Rechnoy Vokzal, Metro station in Levoberezhny District, Moscow, Russia.
Rechnoy Vokzal is a metro station in the Levoberezhny District of Moscow, on the Zamoskvoretskaya line. It has a three-span layout with marble columns flecked with brown and tiled walls, a format common to stations built in the 1960s.
The station opened on December 31, 1964, as the northern terminus of the Zamoskvoretskaya line. It held that role for over 50 years, until the line extended further north to Khovrino in 2017.
The name Rechnoy Vokzal means River Terminal in Russian, a nod to the nearby river port that once served passenger boats heading north. Today, people passing through the station can still see the functional Soviet design, with marble columns and tiled walls that reflect the no-frills style of postwar public construction.
The station has two entrance vestibules, one on each side of the Festivalnaya Street and M10 highway intersection, which makes it easy to approach from different directions. Several bus lines connect here, including routes toward Sheremetyevo Airport.
Although the station is in the Levoberezhny District, the river terminal its name refers to actually sits in a neighboring area closer to the canal. The name was kept as a reference point for travelers heading to the river port, even as the surrounding neighborhoods changed over the decades.
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