Potapovo (Moscow Metro)

Potapovo (Russian: Потаповоpronunciation^ⓘ)^[a] is a station on the Sokolnicheskaya line of the Moscow Metro, in the Sosenskoye Settlement [ru] of the Novomoskovsky Administrative Okrug.^[3][1][2] The station is being constructed one stop past Novomoskovskaya, the former southwestern terminus of the Sokolnicheskaya line.^[2][4][5] It is the new southwestern terminus of the line.^[6][7][5]

LocationSosenskoye Settlement [ru]
Novomoskovsky Administrative Okrug^[1][2]
Moscow
Russia

Coordinates55.5526°N 37.4931°E / 55.5526; 37.4931

Line Sokolnicheskaya line

OpenedSeptember 5, 2024; 20 months ago (2024-09-05)

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Potapovo Потапово
General information
Location	Sosenskoye Settlement [ru] Novomoskovsky Administrative Okrug[1][2] Moscow Russia
Coordinates	55.5526°N 37.4931°E / 55.5526; 37.4931
Line	Sokolnicheskaya line
History
Opened	September 5, 2024; 20 months ago (2024-09-05)
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Preceding station Moscow Metro Following station Terminus Sokolnicheskaya line Novomoskovskaya towards Bulvar Rokossovskogo
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Potapovo is designed as a heated ground station, and is scheduled to be the first such station in the Moscow Metro.^[6][7][2] Its design calls for double-glazed windows and extra insulation to help keep the station warm.^[2][5] The station is being built in the middle of the Solntsevo–Butovo–Varshavskoye Highway [ru].^[2][4] Pedestrian overpasses are planned to allow passengers to exit the station on either side of the highway.^[2]

Potapovo's design is said to look like a spaceship.^[5] The design of the station's platform and exterior incorporates plastic forms.^[2] A sculpture by artist Dashi Namdakov is planned to be featured in the station.^[2]

The construction is being managed by Mosinzhproekt.^[2] The station first appeared in plans for the Moscow Metro in 2018.^[7] Potapovo was initially scheduled to open in 2020, but later plans projected an opening in 2024.^[7] By the end of 2022, it was estimated to be about 60 percent complete.^[8] The project completed and the station opened on 5 September 2024.^[9] The station is one of twenty Moscow Metro stations planned to be opened in New Moscow by 2032.^[10][b]