Okskaya, Metro station in Ryazansky District, Moscow, Russia
Okskaya is a metro station in Moscow's Ryazansky District, sitting on the Nekrasovskaya line with two side platforms at a shallow depth below street level. The station has a three-span layout, meaning it is divided by two rows of columns that run along the length of the hall.
The station opened on March 27, 2020, as part of a new section of the Nekrasovskaya line built to bring metro service to the eastern parts of Moscow that had little coverage before. It was one of several stations that opened together along this stretch.
The station takes its name from Okskaya Street, which was itself named after the Oka River, one of the longest rivers in European Russia. The design follows the clean, modern style introduced across the newer stations on this line, with light surfaces and simple geometry that feel very different from the ornate older stations in the city center.
The station sits between Stakhanovskaya and Yugo-Vostochnaya on the Nekrasovskaya line, placing it close to the Nekrasovka end of the route. Because the platforms are at a shallow depth, the escalator ride is short and getting in and out of the station is quick.
Although the station is named after a street, that street is itself named after the Oka River, which does not flow anywhere near this part of Moscow. The connection to the river is purely a matter of naming tradition, and the river itself is hundreds of miles away.
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