Moscow has begun drafting a new section of the Sokolnicheskaya metro line

The project for a new section of the Sokolnicheskaya metro line has begun to be prepared in Moscow. Vladimir Yefimov, Deputy Mayor of the capital for Urban Planning Policy, told about this on June 6.

He specified that the 8.5 km long section will include the MGSU and Yaroslavskaya stations. Currently, the nearest one for residents of the Yaroslavl region is VDNH on the Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya line.

"Currently, the access time to the station during rush hours is up to 30 minutes. The extension of the line in the north-east direction will significantly improve the urban transport infrastructure, creating the most convenient and fastest routes for citizens," Yefimov is quoted as saying on the website of the mayor of Moscow.

According to the deputy mayor of the capital for urban planning policy, the new line will run under the Losiny Ostrov National Park, without affecting its territory.

Yuliana Knyazhevskaya, Chairman of the Moscow Architecture Department, stressed that the extension of the line to the northeast had not occurred for 35 years. She said that new stations are urgently needed to improve transport accessibility in the area.

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