"Zarechnaya" is a station of the Nizhny Novgorod Metro, opened on November 20, 1985, as part of the first phase of the subway. It is located in the Leninsky District of the city on Lenin Avenue, between the intersection with Zarechny Boulevard and the intersection with Druzhby Street and Kosmonavta Komarova Street.[1] It took its name from Zarechny Boulevard.[1]

History of the opening

The first phase of the Nizhny Novgorod (then Gorky) Metro, 6.8 km long, included six stations: "Moskovskaya" — "Chkalovskaya" — "Leninskaya" — "Zarechnaya" — "Dvigatel Revolyutsii" — "Proletarskaya". On November 19, 1985, a ceremonial Rally marking the launch of the first section was held at Leninskaya station. The newspapers of the time wrote that each station had its own artistic image, created with natural stone brought from Karelia, the Leningrad Region, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Lake Baikal, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Khakassia, and even Cuba.[2]

Architecture and design

"Zarechnaya" is a three-span, column-type, shallow-depth station. The architects were V. N. Ignatyev and V. P. Dmitriev.[1] The track walls are faced with hexagonal sea-green aluminum tiles with a relief imitating river waves. The round columns are finished with vertical stripes of white and pink marble. The floor is laid with red granite with stripes of white marble. The platforms are lit by sparse emergency-type lamps, which keeps the hall in perpetual semi-darkness.[1] The station's vestibules contain decorative panels: "The City of Kitezh" and "Youth."[1] The exit to the street is through an underpass.

Transport hub and prospects

In 2025, construction began near the station on a cable car across the Oka. The future line will connect Zarechnaya with Shveytsariya Park on the Upper Town side, running through the intermediate stations "Tikhaya Gavan" and "Gagarin Avenue". Construction is being carried out by JSC Urbantech Cable Cars under a 25-year concession agreement with the government of Nizhny Novgorod Region; the launch is scheduled for 2027.[3][4] At the time of construction, about 100,000 people lived within walking distance of the future cable car's stations, and by 2033 more than 700,000 square meters of housing were planned to be built on both banks of the Oka.[4]

Chronicle of Events

Details of each event are in its own article; here are just the dates and the gist.

Sources

  1. metrowalks.com — Zarechnaya — Avtozavodskaya-Nagornaya Line — Nizhny Novgorod — Metro Walks
  2. RIA Novosti — From "Burevestnik" to "Zarechnaya": Nizhny Novgorod metro stations
  3. NIA "Nizhny Novgorod" — Pedestrian route maps published for the duration of construction of the cable car across the Oka, Nizhny Novgorod News
  4. pravda.ru — Cable car in Nizhny Novgorod to link two parts of the city by 2027
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