Chkalovskaya (Nizhny Novgorod Metro)

Chkalovskaya (Russian: Чкаловская) is a station on the Avtozavodskaya line of the Nizhny Novgorod Metro. It opened on 20 November 1985 and was one of six initial stations of the Metro.[1][2]

Chkalovskaya

Чкаловская
Nizhny Novgorod Metro
Nizhny Novgorod Metro station
General information
Coordinates56°18′41″N 43°56′16″E / 56.31139°N 43.93778°E / 56.31139; 43.93778
Line(s) Line 1
Platforms1
Tracks2
Connections 1, 3, 27, 417
37
Construction
Structure typeSingle-span, shallow station
History
Opened20 November 1985
Services
Preceding station Nizhny Novgorod Metro Following station
Moskovskaya
towards Gorkovskaya
Line 1 Leninskaya
towards Park Kultury
81-717.6/714.6 train on station

Chkalovskaya is named for Ulitsa Chkalova which intersects at Ulitsa Oktyabrskoy Revolyutsii. The street is named for the test pilot Valery Chkalov.

References

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  1. ^ "Из истории строительства Нижегородского метрополитена" (in Russian). State Archive of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  2. ^ "Метрополитен в Нижнем Новгороде. Справка" (in Russian). RIA. 2010-11-19.
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