"Aviamotornaya" and "Lefortovo" are preparing for the opening

Mosmetrostroy began the New Year with the technical launch of two stations “Aviamotornaya” and “Lefortovo” of the Big Circle Line (BCL).

On the night of December 29-30, 2019, electricity was supplied to the contact rail at Aviamotornaya and Lefortovo, and already at noon a test train passed through them, confirming the readiness of the tunnels.

Aviamotornaya station is ready to receive passengers

On January 2, with the participation of Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, the technical launch of these two BCL stations and four Nekrasovskaya line took place. The delegation arrived on the Moscow train from the Nizhegorodskaya station. They were met on the Aviamotornaya platform by Sergei Zhukov, General Director of Mosmetrostroy JSC. He reported to the mayor about the degree of readiness of the stations to receive passengers.

– After Aviamotornaya, Sergei Sobyanin and his entourage proceeded to Lefortovo station. “He walked along the new platform, went up the escalator and exited through the ground lobby,” said contract manager Sergei Kaluzhsky.

Station hall and lobby "Lefortovo"

At Lefortovo, the architectural finishing has been completely completed, escalators have been installed and a ground lobby has been erected near the Sputnik cinema. The commissioning of escalators and the construction of the Aviamotornaya lobby are nearing completion. At both stations, ventilation kiosks are being lined and the area adjacent to the pavilions is being improved. It is planned to open stations for Moscow metro passengers in the spring.