Arbatskaya (Filyovskaya line)

Arbatskaya (Russian: Арба́тская) is a station on the Filyovskaya line of the Moscow Metro.^[1] Completed in 1935,^[2] it was one of the original Metro stations. The design is the same standard pillar-trispan template used for Smolenskaya, Sokolniki, and Park Kultury. The pillars are faced with pinkish marble and the platform is a matching shade of granite.^[3] The walls are covered with cream-colored ceramic tile. The architect was L. Teplitskiy.

Arbatskaya Арбатская
Moscow Metro station
General information
Location	Arbat District Central Administrative Okrug Moscow Russia
Coordinates	55.7518°N 37.6007°E / 55.7518; 37.6007
Owned by	Moskovsky Metropoliten
Line(s)	Filyovskaya line
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Depth	8 metres (26 ft)
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Other information
Station code	055
History
Opened	15 May 1935; 90 years ago (1935-05-15)
Closed	5 April 1953; 72 years ago (1953-04-05) to 7 July 1958; 67 years ago (1958-07-07)
Passengers
2002	4,416,500
Services
Preceding station Moscow Metro Following station Smolenskaya towards Kuntsevskaya or Mezhdunarodnaya Filyovskaya line Aleksandrovsky Sad Terminus
Route map Legend Kuntsevskaya Pionerskaya Filyovsky Park Bagrationovskaya Fili yard Fili Kutuzovskaya Studencheskaya Moskva-City Delovoy Tsentr () Moskva River Kiyevskaya Smolensky Bridge  Moskva River Smolenskaya Arbatskaya Aleksandrovsky Sad ()
Location Arbatskaya Location within Central Moscow

Arbatskaya's vestibule is a unique five-tiered, pentagonal structure with the word "Metro" written on all sides. The building is currently painted bright red, making it noticeable and instantly recognizable.^{[citation needed]}

In popular culture

The station and Arbatskaya on the Arbatsko–Pokrovskaya line are featured in the Resident Evil: Retribution Moscow segment.^{[citation needed]}