Mankind has been using the subway for more than 150 years. The lines of a very convenient and efficient mode of transport are mainly laid underground, but sometimes they come to the surface or pass through overpasses.
It is difficult to imagine the life of multi-million cities without a subway, which is used by a large number of people every day. Metro, both land and underground lines, is striking in its beauty and the latest engineering solutions. But we will pass through the underground lines and visit the deepest metro in the world.
Peace Square. Prague
The starting point of the trip will be the deepest metro station in Europe, which is located in the Czech capital. Prague station Náměstí Míru was designed and built by specialists from the Soviet Union, and its depth is 54 meters.
You can go down to the station on an escalator, the length of which is 84 meters. Note that this is also a record for subways of the countries of the European Union. Two more long escalators are located in the London and Paris subways.
191st street. New York
Just one meter deeper than the station in Prague, the 191st Street station, which is located on one of the lines of the New York metro.
The station began its work back in 1911, and now it is part of the IRT Broadway system - Seventh Avenue Line, with access to Broadway.
The station, which serves passengers around the clock, has a beautiful mosaic finish, and its depth is 55 meters.
By the way, the New York "subway" is the largest and most extensive in the whole world. You can read more about this on our website thebiggest.ru in the material about the largest subways.
Kungstradgarden. Stockholm
Although not the deepest, but certainly one of the most unusual metro stations in the world, Kungstradgarden is conveniently located in the rocks at a depth of 34 meters.
The design used a combination of natural rocks and artificial materials. Going underground, you find yourself in the magical world of royal palaces and troll homes.
The owner of the Stockholm station is considered a red-skinned man whose statue is installed in one of the tunnels, and he personifies the God of war.
Washington park. Portland
The Washington Park Metropolitan Area Express Portland Tram system is built under a high hill, which makes the platform depth 80 meters.
In the full sense, it is not considered a metro station, since it is not trains that run along this line, but high-speed trams. But Washington Park deserves its place in this small ranking because of its deep occurrence from the surface of the earth.
Victory Park. Moscow
This Moscow metro station was launched in 2003. The depth of its occurrence is 84 meters.
The ultra-modern station has an original and, one might say, patriotic style of decoration. The subject is dedicated to two Patriotic Wars of 1812 and 1941-1945, which fell heavily on the people.
The deepest metro station in Moscow has another record associated with the length of construction. 14 years have passed from the start of construction to launch.
And about the main attractions of Moscow, read the interesting article on thebiggest.
Admiralteyskaya. St. Petersburg
The deepest metro station in St. Petersburg has an amazing history. According to the project, its opening was scheduled for September 1997, but the Admiralteyskaya began to work only in 2011.
For a long time, passengers of the St. Petersburg metro could observe the unfinished “ghost station” through the windows of the cars.
But the depth at which the deepest station of St. Petersburg lies is 86 meters. There is a spacious lobby between the escalators, and the Admiralteyskaya is decorated in a marine style with magnificent mosaics.
Pecherskaya. Kiev
Kiev stands on high hills, which led to the deep occurrence of some lines of the Kiev metro. For example, the Pecherskaya metro station is located at a depth of 90 meters from the earth's surface.
The station in the historical part of the Ukrainian capital began to work in 1997, although the construction project was adopted back in 1991. This part of the line was “frozen” for 4 years to stretch a branch to the Kharkov massif.
The beauty of Pecherskaya is given by white marble trim and granite inserts, and the cross arrangement of the lamps creates an unusual but effective lighting.
Puhung, Pyongyang
The system of Korean subway lines is considered one of the deepest in the world. Many experts agree that a deep subway was laid in the DPRK due to the threat of nuclear war in order to use the subway as a refuge.
Whatever it was, but the station "Pukhung", a depth of 100 meters, the deepest in North Korea.
An interesting fact is that until 2014, foreigners could use only two Korean metro stations. Now the deepest subway is accessible to tourists and guests of Korea.
Arsenal. Kiev
The deepest metro station in the world is in Kiev. Arsenalnaya, with a depth of 105.5 meters, was opened on the Svyatoshinsky-Brovarsky line in 1960.
In the mid-1980s of the last century, the station received the status of “Local Architecture Monument”.
It is designed according to the English type with one exit, and you can get to the platform using three escalators.
Watch the video of the descent to the deepest metro station:
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Conclusion
In conclusion, we note that the information about the actual depth is not one hundred percent. Experts, determining the depth, still argue what to consider as the basis - the distance from the surface of the earth to the subway platform or a mark from sea level.
The metro at the present stage of development of the transport system is an indispensable component of world megacities. The deep occurrence of stations and lines allows us to solve two problems at once. Firstly, to unload ground transportation routes, and, secondly, it provides residents to travel long distances in a short period of time.
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Article author: Valery Skiba