Avtozavodskaya (Zamoskvoretskaya line)

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	Avtozavodskaya Location within Moscow Metro

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Avtozavodskaya
Avtozavodskaya
Moscow Metro station
General information
Location	Danilovsky District; Southern Administrative Okrug; Moscow; Russia
Coordinates	55°42′27″N 37°39′27″E / 55.7074°N 37.6576°E
Owned by	Moskovsky Metropoliten
Line(s)	Zamoskvoretskaya line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus: 766, c799, с835, 944.
Construction
Depth	11 metres (36 ft)
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Other information
Station code	029
History
Opened	1 January 1943; 81 years ago
Services
Out-of-station interchange
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	Avtozavodskaya Location within Moscow Metro

Avtozavodskaya (Russian: Автозаво́дская, lit. auto factory) is a station on the Zamoskvoretskaya line of the Moscow Metro. It is named for the nearby Zavod Imeni Likhacheva where ZIS and ZIL limousines were built. The train station was opened in 1943, a few months before Novokuznetskaya and Paveletskaya. The architect was Alexey Dushkin. From 1943 to 1969 when Kakhovskaya opened, it was the southern terminus of the line.^[1] The station has entrances to Avtozavodskaya and Masterkov streets.

History

When the station was opened in 1943, it was named Zavod imeni Stalina after the factory at the site. As part of the destalinization process, the factory's name changed to Zavod Imeni Likhacheva in 1956 and the station became Avtozavodskaya.^[1] Parts of the former factory have been demolished to accommodate the construction of a residential complex; however, the name remains in place.

Both the tall pillars and walls are faced with pinkish Oraktuoy marble. Additionally, Avtozavodskaya is decorated with eight mosaics depicting events of the Great Patriotic War.

On February 6, 2004, a suicide bomber set off an explosion between Avtozavodskaya and Paveletskaya in which 41 people were killed and 250 were injured.^[2]