Lefortovo (Moscow Metro)
Moscow metro station
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Lefortovo (Russian: Лефортово) is a station on the Bolshaya Koltsevaya line of the Moscow Metro. The station was opened on 27 March 2020 as part of Nekrasovskaya line extension.[3]
LocationLefortovo District, South-Eastern Administrative Okrug
Moscow
Russia
Moscow
Russia
Coordinates55.764444°N 37.702777°E
SystemMoscow Metro station
OwnerMoskovsky Metropoliten
Name
The Station is named for the Lefortovo District of Moscow.[4] The district's name comes from Franz Lefort, a Russian military officer and confidant of Peter the Great.
Construction
Construction on the tunnels began in August 2016. The tunneling equipment reached Lefortovo in August 2017.[2] The second tunnel reached the station in October 2017.
