev Avenue and Bratyev Ryabushinskikh Street, near the MCC station of the same name and the Lemana Pro store (transfer to the MCC and Troitskaya metro line);
— “Dream Island” — near the theme park of the same name, between Andropov Avenue and the Southern Landscape Park (transfer to the Zamoskvoretskaya metro line);
— “Klenovy Boulevard” — along the boulevard of the same name at the intersection with Novinki Street (transfer to the Big Circle Line of the metro);
— “Kuryanovo” — on the territory between Batyuninsky proezd and Proektiruemy proezd No. 5112, next to the developing territory of the Pechatniki district;
— "Moskvorechye" – near the junction of Koshkina Street and Kashirskoye Highway;
– "Luganskaya" – along the Caucasian Boulevard near the junction with Yerevanskaya Street;
— “Caspian” — near the intersection of 6th Radial Street and Projected Driveway No. 6631;
— “Lipetskaya” — along the street of the same name near the junction with Pedagogical Street;
— "Lebedyanskaya" – along Lipetskaya Street near the junction with Lebedyanskaya Street;
— "Biryulevo" — along Bulatnikovskaya Street near the junction with Bulatnikovsky Proezd, not far from the Biryulevo-Passazhirskaya railway station.
Modern Russian-made trains will operate on the line, and stations will be equipped with familiar passenger services: up-to-date navigation, state-of-the-art turnstiles, and ticket vending machines manufactured in Moscow. The stations will also be accessible to passengers with limited mobility. The new line will initially be serviced by the Yuzhnoye depot, and subsequently by the new Biryulevskoye depot.
"Let me remind you that we will be commissioning the new line in stages. In 2028, we plan to complete the ZIL-Kuryanovo section with four stations. In 2029, we plan to complete the second stage with the remaining six stations from Kuryanovo to Biryulyovo," Sergei Sobyanin announced on his channel in
MAX messenger.
Source: Moscow Mayor's channelMAX messenger
The length of the first section with four stations will be 8.65 kilometers, the second – 13.55 kilometers (six stations).
Construction is currently underway on four stations: ZIL, Ostrov Mechty, Klenovy Bulvar, and Luganskaya. Workers are installing enclosing structures and excavating the soil for the pits. Preparatory work is underway at other future stations on the Biryulevskaya Line.
Sergei Sobyanin launched the tunnel excavation for the Biryulevskaya metro line.
Klenovy Bulvar Station
The Klenovy Bulvar station will be located in the Nagatinsky Zaton district. It is designed with an island platform, two underground vestibules, and exits to Klenovy Bulvar, Novinki Street, and Kolomenskaya Street. A transfer to the Klenovy Bulvar station on the Big Circle Line (BKL) will create a major transportation hub. The transfer will take place in a heated building and will take approximately one minute.
The opening of Klenovy Bulvar will improve transportation services for approximately 50,000 local residents, who will have a second metro station within walking distance. For them, travel time to the Moscow Central Circle (MCC) will be reduced sixfold—from 36 to six minutes. Furthermore, the Big Circle Line (BCL) station of the same name will be relieved of traffic congestion by 27 percent.
According to the approved design concept, the design of Klenovy Boulevard will feature golden autumn colors, harmonizing with the snow-white marble. Similar hues will be found in the Church of the Ascension of Our Lord in the Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve.
The enclosing structures have been completed, and soil excavation for the future station is underway. Poured monolithic structures will begin soon. Overall construction completion for Klenovy Bulvar is 14 percent.
Moscow Metro Construction Program
Since 2011, the Moscow Government has completed the construction and reconstruction of more than 260 kilometers of lines, 127 stations, 14 depots (including the Brateevo car repair plant) of the Moscow Metro and the Moscow Central Circle.
In partnership with Russian Railways, the Moscow Central Diameters (MCD)—the ground-level metro lines MCD-1, MCD-2, MCD-3, and MCD-4—have been commissioned. These lines comprise 303 kilometers of track and 138 stations.
New lines and stations of the Moscow Metro, the Moscow Central Circle (MCC), and the Moscow Central Diameters (MCD)
Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya line:
— section "Maryino" – "Zyablikovo" (three stations);
— section "Maryina Roshcha" – "Phystech" (nine stations).
Kalininskaya and Solntsevskaya lines:
— section "Novogireevo" – "Novokosino" (one station);
— section "Business Center" – "Vnukovo Airport" (14 stations).
Zamoskvoretskaya line:
— section "Krasnogvardeyskaya" – "Alma-Atinskaya" (one station);
— Technopark station;
— section “Rechnoy Vokzal” — “Khovrino” (two stations).
Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line:
— section "Mitino" – "Pyatnitskoe shosse" (one station).
Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya line:
— section "Vykhino" – "Kotelniki" (three stations);
— Spartak station.
Butovskaya line:
— section "Starokachalovskaya Street" – "Bitsevsky Park" (two stations).
Sokolnicheskaya line:
— section "Yugo-Zapadnaya" – "Potapovo" (eight stations).
Nekrasovskaya line – eight stations.
Large Circle Line – 31 stations.
Trinity Line:
— section "ZIL" – "Novomoskovskaya" (11 stations).
Moscow Central Circle – 31 stations.
Moscow Central Diameters (MCD-1, MCD-2, MCD-3, MCD-4): 138 stations, of which 54 are transfer stations on metro, MCC and MCD lines;
Electric depots (including reconstruction): Mitino, Brateevo (car repair plant), Pechatniki, Vykhino, Planernoye, Nizhegorodskoye, Likhobory, Solntsevo, Vladykino, Rudnevo, Sokol, Aminyevskoye, Yuzhnoye (Brateevo-2), Stolbovo.
By the end of 2032, it is planned to complete the construction of approximately 83 kilometers of lines and 34 stations of the Moscow Metro, while simultaneously providing the necessary infrastructure for the expansion of the network: three more electric depots will be built: Troitskoye, Biryulevskoye, and Ilyinskoye.
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