Preobrazhenskaya Ploshchad, Underground metro station in Preobrazhenskoye District, Moscow, Russia.
Preobrazhenskaya Ploshchad is an underground metro station on the Sokolnicheskaya Line in Moscow, located between Sokolniki and Cherkizovskaya. The station has an island platform and two underground entrance halls that open onto Preobrazhenskaya Square above.
The station opened on December 31, 1965, as part of a northern extension of the Sokolnicheskaya Line and served for a time as the line's northern terminus. When the line was extended further, it became a through station like the others on the route.
The station's name comes from the Transfiguration Regiment, which Peter the Great formed in this part of the city in the late 17th century. The name stuck to the square above and then to the station itself, linking everyday commuters to that older layer of the neighborhood.
The station has two underground exits leading to different parts of the square above, so it is worth checking which one brings you closest to your destination. Once outside, buses, trolleybuses, and trams connect to surrounding neighborhoods in several directions.
During a 2009 renovation, the station was redesigned using the same template as Akademicheskaya station, giving both white ceramic walls with green stripes and granite floors. Two stations on the same line ended up looking nearly identical, even though they are far apart on the route.
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