Dinamo (Moscow Metro)

Dinamo (Russian: Дина́мо) is a Moscow Metro station on the Zamoskvoretskaya line. It opened on 11 September 1938 as part of the second stage of the system. It was named for the former Dinamo Stadium, the home stadium of FC Dynamo Moscow. Passengers may transfer directly to the Bolshaya Koltsevaya line via Petrovsky Park station.

Dinamo
Moscow Metro station
General information
Location	Aeroport District Northern Administrative Okrug Moscow Russia
Coordinates	55.7897°N 37.5580°E / 55.7897; 37.5580
Owned by	Moskovsky Metropoliten
Line(s)	Zamoskvoretskaya line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus: 84, 105, 105k, 110, 207, 692 Trolleybus: 12, 29, 42, 70, 82, 86
Construction
Depth	39.6 metres (130 ft)
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Other information
Station code	036
History
Opened	11 September 1938 (1938-09-11)
Passengers
2002	21,808,750
Services
Preceding station Moscow Metro Following station Aeroport towards Khovrino Zamoskvoretskaya line Belorusskaya towards Alma-Atinskaya CSKA anticlockwise / outer Bolshaya Koltsevaya line transfer at Petrovsky Park Savyolovskaya clockwise / inner
Route map Khovrino Belomorskaya Rechnoy Vokzal Vodny Stadion Voykovskaya Sokol yard Sokol Aeroport Dinamo Belorusskaya Mayakovskaya Tverskaya Teatralnaya Moskva River Vodootvodny Canal Novokuznetskaya Paveletskaya Moskva River Avtozavodskaya Tekhnopark () Nagatinsky Bridge Moskva River Kolomenskaya Kashirskaya to Zamoskvoretskoye yard Kantemirovskaya Tsaritsyno Orekhovo Domodedovskaya  (shuttle bus for ) Krasnogvardeyskaya Brateyevo yard Alma-Atinskaya
Location Dinamo Location within Moscow Metro

It was the deepest station in Moscow Metro from 1938 until 1944.

Location

Dinamo is under Leningradsky Avenue in the Aeroport District of Moscow near Petrovsky Park and the Petrovsky Palace. The VTB Arena was built on the same site and Dinamo Stadium adjacent to the station.

Design and layout

The station is situated at a depth of 39.6 metres (130 ft) and follows a tri-vaulted deep-level pylon design. Designed by Yakov Lichtenberg (ru) and Yury Revkovsky, the station features a sport-themed decoration with bas-reliefs designed by Ye. Yason-Manzer depicting sportsmen in various practices in the vestibules and the central hall.

The pylons, faced with red tagilian marble and onyx have porcelain medallions also showing sportsmen. The walls are faced with onyx, white and grey marble, neatly tiled together. The floor is revetted with black marble, although the platforms were initially covered with asphalt.

There are two identical vestibules, each on the northern side of the Leningradsky Avenue, and the architect for the vestibules was Dmitry Chechulin.

There is an underground walkway between Dinamo and Petrovsky Park stations that eased transfers between the stations. That walkway opened on 29 December 2020.

Scientific use

In 1940, physicists Georgy Flyorov and Konstantin Petrzhak used the station for their observations of the decay of uranium. The depth of the station reduced the potential effect of cosmic rays in their work. Working at night, the pair discovered spontaneous fission.

Gallery

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  Pylon view
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  Platform view