Partizanskaya, Metro station in Izmaylovo District, Moscow, Russia
Partizanskaya is a metro station in the Izmaylovo District of Moscow, built with three tracks and two island platforms covered in white marble. It sits on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line and its interior features decorated columns running the length of the platforms.
The station opened in 1944, during World War II, under the name Izmailovsky Park. In 2005 it was renamed to honor the Soviet partisan resistance movement that had fought during the war.
The station is named after Soviet partisan fighters, and sculptures of these resistance members stand near the exits for passengers to see as they pass through. The figures are carefully placed along the walkways, making them easy to notice even during a quick transit.
The station has a connection to the Moscow Central Circle at Lokomotiv station, making transfers to other lines straightforward. First-time visitors should follow the exit signs carefully, as the station has several exits leading to different parts of the neighborhood.
The central track was built to handle large crowds heading to a stadium planned nearby, but that stadium was never built. The track is still there today, giving the station an unusually wide layout that most passengers do not think about as they pass through.
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