Prospekt Kosmonavtov (Russian: Проспект Космонавтов) is a station of the Yekaterinburg Metro. It is the last station of the first line, situated between the depo(Kalinovskoe) and the station Uralmash. The station was opened on 27 April 1991 as part of the first section of the Yekaterinburg metro: "Prospekt Kosmonavtov" – Mashinostroiteley. The station is located at the intersection of Starykh Bolshevikov and Ilyich streets with Kosmonavtov Avenue.
Construction history
May 1982 – after preliminary dewatering, the open pit mining of a pit over 500 meters long began.[1]
September 1982 – a gantry crane was installed, a shower facility for workers was also built.[1]
October 1983 – the construction of the first station lobby was assembled, and in November, the installation of lobby No. 2 was completed.[1]
September 1984 – the tunneling shield KM-34 was assembled in the left running tunnel connecting the neighboring stations Prospekt Kosmonavtov and Uralmash.[1]
June 1986 – architectural and finishing work began.[1]
23 February 1987 – a link was made in the left tunnel on the stretch to Uralmash station, and in July 1989 – a link was made in the right tunnel on the stretch to Uralmash station.[1]
January 1989 – architectural and finishing work began at the pedestrian crossing No. 3.[1]
25 April 1991 – the station was accepted into operation by the state commission.
26 April 1991 – the first ride went to the metro builders.
27 April 1991 – the metro was open for passenger traffic.
August 1998 – two new ground-level lobbies were opened on the other (eastern) side of Kosmonavtov Avenue.
Design
The interior of the metro station was designed by a team of architects led by Spartak Ziganshin.[2]
The design of the station was based on the idea of USSR leadership in space exploration.[2]
The track walls are trimmed with Ukrainian labradorite and black marble with white veins of quartzite, reminiscent of the starry night sky. The lighting is made to resemble spacecraft nozzles. All metal elements were manufactured by the plant – Uralelectrotyazhmash. The composition of mosaics and reliefs was created by artist Boris Klochkov.[2]
Lobbies and transfers
The station has two underground lobbies, neither exit has escalators. The northern lobby is located in a densely populated area on Kosmonavtov Avenue. The southern vestibule is connected to the underground passage at the intersection of Fraserovshchikov Street / Ilyich Street and Kosmonavtov Avenue (Cosmonauts Avenue).
